Heart Failure Specialists in CaliforniaPage 5

135 verified specialists treating heart failure are listed for California. Coverage is strongest around Sacramento, Stanford, and Riverside. Common hospital affiliations include Stanford University Medical Center, UC Davis Health, and Pelvic Health Center, Stanford University School of Medicine.

Richart Harper, M.D.

Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Sacramento, CA30+ years115+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Caitlin Contag, MD

Clinical Scholar, Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Stanford, CA8 years25+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Husham Sharifi, M.D.

Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Stanford, CA15+ years53+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Niraj Parekh, MD

Cardiology

Riverside, CA15+ years12+ pubs

Interventional Cardiology

Michael Rovzar, M.D.

Pulmonology

Cardiology

San Juan Capistrano, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Paryus Patel, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Centinela Hospital Medical Center; Corporate Chief Medical Officer, Prime Healthcare

Cardiology

Inglewood, CA30+ years9+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Shaun Pienkos, MD

Clinical Scholar, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine

Pulmonology

Stanford, CA8 years33+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Russell Miller, M.D.

Interventional Pulmonology/Fellowship PD

Cardiology

San Diego, CA15+ years77+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Robby Ayoub, MD

Pulmonology

Huntington Beach, CA20+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Timothy Dyster, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

Cardiology

San Francisco, CA9 years17+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Amar Pohwani, M.D.

Cardiology

Modesto, CA30+ years4+ pubs

Interventional CardiologyAdvanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Brenda Marsh, MD, PHD

Assistant Professor

Cardiology

Sacramento, CA15+ years30+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Michael Pham, M.D.

Cardiology

Mountain View, CA20+ years76+ pubs

Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant

Adupa Rao, M.D.

Cardiology

Los Angeles, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Darshana Kadakia, MD

Cardiology

San Clemente, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Nida Qadir, M.D.

Associate Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Cardiology

Los Angeles, CA20+ years146+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

David Goya, DO

Cardiology

Santa Clara, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Rafael Lupercio, M.D.

Cardiology

Redding, CA30+ years6+ pubs

Cardiac Critical Care

Thomas Dailey, MD

Cardiology

Santa Clara, CA30+ years

Cardiac Critical Care

Maged Azer, M.D.

Cardiology

Orange, CA30+ years5+ pubs

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

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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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