Heart Failure Specialists in CaliforniaPage 3

135 verified specialists treating heart failure are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around San Diego, Santa Monica, and San Francisco. Common hospital affiliations include UC San Diego Health, UC San Diego Health Hillcrest Medical Center, and Saint John's Health Center.

Marcus Urey, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, UC San Diego School of Medicine

Cardiology

San Diego, CA15+ years97+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Gilbert Kuhn, M.D.

Cardiology

Santa Monica, CA1+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Peter Pak, M.D.

Heart Failure and Transplantation Cardiology

Cardiology

Santa Monica, CA30+ years23+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Jonathan Budzik, MD

Asst Professor In Residence

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA15+ years42+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Sohaib Tariq, M.D.

Cardiology

Imperial, CA15+ years46+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Anthony Shum, MD

Pulmonology

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA20+ years65+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Gurpreet Sodhi, M.D.

Cardiology

Auburn, CA15+ years20+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Victor Shi, M.D.

Oncology

Montebello, CA15+ years157+ pubs

Radiation Oncology

Jacqueline Chang, M.D.

Cardiology

La Jolla, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Timothy Albertson, MD, PHD, MPH

Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Cardiology

Sacramento, CA30+ years400+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Gabriel Wardi, MD

Chief, Division of Emergency Critical Care; Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Medicine

Cardiology

San Diego, CA15+ years146+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, M.D.

Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program

Cardiology

Orange, CA30+ years

Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyCardiac Critical Care

Gordon Mak, M.D.

Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonology

Stanford, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Michael Levine, M.D.

Cardiology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Pedram Fatehi, MD, MPH

Director, Critical Care Nephrology

Cardiology

Stanford, CA20+ years15+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Merrill Nisam, MD

Cardiology

Larkspur, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Harry Peled, M.D.

Medical Director of Cardiology and Critical Care

Cardiology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years31+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Joshua Mooney, M.D.

Associate Medical Director, Lung and Heart/Lung Transplantation

Cardiology

Stanford, CA15+ years87+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Michael Schivo, M.D.

Professor of Medicine

Cardiology

Sacramento, CA20+ years82+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Neil Kalwani, MD

Cardiology

Stanford, CA10+ years70+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is this list of heart failure specialists in California built?

This page includes physicians in Convene Health's public directory whose profile lists Heart Failure as a clinical focus area and whose practice state is California. Providers are ordered by composite score (research output, peer recognition, frequency of care, and outcomes signals).

What should I look for when choosing a heart failure specialist in California?

Start with clinical fit. Compare credentials, hospital affiliations, years of experience, and how the profile describes their approach to heart failure. Many of these specialists are concentrated in major medical centers — drill into a specific city below to see who's nearest you.

Are these heart failure specialists accepting new patients in California?

Profile detail on availability and accepted insurance varies. Open a specific provider profile to see what they've published about new-patient access, insurance accepted, and typical wait times.

What is Heart Failure?

Heart Failure is a clinical focus area covered by the specialists listed here. Each provider profile describes their training, sub-specialties, and the conditions they regularly treat — open a profile for the most authoritative description of how that specific physician approaches heart failure care.

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