Overview
Joel Lardizabal is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Lardizabal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Lardizabal is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 15 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hypertension.
Insurance
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Locations
35 Casa St, Ste 340, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Cardiology - Dignity Health - San Luis Obispo, CA
Dr. Mark Sada joined our group in 1997. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and received his MD from the University of California at Irvine in 1989. Dr. Sada’s additional training was at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Dr. Sada is board certified in cardiology and interventional cardiology. His areas of interest include catheter-based treatment of coronary artery and peripheral vascular disease as well as carotid stenting, implantation of pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy. His hobbies include tennis and skiing.Learn More. Dr. Sada is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Cardiology - Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande, CA
Dr. Fletcher is a California native and moved to the San Luis Obispo area in 1998. She received her M.D. degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1991. Additional training includes a Masters Degree in Public Health from Tulane University and Internal Medicine residency at Duke University. She did her Cardiology Fellowship at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California from 1995-1998. She is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology.She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology with additional training in coronary CT angiography. Her areas of specialty include cardiac rehabilitation, preventative cardiology and noninvasive myocardial imaging with nuclear imaging and echocardiography. She is the director of Coastal Cardiology’s state of the art nuclear imaging laboratory. When not working she is busy running marathons or just running after her two children. Dr. Fletcher is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.
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Andrea Tackett is a Cardiologist in San Luis Obispo, California. Dr. Tackett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- High CholesterolDr. Lardizabal isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Carotid Artery DiseaseDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Carotid Artery Disease.
- Degos DiseaseDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Degos Disease.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Lardizabal isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Dr. Lardizabal isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA).
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Lardizabal isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Lardizabal isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Lardizabal isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Lardizabal isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.

