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Office
100 Medical Plaza
Suite 545
Los Angeles, CA 90095Phone+1 310-267-5994Fax+1 310-825-9012- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Cai is a cardiologist and physician scientist at UCLA Health. He is passionate about Patient-Centered Clinical Care, Cardiovascular Health and Translational Cardiovascular Research.
He completed Cardiology Fellowship at the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program at UCLA and Internal Medicine Residency Training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (VA).
Education & Training
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2018 - 2022
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2018
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
- Hunan Medical UniversityClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 163 citationsThe Cation/Ca2+ Exchanger Superfamily: Phylogenetic Analysis and Structural ImplicationsXinjiang Cai, Jonathan Lytton
Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2004-09-01 - 108 citationsCatSperζ regulates the structural continuity of sperm Ca2+ signaling domains and is required for normal fertility.Jean-Ju Chung, Kiyoshi Miki, Doory Kim, Sang Hee Shim, Huanan Shi
Elife. 2017-02-22 - 77 citationsEvolutionary Genomics Reveals Lineage-Specific Gene Loss and Rapid Evolution of a Sperm-Specific Ion Channel Complex: CatSpers and CatSperβXinjiang Cai, David E. Clapham
Plos One. 2008-10-30
Journal Articles
- TRANSIENT PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, A CASE REPORTMewani V, Dhillon S, Cai, X and Wang, X., AACE Clinical Case Reports, 8/6/2015
- Iodine Deficiency–Induced Goiter in Central New Jersey: A Case Series.Chow A, Cai X, Sophia Hu, Wang X, AACE Clinical Case Reports, 1/1/2015
Abstracts/Posters
- [Board 369] Resistin Aggravates Atherosclerosis in ApoE-/ Mice and Is Elevated in Human Atherosclerotic LesionsXinjiang Cai, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019
- [Board 258] Restrictive Cardiac Filling Associated With Large Left Pleural Effusion and Acute Pericarditis Is Alleviated by ThoracentesisXinjiang Cai, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/16/2019
Grant Support
- Postdoctoral FellowshipAmerican Heart Association2007–2009
- Research ScholarshipAlberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research2001–2004
Hospital Affiliations
- UCLA Medical Center-Santa MonicaSanta Monica, California
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, California
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