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Purushotham Kotha, MD, Cardiology, La Mesa, CA, Alvarado Hospital Medical Center

PurushothamKothaMDFACC

Cardiology La Mesa, CA

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Preventive Cardiology

Director- Heart Smart innovations

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Summary

  • Dr. Purushotham Kotha is a cardiologist in La Mesa, CA and is affiliated with Sharp Grossmont Hospital. He received his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College and has been in practice 43 years. He specializes in adlt heart disease and preventive cardiology and is experienced in preventive cardiology.

Education & Training

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Deborah Heart and Lung Center
    Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Deborah Heart and Lung CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1985 - 1987
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Wakefield Campus)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Wakefield Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1984
  • Gandhi Medical College
    Gandhi Medical CollegeClass of 1974

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1984 - 1993
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - 1992
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • DIA- Diabetes in Indian Americans  
    Kotha P, Diabetes and complications, 1/1/2009
  • Impaired Reverse Cholesterol Transport in Asian Indians  
    Robert Superko, P.Kotha, E.Enas, H.Hecht, JACC, 2/1/2001
  • Early Deaths with Thrombolytic Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Corticosteroid-Dependent Rheumatoid Arthritis  
    Kotha P, Clinical Cardiology, 11/1/1988
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