Cardiology
Raj Makkar, M.D.
Vice President, Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention; Associate Director of the Smidt Heart Institute for Interventional Technologies; Executive Director of Cardiac Interventional Services; Director of Interventional Cardiology Division; Director of the Interventional Cardiology Research Program
Raj R. Makkar, MD, is a distinguished interventional cardiologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, California, serving as Vice President of Cardiovascular Innovation and Intervention, Associate Director of the Smidt Heart Institute for Interventional Technologies, Executive Director of Cardiac Interventional Services, Director of the Interventional Cardiology Division, and Director of the Interventional Cardiology Research Program. He specializes in complex coronary and structur
35+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Interventional Cardiology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Interventional Cardiology (National Board of Physicians and Surgeons)
Education & Training
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Fellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 1996 - 1997
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
- Wayne State University School of Medicine — Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
- KM School of PG Medicine and Research — Residency, 1987 - 1990
- N.H.L Municipal Medical College (Gujarat University) — MB, BS, Class of 1987
Peer Recognition
- American College of Cardiology — Fellow (FACC)
- Best Doctors in America — Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America
2009
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Honors
- Chairman, Young Investigators Award, American College of Cardiology Sessions, 2006
- Judge, Young Investigators Award, American College of Cardiology Sessions, 2004 - 2005
- Stephen R. Corday Chair in Interventional Cardiology, 2010 – Current
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Languages
English, Hindi
Experience
35+ years in practice