FernandoMendozaMDFACC, FASE

Cardiology • Los Alamitos, CA

Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology

Fernando Mendoza, MD

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Office
3801 Katella Ave
Suite 401
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Phone+1 562-598-3200
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Education & Training

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2000 - 2004
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2000
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineB.S., Biology, 1992 - 1996

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of PediatricsBoard Certified
Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyBoard Certified Nuclear Cardiolgy
National Board of EchocardiographyBoard Certified Echocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Orange County Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2013-2018
SuperDoctor SuperDoctor.com, 2012-2018
Attending of the Year Univ. of California, Irvine Cardiology Fellowship, 2013, 2015
John Adams Most Outstanding Student Award UCLA School of Medicine, 2000
Golden Apple Award Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2012
Leadership Academy MemorialCare, 2017
Top 10 Doctor Award Vitals.com, 2012
Richard Juarez Commitment to Community Award UCLA School of Medicine, 2000
Letter of Distinction – Internal Medicine UCLA School of Medicine, 1999
Letter of Distinction – Pediatrics UCLA School of Medicine, 1999
Outstanding Teacher Recognition – Medical Scholars Program UCLA School of Medicine, 1998
Leadership in Training Program Fellowship American Medical Student Association, 1998
Short-Term Training Program Fellowship UCLA School of Medicine, 1997
International Research Training Program Fellowship National Institutes of Health, 1995
Ford Science Fellowship for Excellence in Research 1994
Assistance League of Orange Scholarship 1992
Orange Empire Sertoma Club Scholarship 1992
Serafines de Orange County Scholarship 1992
National Hispanic Scholarship Federation Scholarship 1992-1993, 1995
Award of Excellence Scholarship University of California, 1992
SuperDoctor Los Angeles Magazine
Orange County Physician of Excellence Orange Coast Magazine
Golden Apple Award for Distinguished Teacher Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
John M. Adams Oustanding Student Award UCLA School of Medicine
Merck Outstanding Service During Medical School Award UCLA School of Medicine
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Reliability of the 123I-mIBG heart/mediastinum ratio: Results of a multicenter test-retest reproducibility study.
Timothy M. Bateman, Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, Daniel S. Berman, Myron C. Gerson, Robert J. Gropler, Milena J. Henzlova, Fernando Mendoza, Michael I. Miyamoto, Ma...> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2019 Oct 1
39 citations
Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Diagnostic Value, and Complications of Percutaneous Prolonged Drainage Versus Surgical Pericardiotomy of Pericardial Effusion Ass...
Nimish Patel, Asim M. Rafique, Shervin Eshaghian, Fernando Mendoza, Simon Biner, Bojan Cercek, Robert J. Siegel> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Oct 15
30 citations
Frequency of Recurrence of Pericardial Tamponade in Patients With Extended Versus Nonextended Pericardial Catheter Drainage
Asim M. Rafique, Nimish Patel, Simon Biner, Shervin Eshaghian, Fernando Mendoza, Bojan Cercek, Robert J. Siegel> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2011 Dec 15
65 citations
High Prevalence of Ultrasound Detected Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Low Framingham Risk Score: Potential Implications for Screening for Subclinical Atheros...
Tasneem Z. Naqvi, Fernando Mendoza, Farhad Rafii, Heidi Gransar, Maria Guerra, Norman E. Lepor, Daniel S. Berman, Prediman K. Shah> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2010 Aug 1
23 citations
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following pediatric heart transplantation.
Fernando Mendoza, Hiroko Kunitake, Hillel Laks, Jonah Odim> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2006 Feb 1
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Journal Articles

Frequency of Recurrence of Pericardial Tamponade in Patients with Extended versus Non-Extended Pericardial Catheter Drainage
Rafique AM, Patel N, Biner S, Eshagian S, Mendoza F, Cercek B, Siegel RJ, American Journal of Cardiology, 1/1/2011
High Prevalence of Ultrasound Detected Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Low Framingham Risk Score: Potential Implications for Screening for Subclinical Atheros...
Naqvi T, Mendoza F, Shah PK, et al, Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, 1/1/2010
Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Pediatric Heart Transplantation
Mendoza F, Kunitake H, Laks H, Odim, J, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2006
T-cell responses to oligodendrocyte-specific protein in multiple sclerosis
Vu T, Myers LW, Ellison GW, Mendoza F, Bronstein JM, Journal of Neuroscience Research, 11/1/2001
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Press Mentions

When Your Heart Fails YouAugust 26th, 2018

Committees

Leadership Council, MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute 2018 - Present
Vice-chief of Cardiology, Long Beach Memorial 2018 - 2018
Vice-chair, Multispecialty Quality Committee 2016 - 2018
Executive Committee, Long Beach Memorial MHVI 2012 - 2018
Director, Noninvasive Cardiolgy & Cardiac Imaging, Long Beach Memorial 2012 - 2018
Director of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Care Inc 2008 - 2018
Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Care Inc. 2008 - 2018