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Sutter North Medical Foundation

Dept. of Cardiology

440 Plumas Blvd.

530-749-3346

• General and interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular interventions
• Privileges with Sutter Memorial Hospital / Sutter Medical Sacramento since October 2001
• Sutter Roseville since 2019?
• Joined Sutter North Medical Foundation full time June 2010
• Started in October 2000 with Feather River Cardiovascular Inst at 481 Plumas Blvd., suite 201
• Partner October 2001
• President of group, February 2005 until 2008.  Group dissolved May 2010

Date of Birth

October 21, 1967

Citizenship

U.S.

Interventional Cardiology Training

July 1, 1999 – September 30, 2000

Indiana Heart Institute

The Care Group, LLC (Northside Cardiology/ Nasser, Smith & Pinkerton)

St. Vincent Hospital

8333 Naab Road, Suit 200

Indianapolis, IN 46260

(317) 338-5050

Trainee in Interventional Cardiology

• Dr. Thomas J. Linnemeier, MD, Director, Catheterization Lab and Interventional Cardiology
• Dr. Cass Pinkerton, MD, Director, Training Program

• Interventional experience: ~550 cases during training

Peripheral Vascular Training

July 1, 2000 – September 30, 2000

Indiana Heart Institute

The Care Group, LLC (Northside Cardiology/ Nasser, Smith & Pinkerton)

St. Vincent Hospital

Preceptors:

• Dr. James B. Hermiller, MD
• Dr. Elaine Moen, MD

Nuclear Cardiology Experience

• Clinical experience obtained during interventional fellowship at St. Vincent Hospital
• Nuclear certification via CBNC

Echocardiography Experience

• Fully skilled in TEE, transthoracic and Doppler studies, exercise and Dobutamine stress echo.  Extensive experience with Albunex and Optison contrast studies, especially in combination with second Harmonics.

General Cardiology Fellowship

July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1999

University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center

Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

840 South Wood Street, Suite 929

Chicago, IL 60612-7323

(312) 996-6730  Fax (312) 413-2948

Fellow in Cardiology

• Dr. Peter Buttrick M.D., Chief, Section of Cardiology
• Dr. George Kondos M.D., Program Director, Chief, Clinical Cardiology

Residency

July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1996

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

4940 Eastern Avenue

Baltimore, MD 21224

(410) 550-0516

Internship and Residency (Internal Medicine)

• Dr. Phil Zieve M.D., Chief of Medicine
• Dr. Phil Katz M.D., Program Director

Education

1989 –1993

McGill University

Faculty of Medicine, 6th floor, McIntyre Medical Sciences Building

3655 Drummond St., Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1Y6

Canada

(514) 398-3524

M.D.

• May 25, 1993

David Shugar Prize in Orthopedic Surgery

1985 –1989

McGill University

Faculty of Science

850 Sherbrooke Street West

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Bachelor of Science

• June 6, 1989

• Biochemistry, Honors Program

Medical Licensure

• California G85726

Certification

Diplomate in Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine

• Valid 2002 - 2027

Diplomate in Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

• Valid 1999 - 2029

Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

• Valid 1996 – 2006 (currently inactive)

Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners

• Sep. 1991 NBME Comprehensive I           Quebec, Canada
• Mar. 1993 USMLE Step II                           Quebec, Canada
• Mar. 1994 NBME Part III                             Maryland

Professional memberships

• American College of Cardiology

Research Projects

Fellowship:

Correlation of coronary soft plaque measurement with Electron Beam Computed Tomography and Intra-Coronary Ultrasound

• Supervisors: Dr. Youssef Chami M.D., Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Dr. George Kondos M.D., Chief, Clinical Cardiology, Dr. Robert Candipan M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Coronary Care Unit

Correlation of aortic valve area measurements in the cath lab vs. echocardiography with and without Albunexâ or Optisonâ (sonicated human albumin microspheres) enhancement

• Supervisors: Dr. Steven Devries, M.D., Director, Echocardiography Lab; Dr. Youssef Chami, M.D., Director, Cardiac Cath Lab

Residency:

Intracellular H⁺ as a potential signal transducer for shear-stress induced actin cytoskeleton rearrangement

• Supervisor: Dr. Roy Ziegelstein M.D., Dept. of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Hobbies

Meditation, motorcycling, biking