Heart & Vascular Center Physicians

When your heart or blood vessels need medical care, put them in the skilled hands of the Central Coast’s top cardiologists, surgeons and vascular specialists at the Cottage Heart & Vascular Center. To talk with our cardiac and vascular specialists, call the Cottage Heart and Vascular Center at 1-844-51-HEART.

Bina Ahmed, Cardiology

Bina Ahmed, MD

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Dow Medical College Dow University of Health Sciences
Internship: University of Massachusetts Medical School (Worcester)
Residency: Los Angeles County General Hospital
Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Fellowship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center (California)
Fellowship: University of Vermont Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Vermont Medical Center

Michael Aldridge

Michael Aldridge, MD

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Albany Medical College (New York)
Residency: Keck School of Medicine, USC - IM Residency Program
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center (Los Angeles)
Fellowship: University of Southern California Medical Center (Los Angeles)

Joseph Aragon Jr., Interventional Cardiology

Joseph Aragon Jr., MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Cardiology-Interventional
Education: UCLA Medical Center
Internship: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center

Peter Baay, MD, Thoracic/Cardio Surgery

Peter Baay, MD

Specialty: Thoracic/Cardio Surgery
Education: University of Texas Health Science Center-Southwestern Medical School (Dallas)
Residency: University of Utah Medical Center (Salt Lake City)
Fellowship: University of Utah Medical Center

Jason Boyatt, Cardiology, Non-Interventional

Jason Boyatt, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Non-Interventional
Education: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Internship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Residency: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Los Angeles

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Lamar Bushnell

Lamar Bushnell, MD

Specialty: Thoracic/Cardio Surgery
Education: University of Utah School of Medicine
Internship: University of Utah Medical Center (Salt Lake City)
Residency: University of Utah Medical Center (Salt Lake City)
Fellowship: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)

Kevin Casey, MD

Specialty: Vascular Surgery
Education: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship: Stanford University; Vascular Surgery

Gregory Cogert, MD

Gregory Cogert, MD

Specialty: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology
Education: UC Irvine School of Medicine
Internship: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic - Rochester

Alejandro Garcia, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Cardiology-Interventional
Education: Universidad Peruana Cayetano

Brett Gidney, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Brett Gidney, MD

Specialty: Cardiac Electrophysiology
Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Internship: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Residency: Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship: UCLA Harbor Medical Center

Vishal Goyal, MD

Vishal Goyal, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Internal Medicine
Education: St. Louis University School of Medicine
Internship: University of California Medical Center (Davis)
Residency: University of California Medical Center (Davis)
Fellowship: University of New Mexico School of Medicine (Albuquerque)

Taylor Holve, Invasive, Non-Interventional Cardiology

Taylor Holve, MD

Specialty: Invasive, Non-Interventional Cardiology
Education: Northwestern University Medical School
Internship: Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Residency: Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center
Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center San Francisco

Joseph Ilvento, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Joseph Ilvento, MD

Specialty: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology
Education: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Internship/Residency: Parkland Memorial Hospital, University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowship: Stanford University Hospital
Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco

Sanjay Kumar, Interventional Cardiology

Sanjay Kumar, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Cardiology-Interventional
Education: University of Texas Hospital Galveston
Internship: University of California Irvine
Residency: University of California Irvine
Fellowship: Kaiser Permanente
Fellowship: Good Samaritan Hospital-Los Angeles

Edward Li, MD

Edward Li, MD

Specialty: Vascular Surgery
Education: New York University School of Medicine, New York City
Internship: University of Maryland Medical System (Baltimore)
Fellowship: University of Maryland School of Medicine (Baltimore)
Fellowship: Emory University Medical Center (Georgia)

David R. Lerner

David R. Lerner, DO

Specialty: Cardiology
Education: Touro University DO Program
Internship: Lenox Hill Hospital (New York)
Fellowship: Northside Hospital and Heart Institute
Fellowship: Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation (California)

Alan Malki

Alan Malki, MD

Specialty: Thoracic/Cardio Surgery
Education: Northwestern University Medical School
Internship: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: University of California Medical Center (Irvine)
Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center

Nolan Mayer, General Cardiology

Nolan Mayer, MD

Specialty: General Cardiology
Education: University of California School of Medicine (Davis)
Internship: University of California School of Medicine (Davis)
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: UC Irvine School of Medicine

Adnan Naber, Cardiology, Non Interventional

Adnan Naber, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Non Interventional
Education: Universita di Roma Piazzale Aldo Moro
Internship: Miriam Hospital, Brown University
Residency: Miriam Hospital, Brown University
Fellowship: Albany Medical Center

David Orias, Cardiology, Non-invasive

David Orias, MD

Specialty: Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiology
Education: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: Harbor UCLA Medical Center

Colin Shafer, Cardiology, Non-Invasive

Colin Shafer, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Non-Invasive
Education: Emory University School of Medicine
Internship: University of Colorado Health Science Center
Residency: University of Colorado Health Science Center
Fellowship: Tufts University/New England Medical Center

Michael Shenoda, Interventional Cardiology

Michael Shenoda, MD

Specialty: Interventional Cardiology
Education: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Internship: UCLA – Olive View Medical Center
Residency: UCLA – Olive View Medical Center
Fellowship: UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: West Los Angeles VA Medical Center

Dominic Tedesco, MD

Dominic Tedesco, MD

Specialty: Thoracic/Cardio Surgery
Education: Loyola University of Chicago-Stritch School of Medicine (Illinois)
Residency: Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
Residency: Rush-Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center

Thomas Watson, Interventional Cardiology

Thomas Watson, MD

Specialty: Cardiology, Cardiology-Interventional
Education: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center