MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at:
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Heart & Vascular Care Physicians & Surgeons
MemorialCare's teams of heart and vascular care physicians and surgeons are recognized locally in Southern California and nationally for their expertise in treating heart disease and heart conditions. Our compassionate cardiac surgeons provide the highest quality of care. They are renowned as leaders in their field and are on the cutting-edge of new and advanced surgical procedures using state-of-the-art technology.
Long Beach Memorial
- Daniel Bethencourt, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery - Myrvin Ellestad, MD
Emeritus Director
- John Messenger, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Care Unit - Richard E. Swensson, MD
Medical Director, Pediatrics - Serge Tobias, MD
Medical Director, Electrophysiology - Henry Van Gieson, MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation
and Center for Women’s Cardiac Health and Research - Gabriel Vorobiof, MD
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Imaging and Heart Failure - Rex Winters, MD
Medical Director, Invasive Cardiology
Orange Coast Memorial
- Daniel Bethencourt, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery - Philip Faraci, MD
- Robert S. Greenfield, MD
Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation - Thuy Le, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology - Paul Mazur, MD
- Steven M. Schiff, MD
Medical Director, Invasive Cardiology
Saddleback Memorial - Laguna Hills
- David J. Perkowski, MD
Medical Director, Cardiovascular Surgery and Research - Sevak Darbinian, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery - Richard N. Gates
, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery - Sridhara K. Iyengar, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery - Richard A. Ott, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery - William Thibault, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery


