I love being a physician, especially a cardiologist, and have extra training and interest in caring for patients with acute and chronic heart failure. I believe each patient is their own unique individual and case. I like to listen to my patients, like to educate them on their medical issues and/or goals of preventive care and believe in evidence-based medicine. I have been so lucky to have a career in cardiology where there have been great discoveries and advances in cardiovascular care, especially in patients suffering from heart failure. I like to share and educate with my patients all the medical advances and believe medical care should be patient-centered and individualized to each specific person’s case. My goal is to work as a team and treat the entire patient and their family, addressing their values and concerns. I believe both in getting my patients quality of life and quantity of years.
Outside of being a cardiologist, I live with my wife Jessica and our blended family. We have five wonderful children ranging from teen years to adults, each with their own blossoming personalities and strengths. I enjoy playing tennis, skiing, early sunrise walks with my wife and our Mini-Aussie dogs, traveling, movies and time with family and friends.
Locations
720.718.8180
303.544.3819Qualifications and experience
- Specialties
- Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Heart and Circulation - Angina, Heart and Circulation - Cardiomyopathy, Heart and Circulation - Heart Diseases - Prevention, Heart and Circulation - Heart Valve Diseases
- Gender
- Male
- Languages spoken
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English
- Education
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Medical Degree
Baylor College of Medicine (1993)
Bachelor of Arts
University of California- Los Angeles (UCLA) (1988)
- Board Certification
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Certification Agency Specialty Year ABIM Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation 2014 ABIM General Cardiology 2001 ABIM Internal Medicine 1993 - Clinical interest for patients
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- Acute and chronic heart failure
- Valvular cardiology
- Transitional care for recently hospitalized cardiac patients
- Preventative cardiology
- Metabolic exercising testing
- General cardiology
- Research interest for patients
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- Heart failure
- Biomedical non-invasive hemodynamic cardiac monitor devices
- Patient and public heart failure education and awareness
- Post-hospitalized cardiac patients results
- Insurance
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