About
Professional Distinctions
- Medical Director of the MICU (Cardiac) and Cardiac Telemetry, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital - 2015
- Chief Resident's Award - 2006
- Society of General Internal Medicine, Outstanding Scholarly Excellence - 2005 & 2006
- American College of Physicians, Outstanding Scholarly Excellence - 2004 & 2005
Practicing since:
2006 (18 years)
At Sansum Clinic since:
2011 (13 years)
Training & Certification
Medical School/Graduate School
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency
- Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Internship
- Internal Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowships
- University of California, Los Angeles - Interventional Cardiology
- Cedars-Sinai/VA Greater Los Angeles Program - Chief Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, 2009-2010
- Cedars-Sinai/VA Greater Los Angeles Program - Cardiovascular Medicine, 2007-2010
Certifications
- Board Certified in Interventional Cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine
- Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine
- Diplomat of the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology
- Level II Certification for Cardiac Computed Tomography
Additional Information
Affiliations
- American College of Cardiology, Member
- Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Member
- Board President, American Heart Association Central Coast Division
- Society of General Internal Medicine
- American College of Physicians
- Soloman Scholars Research Day
- American Cancer Society, Research Fellowship Program
- Genetic Epidemiology Research Day
Special Projects
- Investigational research projects involving the association of patent foramen ovales (PFO's) with migraines and other disease states.
- Investigational research projects involving platelet function recovery.
Interests
Hobbies