The 20 Best Arterial Embolism Doctors Near Me in Santa Maria, CA

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The 20 Best Arterial Embolism Doctors near Santa Maria, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 13 doctor with experience in Arterial Embolism near Santa Maria, CA. Of these, 12 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Wei Bai
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Hematology | Oncology

    Oncology & Hematology - Mission Hope - Santa Maria, CA

    1325 E Church St, Ste 301, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Wei Bai grew up in Beijing, China. In 1995, she graduated from Peking University Health Science Center (previously known as Beijing Medical University) with distinction. She then pursued graduate study in the United States. Upon receiving her master’s degree in Molecular Medicine from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 1998, Dr. Bai joined a leading biotech company, Genentech, Inc., in South San Francisco to pursue her passion in translational research. She participated in research and development of several cancer drugs, including trastuzumab (Herceptin), bevacizumab (Avastin), and erlotinib (Tarceva), among others in the company pipeline.Excited to bring bench research to bedside practice, Dr. Bai ultimately transitioned to direct patient care in 2005. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital in 2008, which included several months of clinical rotation at Memorial loan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). Dr. Bai’s experience at MSKCC further enforced her commitment to oncology research and practice. She proceeded to a combined Hematology and Medical Oncology fellowship at Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center of Georgetown University in Washington DC from 2008 to 2011.After her fellowship, Dr. Bai practiced hematology and medical oncology in the Samaritan Health System in Oregon. During her nine years with Samaritan, she treated patients with a wide range of cancer types and blood diseases. She served her patients with PRIDE — passion, respect, integrity, dedication and excellence. Dr. Bai was also active in clinical trials and resident education.Since 2020, Dr. Bai joined the team at Mission Hope Cancer Center. Compassionate and calm, she is devoted to each individual patient’s needs and goals. Dr. Bai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. Her top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Hemochromatosis.

    Joseph D. Centeno
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    General Surgery

    Surgical Specialists, Inc.

    316 S Stratford Ave, Ste C, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    I strive to offer the best medical care possible for my patients. Dr. Centeno is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Hemorrhoids, Gallbladder Disease, Carotid Artery Surgery, and Hernia Surgery.

    Alex T. Harrison
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism

    Central Coast Comprehensive Cardiovascular Imaging

    1510 E Main St, Ste 101, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alex Harrison, MD, FACC is a board certified cardiologist serving the community of Santa Maria as well as offering noninvasive outpatient cardiovascular imaging services at C4 Imaging. He earned both his Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctorate degrees from the University of California, San Diego. He then completed internal medicine training with Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego and cardiovascular fellowship training at the University of California, Irvine. He performs angiograms and implants pacemakers and defibrillators. Additionally, he has clinical and research expertise in the cutting edge field of cardiovascular imaging including appropriate use and interpretation of cardiac CT angiography and cardiac MRI studies. He founded Santa Marias first outpatient cardiac nuclear myocardial perfusion program and is the Director of Central Coast Comprehensive Cardiovascular (C4) Imaging. He was named in 2011 and currently acts as the Director of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Department at Marian Regional Medical Center. He was elected by his peers to serve as the Chief of Cardiology at Marian Regional Medical Center for 2012 and 2013. Dr. Harrison is fluent in both English and Spanish; his services are available to adult cardiovascular patients. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Aortic Regurgitation, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.

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    Samir N. Bhatt
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism

    Central Coast Comprehensive Cardiovascular Imaging

    1510 E Main St, Ste 101, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    I strive to provide my patients with the best medical care possible. Dr. Bhatt is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, His Bundle Tachycardia, Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

    Jason C. Choi
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism

    Cardiology - Dignity Health - Santa Maria, CA

    1510 E. Main Street, Suite 104-C, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jason Choi is a board certified cardiologist who is proud to serve the CentralCoast of California. Dr. Choi received his Bachelor of Arts from the University ofPennsylvania and his Medical Doctorate from the Jacobs School of Medicine andBiomedical Sciences in New York. He completed his internal medicineresidency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of Harvard MedicalSchool’s major teaching hospitals. He completed his cardiology fellowship atUCLA Medical Center, where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow.Dr. Choi provides cardiology services to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital aswell as Marian Regional Medical Center, where he previously served as Chair ofMedicine. He is the current Medical Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Centerin Santa Maria. Dr. Choi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.

