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Our Mission is to build an integrated cardiac center of

excellence that sets its own benchmarks in providing quality of service while bringing you the

best possible expert care for any type of heart related problem.

Lucien Abboud, M.D.

We strive to be the premier provider of cardiovascular services by being the

leader in patient experience and optimal outcomes.

Our Vision

Amit Kumar, M.D.

Cardiac Prevention Center

Blood pressure clinic

Lipid clinic

Calcium score testing

Treadmill testing

Nutrition specialist

Continuous hemodynamic monitoing

EKG

Blood testing

Echocardiography

Cardiac CTA

Rapid Chest Pain Evaluation

Chest Pain Center

Echocardiography

Nuclear stress testing

Vascular ultrasound

Cardiovascular CTA

Cardiovascular MRI

All cardiac imaging modalities will be providedand interpretation is completed same day

Advanced Cardiac Imaging Center

Center for Advanced Heart Failure

Advanced Heart Failure Management

Ventricular Assist Device Management

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Education

Adult and Pediatric Congential Cardiac Care

Management of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases

Advanced Management of Pulmonary Hypertension

Management of pregnant women with Congenital Heart Diseases

Valvular Heart Disease Clinic

Monitor patients beforeand after valve surgery.

Detect early signsof patient clinical

deterioration.

Connect patients withworld class cardiac

surgeons.

PVD and Vein Clinic

Treat patients with symptomatic varicose veins.

Treat patients with various stages of peripheral vascular disease.

Before Treatment After Treatment

Electrophysiology and Advanced

Heart Rhythm Services

Holter Rhythm Monitoring

Event Recorder Monitoring

Outpatient Implantable Loop Recorder

Tilt Table Testing

Complex Arrhythmias Management

Invasive Cardiac Services

Left heart catheterization

Percutaneous coronary andvascular interventions

Pacemaker and defibrillatorimplantation

Cardiac bypass and valvereplacement and repairsurgeries

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Matthew Budoff, M.D., F.A.C.C., .A.H.A Cardiology

Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

Dr. Budoff has authored over 600 journal articles and research papers, six books, 37 book chapters and hundreds of abstracts. He has served as an advisor on numerous committees including the NASA Cardiovascular Risk Panel. He also currently holds an existing patent for Cardiac Imaging with Minimized Cardiac Motion Artifact.

Dr Budoff received the Einstein Award for Scientific Achievement from the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK, and awarded the Top Oral Abstract at the American Heart Association’s 2009 meeting. Most recently, he was named to the U.S. News & World Report list of Top Doctors for 2011.

Robert Bernstein, M.D., F.A.C.E.Endocrinology

President, New Mexico PSR

Dr. Bernstein’s expertise includes all areas within the specialties of endocrinology and diabetes. Dr. Bernstein is Board Certified in both Internal

Medicine and Endocrinology and Metabolism . He is currently in private practice in Santa Fe, NM, where he has practiced his medical specialty

for the past 34 years.Dr. Bernstein has done medical-legal consultations over the past ten years, including numerous chart reviews, and several

depositions and court appearances.

George Barkis, M.D., F.A.S.H., F.A.H.A, F.A.S.N, F.A.C.P.Hypertension / Nephrology

Professor of Medicine, The University of Chicago MedicineDirector, ASH Comprehensive Hypertension Center

George Bakris, MD, specializes in the diagnosis and reduction of high blood pressure, particularly in complicated and refractory cases. Dr. Bakris is an expert in the interpretation of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), a technique that gives physicians a more accurate reading of a patient's blood pressure.

Murray Favus, M.D.Nephrology / Endocrinology

Director, Bone Program, University of ChicagoProfessor of Medicine, University of ChicagoContributor, Harrison

Dr. Murray Favus is currently the Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago. He not only teaches at the University but has over 125 publications, has been a part of nearly 80 book chapters and reviews and has over 80 abstracts.

Dr. Favus has received numerous grants and awards for his world leading research since the early 70s.

David Geffner M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.E.Endocrinology

Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Geffner is a member of several professional societies including the Endocrine Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists,

and the American Thyroid Association. He presently consults for the Medical Board of California of which he was a member, for Medicare, and

for the Center for Health Dispute Resolution.

Michael H. Crawford, M.D.

Cardiology

Chief of Clinical Cardiology - UCSF Medical Center

Dr. Michael Crawford is Professor of Medicine and the Lucie Stern Chair in Cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of Clinical Cardiology at UCSF Medical Center. Dr. Crawford is the

editor of 14 books and the author of over 250 scientific articles in the field of Cardiology.

Richard Light, M.D.Allergy, Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine

Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of California at Irvine

Dr. Light is best known for his research on pleural disease. He developed Light’s criteria for the separation of transudates and exudates in 1972. Dr. Light is the editor of 12 books of which the two most famous are the single authored monograph Pleural Diseases and The Textbook of Pleural Disease. Dr. Light has been an author on more than 400 articles and has spoken in 48 countries. tHe has received a multitude of academic awards, held numerous prestigious positions and appointments with some of the nation’s top institutions and medical societies in his distinguished career of over 40 years.

Marion Boyd Gillespie, M.D., M.S.C, F.A.C.S.

Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery

Vice-Chair of Clinical Outreach, MUSC Dept. of OtolaryngologyProfessor, Dept. Otolaryngology, MUSC College of Medicine

Dr. Boyd has published over 90 papers and book chapters on diseases of the head and neck, and has given presentations at over 100 regional and

national conferences. He serves on national committees on head and neck cancer, evidence-based medicine, and sleep apnea, and is currently an

associate editor for JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

Donald Goldstein M.D.OBGYN / Oncology

Professor of OBGYN and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical SchoolAttending Gynecologist, Dana Farber Cancer Institute Senior Scientist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Goldstein is a distinguished expert in Gynecologic Oncology. Has authored numerous peer reviewed journal articles and publications and has been a lecturer at Harvard since the Sixties. Dr. Goldstein has held numerous prestigious Academic and Professional appointments in his long and distinguished career in medicine.

David K. Imagawa M.D.Multi-Organ Transplant / Cancer Research

Professor of Clinical Surgery, SurgerySchool of Medicine

Chief, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery/Islet Cell Transplantation, Suzanne Dykema Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer

Dr. Imagawa is recognized as a top physician by multiple organizations including Super Doctors, Top Doctors, Best Doctors in America, and other regional awards. He has written 114 journal articles, 17 book chapters, 85 abstracts and 165 invited lectures and presentations across a 25 year distinguished career.

Richard B. Kim, M.D.Neurosurgery

Diplomate, American Board of Neurological SurgeonsMedical Director, Epilepsy Center, Hoag Memorial Hospital

Dr. Kim is a highly skilled and experienced neurosurgeon, with expertise in complex neurosurgical treatments for brain tumors, movement disorders,

spinal disorders, hydrocephalus, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia and others. He lives in Anaheim Hills, California with his wife and 3 children.

An active researcher, Dr. Kim has published numerous scientific articles, authored and co-authored numerous textbook chapters and has been an

invited speaker at many professional conferences. His subject areas of publication range widely, and include brain tumors, spinal disorders, brain stem vascular disorders, epilepsy, and even the use of the Internet in the

publication of neurosurgical information.

Theodore Schwartze, M.D., F.A.C.S

Neurosurgery

Director of the Center for Epilepsy and Pituitary Surgery Professor of Neurosurgery - Weill Cornell Med College of Cornell

Dr. Schwartz is among the nation’s leading neurological surgeons specializing in brain tumor and epilepsy surgery. His research has been widely published and he has received numerous national awards. He is particularly known for advancing the use of state-of-the-art intraoperative technology, such as minimally

invasive endoscopy, brain mapping, and intraoperative imaging.

Joseph Vinetz M.D., F.A.C.P., F.I.D.S.A., F.A.S.T.M.H.

Infectious DiseasesDirector, Travel and Tropical MedicineProfessor of Medicine – UC San Diego

Dr. Vinetz is an expert on general infectious diseases and yellow fever vaccination. He is a national referral resource in the tertiary care setting for difficult-to-diagnosis infectious diseases and also sees general internal medicine patients with undiagnosed medical problems. His cutting edge research in Peru focuses on tropical infectious diseases, taking a comprehensive approach from laboratory bench to bedside.

Dr. Vinetz’s work has been recognized by by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the Medicines for Malaria Venture, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization and many others. He is also an elected member of The American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Associate of American Physicians.

Minesh Mehta M.D., F.A.S.T.R.O.Radiation Oncology

Director, Maryland Proton Treatment CenterProfessor, University of Maryland

Co-Director of Clinical Research, Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland

Dr. Mehta is an American radiation oncologist and clinician-scientist, who has ceaselessly advanced the field of oncology for more that twenty years.

His scientific career in Neuro- and Thoracic Oncology has been marked with countless honored appointments and distinctions including being

named one of the best doctors in the nation every year from 1996 – 2014.Dr. Mehta has devised for over 100 clinical protocols, authored nearly

100 book chapters and published more than 800 scientific papers and abstracts.

Leonard Sender M.D.Oncology

Director, Clinical Operations and Program Development,Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterDivision Chief, Pediatric Oncology, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Sender is a nationally known expert in disorders of the blood and lymphatic system. He has repeatedly been named one of America’s best physicians for pediatrics, is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology.

Warren Snodgrass M.D.Pediatric Urology

Professor of Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical CenterChief, Pediatric Urology, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Medical Center

Dr. Snodgrass is part of one of the largest pediatric urology groups in the United States, and provides expert care for all pediatric urologic conditions.. Dr. Snodgrass is particularly interested in repair of hypospadias, and is internationally known for his innovative surgeries for this condition.

Victor Strasburger M.D.Pediatrics / Adolescent Medicine

Founding Chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Professor of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, University Of New Mexico School of Medicine

Dr. Strasburger has authored 13 books, over 160 chapters and original articles in the field of pediatric literature. He has also appeared on Oprah,

The Today Show, CBS This Morning, has been featured several times in Newsweek, and has been a guest numerous times on National Public

Radio.

Stephen Paget M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R., M.A.C.R.

RheumatologyPhysician-in-Chief Emeritus - New York Presbyterian Hospital

Dr. Paget has both national and international recognition as a Master Clinician in a broad range of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. As a Clinician-Scholar

Educator he has had a significant impact upon rheumatology education and is currently the Director of the HSS Rheumatology Academy of Medical Educators.

AccEAmerican Cardiac Center of Excelence

We look forward to collaborating with you.

Lucien Abboudlucienabboud@hotmail.com

423.794.9024

Amit Kumarakumarmd@gmail.com

913.213.4312

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