American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Gender:
Male
Spoken Language:
English
Clinical Interests:
1. Treatment of Heart Rhythm Disorders with Catheter Ablation:
atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia.
2. Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy (ICD)
3. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure with Biventricular Pacing (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
4. Syncope (fainting)
Philosophy of Care:
Improve quality of life, provide safe and effective treatments, and help prolong life.
Favorite Aspect of the Physician/Patient Relationship:
Finding humor in everyday life. Laughter is the best medicine.
Reason for Choosing This Field of Medicine:
Personal: Father had heart disease and died of sudden death.
Professional: Immediate improvement in patient\'s health with ablation of arrhythmias.
Hobbies:
Hiking, Playing guitar, Traveling.
*All physicians and surgeons providing healthcare services are independent contractors and not employees, servants or agents of Mission Hospital or CHOC at Mission.