California Chapter American College of Cardiology

Mission Statement: Be the catalyst empowering members to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for Californians.

2026 FIT Jeopardy Competition!

Thanks to our 3 teams that competed to represent California in New Orleans at ACC’26. Congrats to Los Robles Regional Medical Center – come watch Drs. Leili Pourafkari, Marwa Afridi, and Saro Avedikian compete March 30th in NOLA!

Legislative Conference in Washington, DC

October 7, 2025

Sun, Sand & Science

Building our California Cardiology Community

April 30-May 1, 2027 | Marmonte Resort | Santa Barbara, CA

Leadership Forum

August 19, 2025

Future Leader Awardee

Megan Pelter, MD, FACC

Cardiologist of the Year

Priscilla Hsue, MD, FACC

CV Team Member of the Year

Christins Craigo, NP, AACC

Educator of the Year

Uri Eikayam, MD, FACC

Fellows in Training of the Year

Jacqueline Vuong, MD & Jessie Holtzman, MD

George L. Smith Advocate of the Year

Michelle Kalt, MD, FACC

Lifetime Achievement

PK Shah, MD, MACC

Save A Heart Foundation

Israeli Heart Society benefit for California FITs

2024 Leadership Forum Graduates

CA ACC Legislative Conference

In Washington, DC – October 2023

CV Team Symposium

June 1, 2024, at Stanford

California Members Advocating in Washington, DC

September 29, 2024

Dinner with Dr. John Rogers At Eric Paredes Save A Life Foundation

Breaking Barriers: Women in Cardiology Inland Empire

Southern CA ACC FIT Mixer March 2026

Thanks to FIT committee members Bianca & Rohini!

Volunteer Opportunities

Your opportunity to get involved in Cardiology leadership and make a difference!

These committees are seeking volunteers and leaders to drive initiatives forward:

  • Communications
  • Health Equality
  • Wellness

Goals:

Communications: Getting California members involved, engaged and proud to be FACC/AACC. Ensure all members know of our activities and how California ACC can help. Get patients and public to realize the import and need for FACC/AACC.

Health Equality Committee: Build a robust pipeline of medical students and internal medicine residents interested in cardiology. Ensure diversity and inclusion in our training programs. Provide leadership development opportunities

Wellness: Helping clinicians avoid burnout by promoting intrinsic motivations and how what we DO at work aligns with our overall values and purpose in life.

CA ACC Leaders<br />

About Our Chapter

The purpose of the Chapter is to contribute to the prevention of cardiovascular diseases, ensure optimal quality care for individuals & to foster the highest ethical standards.

CA ACC Officers Portraits with names. 2024

Executive Committee

Meet our Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Committees & Committee Chairs. Find out how you can get involved.

CA ACC Leaders<br />

Awards

Chapter Award Recipients
Distinguished Service
Lifetime Achievement
Outstanding Achievement
Educator of the Year
George Smith Advocate of Year

CA ACC Officers Portraits with names. 2024

Athletic Heart

Learn how to perform a cardiopulmonary exercise test and review several case studies.

CA ACC Partners

Learn about our partners in care: The Israeli Heart Society, Fellows-in-Training, our Cardiovascular Team, the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke, the Adult Congenital Heart Program, Women in Cardiology and our Practice Managers.

Chapter Resources

Learn about the latest News in Cardiology, discover Practice Tools, read our CA ACC and Mended Hearts Newsletters, understand our Guidelines for Referral to a Cardiovascular Specialist, visit our Store, our Photo Gallery and our Member Roster (password protected).

✨ Thank you for making this year's California ACC Annual Meeting amazing! Save the date and join us again April 30–May 1, 2027 at the MarMonte Resort in Santa Barbara for another Sun, Sand & Science experience! 🌴☀�

#CAACC #CAACC2027 #SaveTheDate

� Congratulations to PK Shah, MD, MACC, recipient of the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the CA ACC Annual Meeting!

� Thank you for your lasting contributions to cardiovascular medicine and the cardiology community.

#CAACC #Cardiology #LifetimeAchievement

Advocacy: MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Read our frequent Legislative Reports and learn what the ACC has accomplished and how to donate to our political action committee.

ACC is Your Professional Home

The ACC provides tools and resources that support you in your efforts to provide high quality cardiovascular care to patients. From training through retirement, membership brings with it benefits that help you transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health.

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