Michael A. Ruder
Experienced in Sitosterolemia

Dr. Michael A. Ruder

Cardiology
CommonSpirit Health
Silicon Valley Cardiology Palo Alto Medical Foundation
1950 University Ave, Ste 160 Attn: Glenda Rhodes, 
East Palo Alto, CA 
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Experienced in Sitosterolemia
CommonSpirit Health
Silicon Valley Cardiology Palo Alto Medical Foundation
1950 University Ave, Ste 160 Attn: Glenda Rhodes, 
East Palo Alto, CA 
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Overview

Personalized care with access to state of the art diagnostic and therapeutic tools to provide for the best patient outcomes, while partnering with a group of physicians with similar philosophies and expertise.

Dr. Ruder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sitosterolemia. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, and Cardiac Ablation.

Graduate Institution
University Of Colorado
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Nuclear Cardiology in CA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)
Fellowships
University of CA, San Franciso
University of Missouri - Columbia School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Silicon Valley Cardiology Palo Alto Medical Foundation
1950 University Ave, Ste 160 Attn: Glenda Rhodes, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Call: 650-617-8100
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Dr.Potkin's cardiovascular training  included 4 y ears at R ush University, Chicago,  Illinois; 2 years  at the University of California at Irvine, California; 2 years at the National Institutes of  Health, Heart, Lung and Blood Institute in Bethesda, M aryland; 2 years at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and a final year at Washington Hospital Center Heart Center, Washington  DC's premier cardiovascular center where senators , congressme n, and local dignitaries often received their cardiovascular medical care.  During these 11 post-graduat e training years he published over 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts in prestigious journals and helped write several books and lectured in this country and in Europe.  After completing general and sub-specialty training Dr. Potkin move from Washington D.C. to the Monterey Bay area in 1991.  This was a major decision for him to leave the academic world and enter the private practice world. This decision was initially difficult to leave Washington, D.C. for the west coast, however, besides having a great love and dedication to medicine, he wanted to raise a family in a safe and beautiful area that would still allow him practice cardiovascular medicine and participate in academic medicine in beautiful Monterey Bay area. Dr. Potkin has been in our community for 26 years now and began practicing clinical and Interventional Cardiology at our local hospitals and affiliated with Stanford Medical Center and El Camino Hospitals since 1991 as a teacher and attending physician.  He is an expert in cardiovascular medicine including the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, cholesterol metabolism, systemic hypertension,congestive heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, chest discomfort, valvular heart disease, and TIA- stroke. He also has special expertise in rhythm abnormalities including palpitations, pacemaker, defibrillator, biventricular pacemaker management and implantation.  Dr. Potkin regularly educates the community and physicians through lecture series and tutorials. He is board certified in cardiovascular medicine, a fellow in the American College of Cardiology, and is also a Fellow in the Society of Cardiology and Angiography and Interventions as well as a member of the Heart Rhythm Society and American Heart Association.Dr Potkin is committed to providing his patients exceptional care with special attention to quality of life and alleviation of fear and suffering.He wants his patients and their families to enjoy their precious lives. Several of his simple but true adages are that the most important lesson he learned in Medical school is that life is fragile and precious and not be taken for granted. That the rare complication or adverse outcome, is not rare to the person who experiences it, for that PERSON IT IS 100%. These basic concepts keep him focused on providing the best medical care for his patients. Dr. Potkin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sitosterolemia. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM), Carotid Artery Disease, and Venous Insufficiency.

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