Our Team | Heart and Vascular Services

Heart and Vascular Specialists

Heart and Vascular Services at UC Davis unites specialists and subspecialists who are passionate about providing the highest level of cardiac and blood vessel care. In addition to being caring clinicians, they are also national leaders in developing and testing the next generation of cardiac and vascular therapies, technologies and surgical techniques, and then delivering them to patients worldwide.

The result is integrated, seamless and current patient-centered care that can only be delivered at UC Davis — an academic medical center dedicated to advancing the health of heart and vascular patients in this region and beyond.

Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee

Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Amrik Singh, M.D., F.A.S.A.

Vice Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

Professor

Specialties
Anesthesiology
Cardiovascular Anesthesia
Location(s)
Phone:
916-734-5031
Phone: 916-734-5028

Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee

Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456

Timothy Pirolli, M.D.

Associate Professor of Surgery, Division of Congenital Heart Surgery

Specialties
Heart Failure Surgery
Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456
Gary Raff, M.D.

Co-Chair, Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Continuous Quality Assurance Committee

Surgical Director, Pediatric Heart Center

Chief, Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Professor of Clinical Surgery

Specialties
Surgery - Thoracic
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3456

Jody Martin, Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Specialties
Cardiovascular Research
Gene Modification
Crystal Ripplinger, Ph.D.

Vice Chair for Research & Administration, Department of Pharmacology

Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Specialties
Pharmacology
Location(s)
Phone:
530-752-3200

David Cooke, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Professor and Founding Chief, Division of General Thoracic Surgery

Vice Chair for Faculty Development & Wellness

Director, General Thoracic Surgery Robotics Program

Program Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship

Task-Force Chair, Comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program

Specialties
Cancer
Surgery - Cardiothoracic
Surgery - Thoracic
Surgery - Robotic
Robotic Surgery
Esophageal (Throat)
Lung
Location(s)
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS

Nasim Hedayati, M.D., M.A.S., D.F.S.V.S., F.A.C.S.

Professor, Department of Surgery

Medical Director, UC Davis Vein Center

Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Location(s)
Phone: 916-734-3800
Phone: 800-282-3284
Phone: 916-734-3761
Phone: 800-821-9910
Clinic Fax: 916-734-6695