
Cardiology Services
Our cardiology team will be your partner in heart health, focusing on helping you feel better and improving your quality of life.
Our approach to cardiology services
When you have a heart condition, it can affect all aspects of your life.
At UCI Health, our cardiology specialists take the time to get to know you and to understand your specific needs and challenges.
With you at the center, they’ll bring together a team of experts to help you get back to health.
Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division
Our UCI Health cardiology team, part of the faculty of the Mary & Steve Wen Cardiovascular Division of the UC Irvine School of Medicine, takes a highly specialized approach to delivering care — all driven by its expertise, compassion and innovation.
Our cardiologists each specialize in specific areas of heart care, from general cardiology and heart surgery to heart failure and arrhythmia care.
This approach ensures that you receive the latest, most effective treatments. And this high level of expertise is one reason why UCI Health is consistently recognized as a leader in heart care from:
- The American Heart Association
- The American College of Cardiology
- The Joint Commission
Your general cardiologist or primary care physician can help you find the right cardiac specialist for your specific needs. Our goal is to get you in to see a cardiologist within three to five business days.
Tsai Ya Au Heart & Vascular Pavilion
The Tsai Ya Au Heart & Vascular Pavilion, part of UCI Health, is home to California's leading heart programs and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all conditions of the heart and vascular system.
Focus on your quality of life
Your cardiologist will serve as your partner in heart health, focusing on your quality of life. They’ll take the time to get to know you, your lifestyle and your preferences.
They can also connect you to additional support services, such as:
- Dietitians who provide nutrition counseling
- Exercise physiologists who can help you get more active
- Cardiac rehab specialists who help you get back on track after heart surgery, heart attack or other major heart event
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Cardiology care close to home
We make it as easy as possible for you to get the heart care you need, when and where you need it. We have 11 cardiology locations throughout Orange County, including the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care in Irvine. These convenient locations offer you the chance to get highly specialized heart care as close to your home as possible.
Leader in research and clinical trials
When you choose UCI Health for heart care, you may have access to treatments and techniques not yet widely available. As part of the only academic health system in Orange County, we lead and participate in research and clinical trials. These studies look at new, effective ways to treat heart diseases and improve your quality of life.
Nationally recognized heart care
Our goal is to provide you with the best possible heart care. For us, that means bringing together expert teams, advanced treatments and technologies, supportive care and research — all focused on you. This helped us earn the Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award and The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval.
Commitment to quality care
We’re dedicated to providing you with the highest quality care when you choose us for heart care. One way we do this is by participating in the American College of Cardiology’s nationwide quality improvement program. Through this program, we commit to rigorous standards, best practices and patient education. Research finds that this all improves treatment effectiveness, safety and patient outcomes.

Schedule an appointment
Our cardiologists are dedicated to making your heart as healthy as it can be. We offer the full range of diagnostics, services and treatments to help improve your quality of life.
Call 714-456-6699 to make an appointment, or

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Our clinicians
Our UCI Health cardiologists include:
- Byron J. Allen, MD
- Ailin Barseghian El-Farra, MD
- Brian J. Becerra, MD
- David M. Donaldson, MD
- Roxana Ghashghaei, MD
- Irmina Gradus-Pizlo, MD
- Antonio Halais Frangieh, MD
- Andy Huang, MD
- Sina Kianoush, MD, MPH
- Jin Kyung Kim, MD
- Andy Y. Lee, MD
- Jeannette P. Lin, MD
- Felice Lin, MD
- Dawn M. Lombardo, DO
- Shaista Malik, MD, PhD, MPH
- Behram P. Mody, MD
- Ali A. Naqvi, MD
- Pranav M. Patel, MD
- Michael E. Rochon-Duck, MD
- Amin Sabet, MD
- Azadeh Salek, MD
- Satinder Swaroop, MD
- Deepti Upparapalli, MD
- Jennifer S. Xu, MD

Pranav Patel, MD, Chief of Cardiology at UCI Health
“When our patients come to UCI Health for care for their heart, they receive the most advanced and up-to-date technology. They receive care that is research driven, and they receive care that I consider world-class care and unmatched by anyone else in Orange County.”
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