Our Team of Heart Specialists

At Alta Bates Summit, our cardiovascular/cardiac team provides world-class heart care using the latest minimally invasive technologies. We are continually developing new techniques and procedures that save patients' lives.

Our lifesaving cardiac care has received national recognition: Alta Bates Summit doctors have been named among the best in the nation for performing cardiac surgery by Consumer Reports, and many of our cardiologists have made the U.S. News & World Report Top Doctors List in 2012.

And we are the only hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area to achieve better than expected outcomes for postoperative stroke following cardiac surgery.

Our award-winning doctors, surgeons, and cardiac specialists are board-certified in their cardiac specialty. They use their expertise to provide you with the most advanced and effective cardiovascular diagnostic and treatment options, based on your individual needs.

Browse through the physician specialties below to meet our East Bay area team of doctors and surgeons.

Find a Cardiologist
A cardiologist is a physician certified to treat problems of the cardiovascular system such as the heart, arteries and veins of the body, to prevent, diagnose and treat heart disease.

Find a Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Surgeons in this specialty perform cardiovascular procedures, including coronary artery bypass, heart valve repair or replacement, and correction of other defects of the heart. These physicians also perform surgery on the major arteries, lungs and esophagus.

Find a Cardiovascular Surgeon
Highly trained and certified cardiac surgeons correct and repair multiple heart conditions, including coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. Many cardiac surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgeries, performed through a small incision, that require less recovery time and improve patient safety and comfort.

Find an Electrophysiologist
An electrophysiologist is a cardiologist who has received additional specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. These specialists treat and correct disorders in the electrical activity of the heart.

Find a Heart Surgeon
Highly trained and certified cardiac surgeons correct and repair multiple heart conditions, including coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. Many cardiac surgeons specialize in minimally invasive surgeries, performed through a small incision, that require less recovery time and improve patient safety and comfort.

Find an Interventional Cardiologist
Interventional cardiologists perform nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure--such as stenting and angioplasty--to treat coronary artery disease and peripheral vascular disease.

Find a Thoracic Surgeon
Thoracic surgery focuses on the chest cavity and rib cage, including the heart, lungs and esophagus. Thoracic surgeons treat patients with lung cancer, coronary diseases, aneurysms and heart diseases.

Find a Vascular and Interventional Radiologist
Radiologists who specialize in vascular interventional radiology use imaging techniques to guide small instruments through the bloodstream for the minimally invasive treatment of vascular diseases.

About the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence

At Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, our heart specialists deliver compassionate patient care using leading-edge procedures, to patients living throughout the San Francisco East Bay area. While our cardiac services are located in Berkeley and Oakland, patients come to our heart center from Hayward, Pleasanton, Lafayette, and other East Bay communities as well as from greater California and the United States to seek the best cardiac hospital care available. Our experienced team of top heart and cardiovascular specialists strive to work with each patient to identify the best treatment options for heart and vascular conditions. Whether you need a top heart surgeon (or specialist), a cardiac specialist, a vascular or thoracic surgeon, or one of our best-in-class cardiothoracic specialists - our doctors, nurses and technologists will work with you to strive for the best cardiovascular care for your unique needs. We strive to be the best cardiac hospital not just in the San Francisco East Bay but for every patient who enters our heart center, whether they come from Oakland, Berkeley, or beyond the Bay Area.