Our Team | Cardiovascular Medicine | UC Davis Health

Specialties

Cardiovascular Medicine

Our Team

Edris Aman, M.D.

Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine

Program Director, Advanced Cardiology Imaging Fellowship

Director of Interventional Echocardiography

Chief, Cardiovascular Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Phone: 916-734-2011
Ezra Amsterdam, M.D.

Associate Chief (Academic Affairs), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Master Clinician Teacher, Department of Internal Medicine

Distinguished Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Surabhi Atreja, M.D., F.A.C.C., R.P.V.I.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Kwame Atsina, M.D.

Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
William Bommer, M.D.

Statewide Chairman, UC Berkeley Right Care Initiative

California Specialty Delegate: American College of Cardiology and California Medical Association

Chairman, California Master Plan Steering Committee

Director, California Elective PCI Program

Director, UCD High Cardiovascular Risk Prevention Program

Professor of Clinical Internal Medicine

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Radhika Bukkapatnam, M.D., M.A.A.S.

Associate Clinical Professor

Associate Physician, UC Davis Community Physicians

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Adult Echocardiography
Location(s)
Phone: 916-783-7109
Phone: 916-783-7109
Fax: 916-783-0470
Martin Cadeiras, M.D.

Health Services Associate Clinical Professor - HCOMP

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Heart Failure
Heart Transplantation
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Pulmonary Hypertension
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Nipavan Chiamvimonvat, M.D.

Professor, Roger Tatarian Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Chief for Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Co-Director, UC Davis Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI)

Staff Cardiologist at VA Medical Center

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-843-7000
Imo Ebong, M.B.B.S., M.S.

Associate Professor

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Dali Fan, M.D., Ph.D.

Health Science Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Hee Fong, M.D.

PGY-6 Clinical Fellow

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Bashaer Gheyath, M.D.
Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Shirin Jimenez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Cardiology
Heart Transplantation
Advanced Heart Failure
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Manoj Kesarwani, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Associate Professor

Value Team Medical Director, Davis 6 Cardiology Services Unit

Specialties
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Deborah Lieu, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 916-703-9300
Javier Lopez, M.D.

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Reginald Low, M.D.

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Specialties
Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
M. Bilal Munir, M.D.

Associate Professor, Director of Heart Station, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Nayereh Pezeshkian, M.D.

Professor

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Tai Pham, M.D.
Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Jason Rogers, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.

Director, Interventional Cardiology and Structural Heart Fellowship Programs

Clinical Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Adult Structural Heart Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Saul Schaefer, M.D.

Director, Medical Student Research and MD/PhD Training Program

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Imaging
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Gagan Singh, M.D., M.S.

Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research Unit

Director, Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Heart Transplantation
Location(s)
Phone: 916-736-5101
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Thomas Smith, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Director, Adult Echocardiography Laboratory

Director, Heart Center

Director, Cardiology Clinic

Lum and Dere Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Medicine

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Cardiovascular Imaging
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Jeffrey Southard, M.D.

Associate Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Uma Srivatsa, M.B.B.S., MAS

Director of Arrhythmia Services, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Benjamin Stripe, M.D.

Health Sciences Associate Professor

Specialties
Heart Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Sandhya Venugopal, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed.

Clinical Professor

Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Medicine
Internal Medicine
Non-invasive Cardiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Amparo Villablanca, M.D.

Frances Lazda Endowed Chair, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine

Chair, UC Systemwide Group for Inclusive Leadership for Women

Director, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program

Principal Investigator, UC Davis Center for Women's Cardiovascular and Brain Health

Professor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialties
Cardiovascular Medicine
Location(s)
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695
Garrett Wong, M.D.

Health Sciences Clinical Professor

Specialties
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine
Interventional Cardiology
Location(s)
Fax: 800-348-0499
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695

Administrative Staff

Jaskaran Birak is the Division Manager responsible for both the academic office located in Sacramento and the research office located in Davis. She oversees the administrative staff, students, and lab personnel.

Administrative staff in the Sacramento office assist with the fellowship training programs, service and on call scheduling, CME and didactic conference coordination and scheduling,  reimbursements, physician credentialing, student scheduling,  general faculty support including academic merits, promotions, and new faculty appointments.  Administrative staff in the Davis office assist with grant applications, manuscripts, research laboratory personnel, and teaching activities.