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    MediFind found 503 doctor with experience in High Cholesterol near La Jolla, CA. Of these, 447 are Experienced, 52 are Advanced, 2 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    503 providers found
      Pam R. Taub
      Distinguished in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine
      Distinguished in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology | Nuclear Medicine

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pam Taub is a Cardiologist and a Nuclear Medicine provider in San Diego, California. Dr. Taub is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Heart Failure, Familial Dysautonomia, High Cholesterol, and Heart Transplant.

      Elite in High Cholesterol
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Elite in High Cholesterol
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Sotirios Tsimikas is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Tsimikas is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Apolipoprotein C2 Deficiency, Familial Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Stent Placement.

      What does Elite, Distinguished, Advanced, Experienced mean?
      Jayson A. Morgan
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Experienced in High Cholesterol

      Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group Inc

      2929 Health Ctr Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (7.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jayson Morgan is a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Morgan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure. Dr. Morgan is currently accepting new patients.

      Are you looking for a specific type of High Cholesterol?

      Common conditions include: Familial Hypercholesterolemia

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      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Experienced in High Cholesterol

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nicholas Phreaner is a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Phreaner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Smith is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Diego, California. Dr. Smith is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, and Lung Transplant.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Experienced in High Cholesterol

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Carazo is a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Carazo has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Transposition of the Great Arteries, Pulmonary Valves Agenesis, Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Carazo is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology

      Regents Of The University Of California

      200 W Arbor Dr, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (8.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Paul Kim is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Kim has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine

      Monica Perlman MD Inc

      9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 320, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Kalina is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Kalina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Urethritis, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine

      Monica Perlman MD Inc

      9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 320, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jamie Switzer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Switzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Oral Herpes, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Acute Cystitis.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology
      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology

      Scripps Cardiology Medical Group, Inc.

      9888 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Pingfeng Du is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Du is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, High Cholesterol, Atrial Fibrillation, and Atherosclerosis.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Ximed Hospitalists, Inc.

      9888 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Mark Adrian is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Adrian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Dehydration, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Hip Replacement.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine

      Scripps Health

      9898 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sanjeev Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence, Granuloma Annulare, and Chronic Cough.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Advanced in High Cholesterol

      Scripps Health

      9898 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      David Cork is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Cork is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Failure, Lipogranulomatosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Advanced in High Cholesterol

      Scripps Health

      9898 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jorge Gonzalez is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Gonzalez is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Atrial Fibrillation, Sengers Syndrome, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Evan D. Muse
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Cardiology

      Scripps Health

      9898 Genesee Ave, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Evan Muse is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Muse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Advanced in High Cholesterol
      Advanced in High Cholesterol

      Scripps Health

      10666 N Torrey Pines Rd, 2nd Floor Sw209, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Douglas Triffon is a Cardiologist in La Jolla, California. Dr. Triffon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, High Cholesterol, Sitosterolemia, Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Distinguished in High Cholesterol
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Distinguished in High Cholesterol
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Emergency And Acute Care Medical Corporation

      7901 Frost St, 
      San Diego, CA 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      43+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ronald Goldberg is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in San Diego, California. Dr. Goldberg has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), High Cholesterol, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Internal Medicine
      6525 La Jolla Blvd, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Leila Rhodes is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Rhodes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Neuralgia, Glossitis, Pernicious Anemia, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine

      Monica Perlman MD Inc

      7855 Ivanhoe Ave, Suite 110, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Nicholas Canelo is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Canelo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Folate Deficiency, and Subacute Combined Degeneration.

      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in High Cholesterol
      Family Medicine
      9850 Genesee Ave Ste 740, 
      La Jolla, CA 
       (2.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Janet Schwartz is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in La Jolla, California. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. Her top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Melorheostosis, and Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of High Cholesterol?

      Cholesterol is a fat (also called a lipid) that your body needs to work properly. Too much bad cholesterol in your blood can increase your chance of getting heart disease, stroke, and other problems.

      Common medical terms for high blood cholesterol are lipid disorder, hyperlipidemia, or hypercholesterolemia, with the last being the most precise.

      When should I see a High Cholesterol doctor near La Jolla, 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 a High Cholesterol doctor near La Jolla, 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 High Cholesterol doctors near La Jolla, 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 High Cholesterol doctors near La Jolla, 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 a High Cholesterol doctor near La Jolla, 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 High Cholesterol doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different High Cholesterol 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 a High Cholesterol doctor near La Jolla, 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 High Cholesterol 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 High Cholesterol 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 High Cholesterol doctors near La Jolla, CA?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the High Cholesterol 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 a High Cholesterol doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the High Cholesterol 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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