RigvedV.TadwalkarMDMS, FACC, FACP
Cardiology • Santa Monica, CAConsultative Cardiologist with the Pacific Heart Institute
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Office
2001 Santa Monica Boulevard
Suite 360 West
Santa Monica, CA 90404Phone+1 310-829-7678- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Current interests in Digital Health, Wearables, Artificial Intelligence, Structural & Multimodality Imaging, Interventional Echocardiography, General Invasive Cardiology, Cardiometabolic Health, and Prevention.
Clinical Expertise
- Evidence-based medicine, Biomedical research, Healthcare outcomes research, Medical education, Healthcare administration, Entrepeneurship, Public speaking, Preventive cardiology, Echocardiography, Exercise stress testing, Stress echocardiography, Transesophageal echocardiography, Interventional echocardiography, Nuclear cardiology, Cardiac CT, Cardiac critical care, Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, Heart failure, Cardiac arrhythmias, Cardiovascular health technologies, Digital Health, Healthcare social media, Structural imaging, Artificial Intelligence
Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2015 - 2018
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2010, MD
Georgetown UniversityM.S., Physiology & Biophysics, 2004 - 2005
University of Southern CaliforniaB.A., Biological Sciences, Sociology (double), 2001 - 2004
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2012 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- California Department of Public Health: Radiologic Health BranchLicentiate Fluoroscopy Supervisor & Operator
- Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed TomographyDiplomate
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyDiplomate
- National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Southern California Rising Stars Super Doctors, 2020-2024
- Top Doctor Los Angeles Magazine, 2022-2023
- Healthcare Hero LAX Coastal Magazine, 2021
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Clinical Trials
- The CONFORM Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2022 May 26
- CHAMPION-AF Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Oct 15
- Olpasiran Trials of Cardiovascular Events and Lipoprotein(a) Reduction (OCEAN(a)) - Outcomes Trial Start of enrollment: 2022 Dec 14
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 23 citationsCardiac allograft vasculopathy: A review.Michael S. Lee, Rigved V. Tadwalkar, William F. Fearon, Ajay J. Kirtane, Amisha Patel, Chetan B. Patel, Ziad A. Ali, Sunil V. Rao> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Dec 1
- Echo-Doppler determinants of outcomes in patients with unoperated significant mitral regurgitation in current eraAsim M. Rafique, Parham Zarrini, Nirmal Singh, Roy Beigel, Rigved V. Tadwalkar, Meshe Chonde, Leandro Slipczuk, Bojan Cercek, Saibal Kar, Robert J. Siegel> ;Open Heart. 2016 Jul 1
- Leading the Way: Cardiology and the Future of HealthTech Innovation.Seema Pursnani, Raj M. Khandwalla, Rigved V. Tadwalkar> ;Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2016 Mar 30
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Journal Articles
- The Current State of Endovascular Intervention for Peripheral Arterial DiseaseTadwalkar RV, Lee MS, Vascular Disease Management, 10/1/2015
- Sjögren’s Syndrome-associated Neuropathy and Cirrhosis.Shah D, Tadwalkar RV, Hua J., Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare, 1/26/2015
Abstracts/Posters
- Establishing a Panel Reactive Antibody Threshold to Treat Sensitized Patients Awaiting Heart Transplant in the Era of the Virtual CrossmatchTadwalkar R, Kittleson M, Patel J, Moriguchi J, Rafiei M, Osborne A, Chang D, Czer L, Esmailian F, Reinsmoen N, Kobashigawa J, J Am Coll of Cardiol
- Consequences of First-Year Rejection after Heart Transplantation: Is the Worse Yet to Come?Tadwalkar R, Patel J, Kittleson M, Czer L, Kobashigawa J, J Am Coll of Cardiol
- Successful Orthotopic Cardiac Transplantation in a Patient with Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIITadwalkar RV, American College of Physicians Southern California Meeting, Huntington Beach, CA, 10/29/2011
