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Office
2755 Alamo Street, Suite 100
Simi Valley, CA 93065Phone+1 805-526-8252Fax+1 805-583-7641- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Happy Thakkar is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, CA. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He specializes in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and non-invasive cardiology.
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2016 - 2019
- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
- Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2013
- Northwestern UniversityBA, Molecular Biology & Genetics, 2004 - 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- MO State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- TEDMED Frontline Fellow 2014-2015
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 91 citationsA Genetic Screening Strategy Identifies Novel Regulators of the Proteostasis NetworkM. Catarina Silva, Susan G. Fox, Monica Beam, Happy Thakkar, Margarida D. Amaral, Richard I. Morimoto> ;Plos Genetics. 2011 Dec 29
Journal Articles
- An Outpatient STEMIH Thakkar, H Huang, Proceedings of UCLA Health, 2023
- Suspected Pulmonary EmbolismColucci, A., Devineni, S., Thakkar, H., Singh, D., Swan, S., Nandy, D., & Gray, V.K., Sage Evidence-based Medicine & Practice Institute., 12/2019
- Coronary Artery Disease, Suspected or DiagnosedChuang, H., Brown, S., Thakkar, H., Singh, D., Swan, S., Avwenaghagha, O., & Gray, V.K., Sage Evidence-based Medicine & Practice Institute., 4/2019
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Metabolites Reporting on Mitochondrial Function Predict Response to Biventricular Pacing.Shah S.H., Thakkar H., Shah A.A., Andersen N., Bain J., Haynes C., Muehlbauer M., Stevens R., Nilsson K., Piccini J., Koontz J., Sun A., Newgard C., Hranitzky P., American Heart Association National Scientific Sessions., Los Angeles, CA, 2012
Authored Content
- Remedy for a sick nation: Curbing hyperpartisanship after the pandemicMay 2020
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- Member
Other Languages
- Hindi, Gujarati
Hospital Affiliations
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
- UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaSanta Monica, California
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/happythakkar/
- UCLA Healthhttps://www.uclahealth.org/providers/happy-thakkar
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