
Overview
Telehealth visits are available.Dr. Gidney believes in a measured, stepped approach to heart rhythm care. Starting with the most conservative and effective care options before proceeding to more invasive procedures. He is dedicated to the safest and most advanced techniques in heart rhythm management.
Dr. Gidney is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia, His Bundle Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
504 W Pueblo St, Ste 101, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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.
3 Clinical Trials
Ojai Heart Institute Medical Corporation
Alejandro Garcia is a Cardiologist in Oxnard, California. Dr. Garcia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, High Cholesterol, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Cardiology - Dignity Health - Santa Maria, CA
Jason Choi is a board certified cardiologist who is proud to serve the CentralCoast of California. Dr. Choi received his Bachelor of Arts from the University ofPennsylvania and his Medical Doctorate from the Jacobs School of Medicine andBiomedical Sciences in New York. He completed his internal medicineresidency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of Harvard MedicalSchool’s major teaching hospitals. He completed his cardiology fellowship atUCLA Medical Center, where he served as Chief Cardiology Fellow.Dr. Choi provides cardiology services to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital aswell as Marian Regional Medical Center, where he previously served as Chair ofMedicine. He is the current Medical Director of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Centerin Santa Maria. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
Central Coast Comprehensive Cardiovascular Imaging
Alex Harrison, MD, FACC is a board certified cardiologist serving the community of Santa Maria as well as offering noninvasive outpatient cardiovascular imaging services at C4 Imaging. He earned both his Bachelor of Science and Medical Doctorate degrees from the University of California, San Diego. He then completed internal medicine training with Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego and cardiovascular fellowship training at the University of California, Irvine. He performs angiograms and implants pacemakers and defibrillators. Additionally, he has clinical and research expertise in the cutting edge field of cardiovascular imaging including appropriate use and interpretation of cardiac CT angiography and cardiac MRI studies. He founded Santa Marias first outpatient cardiac nuclear myocardial perfusion program and is the Director of Central Coast Comprehensive Cardiovascular (C4) Imaging. He was named in 2011 and currently acts as the Director of the Non-Invasive Cardiology Department at Marian Regional Medical Center. He was elected by his peers to serve as the Chief of Cardiology at Marian Regional Medical Center for 2012 and 2013. Dr. Harrison is fluent in both English and Spanish; his services are available to adult cardiovascular patients. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertensive Heart Disease. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Aortic Regurgitation, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Gidney isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Gidney isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Cardiac AblationDr. Gidney isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- His Bundle TachycardiaDr. Gidney isDistinguished. Learn about His Bundle Tachycardia.
- Multifocal Atrial TachycardiaDr. Gidney isDistinguished. Learn about Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia.
- Advanced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Gidney isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Gidney isAdvanced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Gidney isAdvanced. Learn about Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Experienced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- CardiomyopathyDr. Gidney isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Gidney isExperienced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- FaintingDr. Gidney isExperienced. Learn about Fainting.
- Familial Neurocardiogenic SyncopeDr. Gidney isExperienced. Learn about Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
- Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect

