Started Practice: 1972
Joined Scripps Clinic Medical Group: 1979Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital Leadership Roles:
-Senior Consultant Division of Cardiovascular Disease
-Medical Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease
-Head, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 2002
-Vice Chairman, Department of Medicine Teaching Roles:
-Director of Cardiovascular Training, Internal Medicine Residency Program
-Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program Professional Societies:
-Fellow, American College of Cardiology
-Fellow, American College of Physicians
-Fellow, American Heart Association
-Association of Professors of Cardiology
-Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
-Association of Subspecialty Professors Board Memberships:
-San Diego County Chapter, American Heart Association, President, 1997 1998
-District Councilor California Chapter, American College of Cardiology, June 2003 present Honors & Awards:
-Distinguished Clinical Teacher Award, Department of Medicine, UCSD, 1975
-Distinguished Service Award, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 1991
-Outstanding RAVE Review, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 1991
-Best Doctors in America, 1997 2006
-Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Medicine House Staff, Scripps Clinic, 1996 1997, 2002 2003
-Spirit of Scripps Award, Scripps Medical Institutions, 1999
-"Top Rated Physicians," Guide to Top Doctors, 2002, 2004
-Outstanding Teacher Award, Internal Medicine House Staff, Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital, 2002
-Top Doctors in America, 2002, 2004, 2006
-Best Doctors, San Diego, 2002, 2004
-Americas Top Physicians, Consumers Research Council of America, 2004 2005
-Top Cardiovascular MDs- Castle Connolly Guide for Americas Top MDs, 2005 2006 Clinical Interests Within Specialty:
-Adult and adolescent congenital heart disease
-Cardiac catheterization
-Valvular heart disease
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Education Background
MEDICAL SCHOOL
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE - 1965
Languages Spoken
English
Location & Hours
Scripps Green Hospital
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sat:Closed Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
Cardiovascular Disease
Conditions Addressed
Pericarditis
Endocarditis
Valvular Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathy
Mitral Regurgitation
Congenital Anomalies of the Heart
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT)
Ischemic Heart Disease
Conduction Disorders
Aortic Regurgitation
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Insurance Accepted
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