The 20 Best Rheumatic Fever Doctors Near Me in San Francisco, CA
Find the Top Rheumatic Fever Experts and Specialists
The 20 Best Rheumatic Fever Doctors near San Francisco, CA
MediFind found 38 doctor with experience in Rheumatic Fever near San Francisco, CA. Of these, 34 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.
Van Ness Campus MOB
Christian Spies is a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Spies is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Spies is currently accepting new patients.
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
David Daniels is a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Daniels is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Daniels is currently accepting new patients.
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
Conrad Vial is a Thoracic Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Vial is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Rheumatic Fever, Heart Valve Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Vial is currently accepting new patients.
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
Mark Lebehn is a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Lebehn is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Van Ness Campus Medical Office Building
Brett Sheridan is a Thoracic Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Sheridan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Regurgitation, Heart Transplant, and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Sheridan is currently accepting new patients.
Van Ness Campus MOB
Benjamin Romick is a Cardiologist in San Francisco, California. Dr. Romick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Romick is currently accepting new patients.
Heart Valve Disease Clinic
Dr. Sammy Elmariah is an interventional cardiologist who cares for adults with heart valve disease, coronary artery disease and congenital heart disease. He is an expert in transcatheter (minimally invasive) heart valve procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (TEER or MitraClip) and transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). He also specializes in assessing new medical devices for repairing or replacing the heart's tricuspid valve. The overall goal of Elmariah's research is to advance transcatheter and other surgical procedures for heart valve disease in order to maximize patient health and outcomes. He leads several clinical trials (studies with human volunteers) focused on valvular heart disease. These include landmark studies testing new transcatheter devices that treat heart valve disease without the need for open heart surgery. He and his research team are also investigating how to increase access to heart valve disease treatments and improve patient involvement in the management of their own care. And they are studying biomarkers (distinctive, measurable substances) in the blood that may help doctors determine the optimal time for individual patients to undergo heart valve procedures. His research team is funded by the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association, U.S. Department of Defense and several industry partners. Elmariah earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He completed fellowships in interventional cardiology and structural heart disease at Massachusetts General Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School. He also has a master of public health degree from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Sammy Elmariah is married to Dr. Sarina Elmariah, a dermatologist at UCSF, and they are the proud parents of two wonderful boys. Dr. Elmariah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Stenosis, Patent Foramen Ovale, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Cardiovascular Care And Prevention Center – Golden Gate Practice
Dr. Sung Choi is a general and interventional cardiologist at the Cardiovascular Care and Prevention Center – Golden Gate Practice. He focuses on developing personal relationships with his patients to help them reduce their risk of future heart problems. He is particularly interested in the connection between exercise and cardiovascular health. Choi earned his medical degree at the University of Virginia. He completed his residency as well as fellowships in cardiology and interventional cardiology at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Choi is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
University Of California-San Francisco
Lina Ya'qoub is an Interventional Cardiologist in San Francisco,, California. Dr. Ya'qoub is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Cardiogenic Shock, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Cardiovascular Care And Prevention Center – Golden Gate Practice
Dr. Anna T. Beyer is a general and interventional cardiologist, a specialist in advanced diagnostic and treatment techniques for the heart. Her expertise includes cardiac catheterization (procedures in which the heart is reached by passing a thin, flexible tube through a blood vessel), coronary stenting (inserting a mesh tube into a narrowed artery supplying the heart in order to maintain blood flow), repairing genetic heart defects (such as holes in the heart that should have closed up after birth) and stress testing (monitoring the heart's response to exercise). Beyer earned her medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She completed a residency in internal medicine at California Pacific Medical Center. She completed a fellowship in heart failure at UCSF, a cardiology fellowship at California Pacific Medical Center and a fellowship in interventional cardiology at UCSF. Dr. Beyer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. Her top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Necrosis, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Cardiac Surgery Program
Dr. Tobias Deuse is a heart surgeon and the director of minimally invasive cardiac surgery at UCSF. He is known for his pioneering work in developing minimally invasive techniques for mitral valve repair. Deuse earned his medical degree from the University of Würzburg in Germany. He received advanced training in heart and lung surgery at the University Hospital of Munich and University Heart Center Hamburg. After obtaining board certification in Germany as a heart surgeon, he completed a fellowship in lung and heart-lung transplantation with Stanford Medicine. After returning to Germany in 2009, Deuse was appointed director of heart and lung transplantation at the University Heart Center Hamburg. He achieved international acclaim for his development of innovative approaches to heart failure surgery, most notably minimally invasive techniques for implanting ventricular assist systems. He also demonstrated that high success rates could be achieved in mitral valve repair utilizing fully robot-assisted endoscopic surgery. Also known as keyhole surgery, this approach has many benefits for the patient, including substantially reduced postsurgical pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery. Deuse has received numerous honors, including election to the board of directors of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Dr. Deuse is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Stenosis, Heart Transplant, and Heart Valve Repair.
365 Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
James Lai is an Interventional Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Lai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Lai is currently accepting new patients.
365 Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
Alden Mcdonald is a Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Mcdonald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Cardiomyopathy. Dr. Mcdonald is currently accepting new patients.
365 Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
Mitul Kadakia is a Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Kadakia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Attack, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Kadakia is currently accepting new patients.
365 Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
John Chiu is an Interventional Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Chiu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Chiu is currently accepting new patients.
365 Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
Eric Johnson is a Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Johnson has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiomyopathy, Idiopathic Edema, Angioplasty, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Johnson is currently accepting new patients.
Hawthorne Avenue Care Center
Rani Upadhyay is an Interventional Cardiologist in Oakland, California. Dr. Upadhyay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Apoplexy, Arrhythmias, Heart Attack, and Angioplasty. Dr. Upadhyay is currently accepting new patients.
Russell Stanten is a Thoracic Surgeon in Oakland, California. Dr. Stanten is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Stanten is currently accepting new patients.
Junaid Khan is a Thoracic Surgeon in Oakland, California. Dr. Khan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Lung Nodules, Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair. Dr. Khan is currently accepting new patients.
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Scot Merrick is a Thoracic Surgeon in San Francisco, California. Dr. Merrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Rheumatic Fever. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Thrombophlebitis, Heart Valve Repair, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Last Updated: 02/22/2026

















