Dr. Mark Shwayder

Michael Silka is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Silka is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Heart Block, Congenital Heart Block, Fainting, Ventricular Fibrillation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Sinan Denny-Brown is a highly trained pediatric cardiologist who provides the utmost pediatric and fetal heart care. He guides families down the right path for common cardiovascular concerns such as a heart murmur, hole in the heart, chest pain, or a family member with heart disease, as well as for patients with complex congenital heart disease or those at risk of sudden death. Dr. Denny-Brown offers his expertise on not only diagnosing and treating heart disease early, but also how to prevent it, which he believes is especially important for the young patients he takes care of.Dr. Denny-Brown has been in the southern California area for over eight years. He is originally from Virginia, where he earned his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School. After medical school, he relocated to California to train at one of the top children’s hospitals in the country – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – where he completed his internship, residency, and pediatric cardiology fellowship.Dr. Denny-Brown has extensive research experience through his work at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and he is an author of multiple publications. He has also served as a reviewer for the peer-reviewed medical journal Pediatric Cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology and Fetal Heart Society, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.Dr. Denny-Brown is fluent in Spanish and can care for his Spanish-speaking patients in their native tongue. He provides specialized care in all aspects of pediatric and adult congenital cardiology, with expertise in echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound), fetal cardiology, high blood pressure and cholesterol management, preventive cardiology, and cardiac critical care.Dr. Denny-Brown is well-known for his knowledgeable and compassionate approach to patients, he plays a pivotal role in the field of pediatric cardiology to improve the long-term health outcomes for his patients. Dr. Denny is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Heart Murmurs, Ventricular Septal Defects, and Kawasaki Disease.

Dr. Blurton is Board Certified in Pediatric Cardiology.He is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Cardiology and American Society of Echocardiography. After medical school Dr. Blurton completed his Residency in Pediatrics at the University of Nevada and went on to complete his Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of California, San Francisco.He joined Pacific Cardiovascular Associates after serving as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Loma Linda University School of Medicine where he was on faculty in the Pediatric Cardiology department for three years. Dr. Blurton's faculty appointment at Loma Linda provided him the opportunity to manage complex pediatric congenital heart disease patients at a premier tertiary referral center.His specific areas of clinical expertise and research interests include Transthoracic, Transesophageal, and Fetal echocardiography. He has particular interest in cardiovascular screening for competitive athletes prior to participation in high level high school or college sports. In addition to his strong clinical and diagnostic skills, Dr. Blurton brings an evidence based approach to his patient treatment strategies.  Dr. Blurton lives in Long Beach and is married to Pediatric Nurse practioner. They have two sons, he is an avid cyclist and big fan of premier league soccer. You can see some of his patients stories on his instagram account dominicblurtonmdTreat each patient as I would want a another Doctor to treat my own two children. Dr. Blurton is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Giant Cell Myocarditis, Kawasaki Disease, and Ventricular Septal Defects.