Annahita K. Sarcon
Experienced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Experienced in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
710 N Euclid Street Ste 214, 
Anaheim, CA 

Overview

Dr. Sarcon completed her bachelor’s degree at UCLA, followed by two master’s degrees in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and Physiology/Biophysics at Georgetown University. She has been awarded multiple fellowships at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from 2005-2008. She earned her Medical Degree from UC Davis in 2013. Dr. Sarcon was a Fulbright Scholar in Spain and Switzerland, where she studied the role of stem cells in myocardial regeneration, and heart conditions that disproportionately affect women. Her research in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy or “Broken Heart Syndrome” has generated more than 30 publications, including a landmark paper in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2015.

Dr. Sarcon completed her Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at USC in 2019, then completed her Electrophysiology Fellowship at UCSF in 2021. Dr. Sarcon has published numerous peer-reviewed studies focused on cardiovascular disease and arrythmias. She is also active in cardiology-centered professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology (where she serves on the leadership committee) and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Dr. Sarcon has maintained her academic affiliations, as a junior faculty member at UC Riverside (where she was awarded ‘Faculty of the Year’ in 2023), as well as a volunteer faculty member at the University of California Irvine. She also serves in the “EP Save a Life Foundation”, offering free cardiac screening to teens to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.

Dr. Sarcon is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Electrophysiology. She specializes in current, state of the art pacemaker and defibrillator implantations, including leadless pacemakers and conduction system pacing, as well as the left atrial appendage closure device (Watchman device) for patients unable to tolerate blood thinners. She also performs ablations to treat conditions such as atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardias, premature ventricular contractions, and ventricular tachycardias. Dr. Sarcon is experienced in echocardiography, electrocardiography interpretation, and stress tests. Her interests include genetic arrythmias such as Brugada Syndrome, women’s cardiovascular diseases, and healthcare disparities.

Dr. Sarcon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF). Her top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Hypertension, Acute Coronary Syndrome, and Atrial Fibrillation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 32 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Residency
Scripps Green Hospital
Specialties
Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Licenses
Medical Doctor in CA
Board Certifications
ABIM - Cardiovascular Disease
Electrophysiology
ABIM - Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
AHMC - Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Orange County Global Medical Center
Placentia-Linda Hospital
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Saddleback Memorial Medical Center
Hoag Presbyterian Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female
Awards
2006 to 2008 - National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellowship
2011 & 2012 - Ruth G. White Scholarship, Women in Medicine Award
2013 - American College of Physicians, Resident Clinical Vignette Award
2014 - American College of Physicians, Resident Research Award
2023 - Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of California, Riverside

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Alignment Health Plan
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Shield of California
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Devoted Health
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
  • PPO
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HMSA
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Inland Empire Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
SCAN Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
710 N Euclid Street Ste 214, Anaheim, CA 92801
Other Locations
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
4281 Katella Ave Ste 109, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
3080 Bristol St., Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
3070 Bristol Street Ste 190, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Pacific Cardiovascular Associates
5581 Alton Parkway, Irvine, CA 92618

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Sarcon has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypertension
Angina
Coronary Heart Disease
High Cholesterol
Heart Failure
Arrhythmias
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Tachycardia
Cardiomyopathy
Aortic Valve Stenosis

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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