The 20 Best Atherosclerosis Doctors Near Me in Stanford, CA

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The 20 Best Atherosclerosis Doctors near Stanford, CA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 282 doctor with experience in Atherosclerosis near Stanford, CA. Of these, 222 are Experienced, 52 are Advanced, 7 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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282 providers found
    Elite in Atherosclerosis
    Elite in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nicholas Leeper is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Leeper is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Angioplasty.

    Kenneth Mahaffey
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis

    Office

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Mahaffey is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Mahaffey is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Peripheral Artery Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Fearon is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Fearon is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology

    Stanford Health Care

    500 Pasteur Dr, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Paul Cheng is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Cheng is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Myocarditis, and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis

    Office

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Fatima Rodriguez is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Rodriguez is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Gastric Bypass, and Heart Transplant.

    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Veit Sandfort is a Radiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Sandfort is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, High Cholesterol, and Heart Attack.

    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis

    Palo Alto VA Medical Center

    3801 Miranda Ave, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Themistocles Assimes is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto,, California. Dr. Assimes is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, and High Cholesterol.

    Jennifer Tremmel
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jennifer Tremmel is a Cardiologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Tremmel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Angina, Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

    Cheena Ramrakhiani
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Palo Alto Center

    87 Encina Avenue, Encina Building, Level 1, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Cheena Ramrakhiani is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Ramrakhiani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Heart Attack, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Apoplexy. Dr. Ramrakhiani is currently accepting new patients.

    Erik T. Price
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Palo Alto Center

    87 Encina Avenue, Encina Building, Level 1, 
    Palo Alto, CA 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Erik Price is a Cardiologist in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Price is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Coronary Artery Aneurysm, Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery, and Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation. Dr. Price is currently accepting new patients.

    Michael Salerno
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    965 High St, 
    Palo Alto,, CA 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Michael Salerno is a cardiologist who cares for hospitalized patients with heart disease. He specializes in heart imaging, including echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart), cardiovascular MRI and CT, and nuclear cardiology (procedures to assess heart function using small amounts of radioactive materials that appear on the images). In his research, Salerno's goal is to develop imaging techniques that improve heart disease diagnosis and treatment. His work has included designing new MRI techniques to quantify heart blood flow, myocardial fibrosis (scarring of the heart muscle) and heart function. He also studies cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure and cardiomyopathy. Salerno earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia, where he also completed a doctorate in biomedical engineering and a master's degree in statistics. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Stanford University. He completed a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at Duke University and a fellowship in advanced cardiovascular imaging at the University of Virginia. Dr. Salerno is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Hypertension, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Cardiac Ablation.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr Ste H2157, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Ingela Schnittger is a Cardiologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Schnittger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
    Distinguished in Atherosclerosis
    Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

    Stanford Health Care

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alan Yeung is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Yeung is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Juyong Kim is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Randall Vagelos is a Cardiologist in Stanford, California. Dr. Vagelos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Lipogranulomatosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Koen Nieman is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Nieman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Stable Angina, Angina, Heart Transplant, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Office

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Abha Khandelwal is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Khandelwal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), His Bundle Tachycardia, Tubal Ligation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Joshua Knowles is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Knowles is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Defective Apolipoprotein B-100, Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), Heart Transplant, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Mcconnell is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Mcconnell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), and Atherosclerosis.

    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Atherosclerosis
    Cardiology

    Stanford Hospital And Clinics

    300 Pasteur Dr, 
    Stanford,, CA 
     (0.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Chad Weldy is a Cardiologist in Stanford,, California. Dr. Weldy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Atherosclerosis. His top areas of expertise are Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Short QT Syndrome, Brugada Syndrome, and Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Atherosclerosis?

    Atherosclerosis, sometimes called "hardening of the arteries," occurs when fat, cholesterol, and other substances build up in the walls of arteries. These deposits are called plaques. Over time, these plaques can narrow or completely block the arteries and cause problems throughout the body.

    Atherosclerosis is a common disorder.

    When should I see an Atherosclerosis doctor near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis doctor near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis doctors near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis doctors near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis doctor near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Atherosclerosis 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 Atherosclerosis doctor near Stanford, 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 Atherosclerosis 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 Atherosclerosis 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 Atherosclerosis doctors near Stanford, CA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Atherosclerosis 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 Atherosclerosis doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Atherosclerosis 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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