Board Of Directors
Leadership FAQ
- Chapter Board of Director meetings are held face to face two times annually: March, and November. Additional conference calls may be scheduled.
- Councilors are expected to attend all meetings
- They will also communicate with constituents in their Districts regularly to advise of activity and seek input from members.
- They will educate members about the value of Chapter and national membership. Including specific results ACC yields for its’ members.
- Serve as a Key Contact in your District
- Assist members in contacting legislators and responding to “legislative alerts.
- Enlist Support for State Legislative Issues which may affect Cardiovascular Practice
- Contact Legislators with the Chapter’s position on legislation.
- Attend Chapter Annual Meetings
- Encourage members in your District to attend.


OPEN - District 2

Munir Janmohamed, MD - District 3
Medical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support
(855) 771-2684 |Â Profile


Gary S. Huang, MD, FACC - District 4
Cardiologist, Cardiovascular Medical Group of San Francisco





Rachita Navara, MD, FACC, FHRS - District 5
EP Cardiologist, Bioengineer, SafeBeat Rx

Seda Tierney, MD - District 5

Kanae Mukai, MD, FACC - District 5

OPEN - District 6


Joel Lardizabal, MD - District 8
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Central Cardiology Medical Clinic

Michele Kalt, MD - District 9
Cardiology, Providence St. Joseph Medical Center - Burbank

Joe Ebinger, MD - District 10
Director, Clinical Analytics, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute
(262) 227-5893
Alternate: Open

Ajay Vaidya, MD/MPH - District 10
Keck School of Medicine of USC

OPEN - District 10

Peyman Naji, MD - District 10
Director, Structural Program, UCI Health - Lakewood


Rico Simonini, MD - District 10
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Simonini Cardiology

Janet Han, MD - District 10
Associate Program Director, WLAVA/UCLA


Irving Loh, MD, FACC - District 10
(805) 480-2600
Profile

Grace Chen, MD - District 10

Thomas C. Kim, MD, FACC - District 11
Cardiologist, St. Joseph Heritage Medical Group
(714) 543-5555 |Â Profile

Nikhil Bassi, MD, FACC - District 11
Hoag, Newport Beach

Desiree Reedus, MD - District 12

Purvi Parwani, MD, FACC - District 12
Loma Linda University International Heart Institute
909-558-4200
Profile

Luke Oakley, MD, FACC - District 13
Cardiologist, Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Raghu Gollapudi, MD - District 13
San Diego Cardiac Center