    Mansoor A. Arain
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Internal Medicine | Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Internal Medicine | Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

    Cardiology - Dignity Health - Santa Maria, CA

    1510 E. Main Street, Suite 104-C, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Mansoor Arain is an Interventional Cardiologist graduated medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and General Pediatrics.He completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and an advanced fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at the University of Michigan Health System.  Dr. Arain is passionate about minimally-invasive structural heart disease interventions and looks forward to expanding the structural heart program at Marian Regional Medical Center.  Born and raised in Santa Maria, he is excited to return to his hometown and to serve the Central Coast community. ❝ I strive to provide high-quality, evidence-based, personalized, andcompassionate medical care to all of my patients and to treat everyonewith kindness and respect.❞~ Mansoor Arain, MD. Dr. Arain is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, and Apoplexy.

    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

    Midcoast Cardiovascular Associates

    220 S Palisade Dr, Ste 101, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    We strive to provide caring compassionate, state of the art, cardiac care to all our patients. With over 17 years experience in complex cardiovascular disease management . We value the trust patients and families place in us and enjoy the personal relations that form during treatment. This philosophy has lead to numerous satisfied patients and many life long friends. Dr. Ginkel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Degos Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Lorianna P. Fletcher
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism

    Cardiology - Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande, CA

    850 Fair Oaks Ave, Suite 100, 
    Arroyo Grande, CA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. Her top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Keith A. Ayrons
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Oncology | Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Oncology | Internal Medicine

    Mission Hope Cancer Center - Medical Oncology - Arroyo Grande

    850 Fair Oaks Ave, Ste 310, 
    Arroyo Grande, CA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Keith Ayrons grew up on Long Island, New York, and completed his bachelor’s degree in Biology at the University of Albany while volunteering at the local hospital in the Pathology department. His passion for science and early learnings in the experimental and clinical based approach inspired him to complete first, a Master’s in Microbiology from Adelphi University and then his medical degree from Wayne State University. He then completed his Internal Medicine residency, and combined fellowship in Oncology and Hematology at Stoney Brook University. In 1995, Dr. Ayrons joined a growing oncology and hematology practice in Gastonia, North Carolina, where he was a partner for 23 years. He is Board Certified in Medical Oncology, Hematology and Internal Medicine and served as past president of the Internal Medicine department. For 25 years he developed excellent patient and family relationship skills that created a loyal patient following. In 2018, Dr. Ayrons relocated to the Central Coast and is excited to be a part of the Mission Hope Cancer Center where he can continue to fulfill his passion of serving the community through providing quality care. Dr. Ayrons is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

    Adam Niku
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology

    Cardiology - Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande, CA

    850 Fair Oaks Ave, Suite 100, 
    Arroyo Grande, CA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Dr. Niku grew up in San Luis Obispo as the son of two Cal Poly professors. He attended college at UCLA, where he received his B.S. in biochemistry in 2011. He then attended medical school at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, receiving his M.D. in 2016. He trained in Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from 2016 to 2019 and in Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston 2019 to 2022.Dr. Niku is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Adult Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology, and Cardiac CT. His professional interests include non-invasive imaging, valvular heart disease, and onco-cardiology (the management of chronic cardiac conditions in cancer patients). During his training, he participated in research projects examining the natural history and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and amyloid heart disease.In his spare time, Dr. Niku enjoys cooking, making ice cream, and playing music. Dr. Niku is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Cardiology

    Samir N Bhatt MD Inc

    1510 E Main St Ste 101, 
    Santa Maria,, CA 
     (10.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rikin Tank is a Cardiologist in Santa Maria,, California. Dr. Tank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Apoplexy, and Arterial Embolism.

    Advanced in Arterial Embolism
    Interventional Cardiology
    Advanced in Arterial Embolism
    Interventional Cardiology

    Ent-Dignity Health-Santa Maria, Ca

    206 S Stratford Ave Ste B, 
    Santa Maria, CA 
     (10.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Keith Somma is an Interventional Cardiologist in Santa Maria, California. Dr. Somma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Apoplexy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Angioplasty.

    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    Experienced in Arterial Embolism
    405 Traffic Way, Suite A, 
    Arroyo Grande, CA 
     (13.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Peter Thom is a Cardiologist in Arroyo Grande, California. Dr. Thom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Hip Replacement.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Arterial Embolism?

    Arterial embolism refers to a clot (embolus) that has come from another part of the body and causes a sudden interruption of blood flow to an organ or body part.

    When should I see an Arterial Embolism doctor near Santa Maria, CA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Arterial Embolism doctor near Santa Maria, CA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Arterial Embolism doctors near Santa Maria, CA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Arterial Embolism doctors near Santa Maria, CA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Arterial Embolism doctor near Santa Maria, CA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Arterial Embolism doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Arterial Embolism doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Arterial Embolism doctor near Santa Maria, CA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Arterial Embolism doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Arterial Embolism doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Arterial Embolism doctors near Santa Maria, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Arterial Embolism doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Arterial Embolism doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Arterial Embolism doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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