UCSF Fresno Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

Interventional Fellowship

Research & Publications

FACULTY

	John A. Ambrose, MD, FACC Professor of Medicine, UCSF Director of Cardiology, Community Regional Medical Center Chief of Cardiology, UCSF Fresno Program Director, UCSF Fresno Cardiovascular Fellowship Former Governor, American College of Cardiology - New York Chapter Former President, New York Cardiologic Society Dr. John Ambrose is an internationally renowned expert in coronary artery disease and is one of the great pioneers in acute coronary syndromes. He has published extensively and his work has laid the foundation for the current theories on unstable angina, myocardial infarction and the vulnerable plaque, among others. Before coming to Fresno, Dr. Ambrose was the Director of the Cardiovascular Center at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Centers in Manhattan. Before that, he was the Director of Cardiac Catheterization at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. He has been included in every edition of “Best Doctors in America.” Dr. Ambrose sang professionally in New York and continues to sing with his wife with the Fresno Grand Opera.
	Prakash Deedwania , MD, FACC Professor of Medicine, UCSF Chief of Cardiology, VACCHCS Professor of Medicine, Stanford University Dr. Prakash Deedwania is one of the most recognizable figures in the fields of hypertension, heart failure, lipid disorders, ischemic heart disease, rhythm disorders, and preventive cardiology where he has authored numerous landmark clinical trials and several clinical practice guidelines. He is a respected leader of several national and international medical societies, having held various positions at the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the National Health Lung & Blood Institute. Having published over a thousand medical manuscripts, Dr. Deedwania is also on the editorial board of the top medical journals including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology and Clinical Cardiology, among many others.
	Ralph J. Wessel, MD, FACC Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Ralph Wessel has been a faculty member of the UCSF Fresno Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship programs since their inception in the 1970s. Perhaps the most beloved and most respected teacher, he is the “do-it-all” cardiologist with special interest in interventional cardiology, myocardial pathology, congestive heart failure, pacemakers, and pulmonary hypertension. He’s formerly the Chief of Cardiology at Kaiser Permanente in Fresno as well as the former Assistant Chief of Cardiology at University Medical Center.
	Enrique V. Carbajal, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Assistant Chief of Cardiology, VA Central California Health Care System, VACCHCS Non-interventional Cardiologist, VA Medical Center, Fresno Dr. Enrique Carbajal has been a faculty member of the UCSF Fresno Cardiology program for over 20 years. He completed his cardiology training at the original VA Medical Center-based UCSF Fresno campus. His special interests include chronic ischemic heart disease, heart failure, perioperative cardiac risk assessment and the diligent pursuit of evidence-based medicine.
	Mouatou Mouanoutoua, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Program Director, UCSF Fresno Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Dr. Mouanoutoua is board certified in coronary and peripheral vascular intervention. He was the chief fellow during his cardiology training at the University of Wisconsin Medical School. Dr. Mouanoutoua is considered a pioneer within the Fresno community being the first Hmong cardiologist in the Central Valley and the first Hmong cardiac interventionalist. He is also the Interventional Fellowship Program Director.
	Henning Rasmussen, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Assistant Chief of Cardiology, Community Regional Medical Center Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Henning Rasmussen is the Associate Director of Cardiology at the Community Regional Medical Center. He specializes in consultative cardiology with special interest in coronary interventions and cardiac devices. He attended pre-med at Harvard University and finished his medical degree at the University of Michigan. Dr. Rasmussen completed his cardiology training at Louisiana State University and is a skilled senior cardiologist. He has built a highly successful private practice for over 20 years before joining the faculty group.
	Sarkis Baghdasarian, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Sarkis Baghdasarian sub-specializes in non-invasive imaging including nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, cardiac CT angiography and vascular ultrasound interpretation. He completed his internal medical residency and vascular medicine fellowship at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He also completed a cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the University of Connecticut, with advanced training in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and cardiac CT. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, adult echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound interpretation. Dr. Baghdasarian served as Director of Nuclear Cardiology and Director of Medical Education at Deborah Heart and Lung Center where he received the Teacher of the Year award in both 2008 and 2009.
	Ryan Berg, MD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Interventional Cardiologist, Community Regional Medical Center Dr. Ryan Berg is board certified in interventional cardiology and has special interest in coronary artery disease, structural heart disease, and percutaneous valvular therapies. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of California San Francisco. He completed both his cardiology and interventional cardiology fellowships at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Before coming to Fresno, Dr. Berg served as the Associate Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Assistant Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship and the Assistant Program Director for the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at St. Louis University. Dr. Berg also has special interest in medical education and received the teacher of the year award from both the cardiology fellowship and the internal medicine residents at St. Louis University.
	Other Faculty *Cardiothoracic Surgery* Pervaiz Chaudhry, MD Peter Birnbaum, MD Shamsuddin Khwaja, MD Larry F. Cohler, MD *Congenital Heart Disease* James Prochazka, MD Kenneth Jue, MD Paul Francis, MD Carl Owada, MD Narakesari Heragu, MD *Electrophysiology* Thampi John, MD, FACC Khoi Le, MD *Interventional Cardiology* Bipin Joshi, MD Harcharn Chann, MD *Vascular Surgery* Randall Stern, MD Leo Fong, MD *Transplant* Teresa DeMarco, MD