Kevin Shah, MD, FACC, FHFSA is a fellowship trained, board-certified cardiologist who specializes in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center. He also serves as MHVI Director, Heart Failure Outreach to bring patient care and expertise to serve Southern California’s diverse communities.

Aditya Prasad, MD, is board certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Prasad received his medical education from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri. He followed this with residency training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/West Los Angeles Veteran’s Administration Medical Center. He completed his clinical training with two fellowships, one in Cardiovascular Medicine and one in Interventional Cardiology, from the University... Read More about Aditya S Prasad, MD

David Shavelle, MD, is a board-certified interventional cardiologist and holds several leadership roles within MemorialCare, including Chief of Cardiology for the health system. In this role, Dr. Shavelle serves as a liaison between Los Angeles’ and Orange County’s medical staffs, hospital administrations, physicians and clinical teams across MemorialCare’s entire footprint - advancing the vision and mission of the MemorialCare Heart... Read More about David Shavelle, MD

Dr. Vishal Patel’s passion for cardiology took root early on. He explains, “My path to medicine originally began with a natural curiosity of how the world around us works. This inspired me to choose cardiology, as it sits at the unique intersection of engineering and medicine. I further specialized in interventional cardiology as it allows me to combine advanced diagnostic... Read More about Vishal I Patel, MD

Dr. Nissi Suppogu is a fellowship-trained, board-certified cardiologist who specializes in women’s heart disease with MemorialCare Medical Group. She serves as medical director, Women’s Heart Disease at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center. She received her medical degree from SSR Medical College in Mauritius and completed her internal medicine residency at The Wright Center for... Read More about Nissi Suppogu, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about Marc Sakwa, MD

Andrew Yoon, M.D., serves as the Medical Director of Heart Failure at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center. He is board-certified in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology; Cardiology; and Internal Medicine. Dr. Yoon’s areas of research are focused on congestive heart failure and advanced cardiac imaging. He has published more than 50 research articles,... Read More about Andrew Yoon, MD

A native Californian, Dr. Appleby was born in Mountain View, a community near Palo Alto and the Stanford area. After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Santa Clara University, he attended Medical School at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Returning to California, Dr. Appleby completed his Internship and Residency training in Internal Medicine at UCI Medical... Read More about Steven Appleby, MD

Dr. Blurton is Board Certified in Pediatric Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and American Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Blurton completed his Medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine. He completed his Residency in Pediatrics at the University of Nevada and went on to complete his Fellowship in Pediatric... Read More about Dominic Blurton, MD

Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, M.D., is a fellowship-trained, board-certified cardiologist who specializes in advanced cardiac imaging and serves as the medical director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging at the MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach Medical Center. Dr. Rodriguez Ruiz was drawn to medicine by the facets medicine encompasses, including caregiving, education and exploration. She views medicine as a captivating... Read More about Christina Rodriguez Ruiz, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about Charles O. Murphy, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about Swaminadhan (Swami) Gnanashanmugam, MD

Dr. Hoang earned his Bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, before attending medical school in New York. He returned to California to complete his residency program and a Cardiovascular Fellowship at the University of California, Irvine, where he was selected as “Chief Fellow” in 2009. He is also board certified in Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Hoang... Read More about Khiet C Hoang, MD

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about MemorialCare Medical Group Cardiothoracic Surgery

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about Ali Khoynezhad, MD, PhD

MemorialCare Medical Group is an award-winning team of health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to communities in southern Los Angeles and Orange counties. Addressing the needs of patients of all ages, MemorialCare Medical Group offers a broad scope of multi-specialty services, including primary care, specialty and ancillary care, outpatient surgical services, imaging services and urgent care. When... Read More about MemorialCare Medical Group Cardiovascular Surgery & Neurosurgery