Cardiac MRI is the most comprehensive imaging test for evaluating heart disease, providing detailed assessment of cardiac structure, function, tissue injury, and blood flow. Despite its clinical value in guiding diagnosis and treatment decisions, cardiac MRI has historically been limited…
For 25 years, Ashok Krishnaswami, MD, has maintained an intensive clinical schedule while pursuing a busy research career aimed at improving care for older adults with cardiovascular disease. His research addresses critical issues in geriatric cardiology including deprescribing, digital health,…
When cardiologist Matthew Solomon, MD, PhD, FACC, joined KP Oakland more than a decade ago, he started seeing numerous patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurism, or TAA, a bulge and weakening of the body’s largest and most important artery. “It…
Amiodarone is a powerful medication commonly used for treating cardiac rhythm disorders such as atrial fibrillation. While highly effective, if prescribed improperly it can have serious side effects. “Amiodarone is a toxic medication when used outside the prescribing guidelines, and…
As Director of Echocardiography at KP San Francisco, Jennifer Grando Ting, MD, FACC, developed a CME series that has grown to include sonographers, medical residents, cardiology fellows, and cardiologists from across KP Northern California. “When I joined TPMG in 2015,…
Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization in older adults, and keeping these patients out of the hospital can be a significant challenge, requiring close follow-up. An in-person follow-up visit within 7 days after discharge from a heart failure…
Dr. Jang’s introduction to San Francisco City Impact came in 2012 at a conference hosted by the American College of Cardiology. Representatives from the nonprofit, which provides medical and social support to the 47,000 poor and homeless living in the…
If you ask Anthony Steimle, MD, about the key to effective leadership, he will tell you it’s about cultivating great leadership in others. “I try to identify the people within my group who are better equipped than me to solve…
Ask anyone who knows Robert Lundstrom, MD, to describe in one word what makes him tick, and the answer likely will be why. During his 40-year career as a cardiologist with The Permanente Medical Group, Dr. Lundstrom has initiated, facilitated…
When Jamal Rana, MD, joined The Permanente Medical Group, he hoped to combine his passion for practicing medicine with his love of research. Not only has he immensely enjoyed and excelled in his clinical practice, but his recent research project…
“It has been a privilege to develop a program that helps so many people, that gives them hope and guidance in living their lives as richly as possible.”
"Under Dr. Karmarkar’s superb leadership, Walnut Creek has become a leader in cardiac care. His team has produced spectacular results for our patients."
Few have done more to advance the nationwide collection, analyses and distribution of cardiovascular clinical outcomes data than Ralph Brindis, MD. In 1998, the American College of Cardiology asked Dr. Brindis to chair its newly created National Cardiovascular Data Registry…
Inspired by his own professors while still a medical student at Stanford University, William Raskoff, MD has gone on to become an inspirational educator in his own right. In the past 35 years, he has taught generations of general internists…
It’s safe to say that Arthur Klatsky, MD, can look back with satisfaction on his exceptional contributions both as a full-time clinical cardiologist and world-renowned researcher during his 40-plus year KP career. Widely recognized for his research on the positive…
"People in professional societies and research institutions talk theoretically about how to do things better, but here at Kaiser Permanente we work together to affect change and improve patient care and patient outcomes. We’re able to make a difference in people’s lives."