Lectures
- Sonographic Assessment of Diastolic DysfunctionPacific Heart Institute Echocardiography Conference - 4/15/2024
- Wearable vs. Implantable Cardiac Devices in Atrial Fibrillation22nd Maui Cardiovascular Symposium - 10/21/2023
- Mind Your Heart: The Connections Between Cardiovascular & Brain HealthPacific Neuroscience Institute Grand Rounds - 5/9/2023
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Other
- Panel: Hey Siri, Tell Me About Heart Health in Humans and BeyondTadwalkar RV, Schaeffler CA, Weinberg NM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAIcUHVRsgg
11th Annual Women’s Heart Symposium of the Pacific Heart Institute - 2/3/2024 - Primary Hyperlipidemia: Fresh Look at an LDL-C Therapy and its Long-Term DataTadwalkar RV, Costello B, ReachMD
https://reachmd.com/programs/medical-industry-feature/primary-hyperlipidemia-fresh-look-at-an-ldl-c-therapy-and-its-long-term-data/14823/
Podcast - 1/24/2024 - Your Healthy Dose Podcast - All About Your HeartTadwalkar RV, Doshi SK, Douglas K, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ou5aY7T2AY
Saint Johns Health Center Foundation - 2/23/2023 - Join now to see all
Authored Content
- The Use of PCI in the Most Challenging SettingsNovember 2014
Press Mentions
Feeling Older Could Be Due To A Lack Of SleepApril 8th, 2024- Acetaminophen May Not Be As Safe For Heart Health As Previously ThoughtApril 5th, 2024
Getting Too Little Sleep Linked To High Blood PressureMarch 28th, 2024- Join now to see all
Committees
- Advisor, Heart Failure Care Redesign Team, Providence Saint John’s Medical Center. 2023 - Present
- Ambassador, World Heart Day, World Heart Federation 2023 - Present
- Quality Improvement Lead, Echocardiography Laboratory, Providence Saint John's Medical Center 2022 - Present
- Member, CardioSurve Research Panel, American College of Cardiology 2022 - Present
- Medical Reviewer, Insider 2022 - Present
- Member, Forbes Health Advisory Board 2022 - Present
- Medical Review Board, Prevention Magazine 2022 - Present
- Advisor, High-Sensitivity Troponin Workgroup, Providence Saint John’s Medical Center 2022 - Present
- Member, Executive Committee on Candidate Selection, Pacific Heart Institute 2021 - Present
- Advisor & Content Writer, Development Team, Providence Saint John’s Physician Partners Website 2020 - Present
- Advisor, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee, Providence Saint John’s Medical Center 2018 - Present
- Co-Founder & Advisor, American College of Cardiology, Committee on Technology, California Chapter 2016 - Present
- Member, Rank Selection Committee, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center 2017 - 2018
- Board of Directors, American College of Cardiology, California Chapter 2017 - 2018
- Committee, Code Blue Review, UC Center for Health Quality and Innovation 2014 - 2015
- Committee, Risk Management Review, UCLA Medical Center 2014 - 2015
- Co-Chair, Housestaff Executive Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2012 - 2013
- Housestaff Representative, Medical Executive Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2012 - 2013
- Housestaff Representative, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2012 - 2013
- Senior Resident Advisor, Journal Club, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2012 - 2013
- Committee, Morbidity & Mortality Conference, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2012 - 2013
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - SCCTMember
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology - ASNCMember
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish, Marathi
Hospital Affiliations
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
Providence Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, California
Industry Relationships
- Speaker, Amgen2024 - Present
- Speaker, Kiniksa2024 - Present
- Consultant & Speaker, Novartis2023 - Present
- Speaker, scPharmaceuticals2023 - Present
- Key Opinion Leader, Henry Schein2023 - Present
- Consultant, GENinCode2023 - Present
- Advisory Board, Forbes Health2022 - Present
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