Overview
Freij Gobal, MD, has clinical expertise in general cardiology, preventive cardiology, coronary intervention, peripheral vascular intervention and pacemaker implantation.Dr. Gobal understands how stressful and overwhelming a medical illness such as heart disease can be. For this reason, he is committed to patient-centered care and effective listening to understand what his patients are going through. Anything that concerns them concerns him as well. Dr. Gobal is determined to discuss his evaluation, and to share varied diagnostic tools as well as treatment options with his patients, so together they decide the best path going forward. With this in mind, Dr. Gobal believes heart disease is best managed through initial preventive care and individual cardiac risk assessment.
Dr. Gobal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Short QT Syndrome, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Brugada Syndrome, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
11511 Canterwood Blvd NW, Suite 110, Gig Harbor, WA 98332
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ApoplexyDr. Gobal isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Gobal isDistinguished. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Gobal isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Gobal isDistinguished. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Gobal isDistinguished. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Advanced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
- AnginaDr. Gobal isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Gobal isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Gobal isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Gobal isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Gobal isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Gobal isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Gobal isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Gobal isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.