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 Murmurs. 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.
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Locations
710 N Euclid Street Ste 214, Anaheim, CA 92801
4281 Katella Ave Ste 109, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
3080 Bristol St., Suite 600, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
3070 Bristol Street Ste 190, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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.
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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- Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Sarcon isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.