Overview
Christopher Chen is a Cardiologist in Concord,, California. Dr. Chen has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Splenic Infarction, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2485 High School Ave Ste 100, Concord,, CA 94520
2400 Balfour Rd Ste 201, Brentwood,, CA 94513
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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Amir A. Schricker, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders. He uses specialized medications and procedures to care for patients with all types of irregular heart rhythms (or arrhythmias), including atrial fibrillation (AFib), atrial flutter, ventricular tachycardia (VTach or VT), premature ventricular contractions (PVC), and all supraventricular tachycardias (SVT) such as atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome (WPW), and atrial tachycardia (ATach or AT).Dr. Schricker has a special interest in atrial fibrillation treatment, including performing ablation, preventing strokes using warfarin/Coumadin and the newer blood thinning medications, and implanting left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices such as Watchman and LARIAT. He also has expertise using focal impulse rotor modulation (FIRM) ablation, a specialized catheter ablation procedure that individualizes ablation treatment to each patient.Dr. Schricker also has extensive experience implanting all cardiac rhythm devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, biventricular devices (cardiac resynchronization therapy [CRT]), and implantable loop recorders.As an assistant professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Dr. Schricker instructs medical students, residents and fellows at UC San Diego School of Medicine. His research focuses on investigating mechanisms of atrial fibrillation. He has co-authored many abstracts and journal articles, and his work has appeared in Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, and Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, among others.Dr. Schricker completed fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at UC San Diego School of Medicine, where he also completed a residency in internal medicine. He earned his medical degree from University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Schricker holds a master's degree in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Schricker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Stanford Health Care
Sanjiv Narayan is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in San Jose, California. Dr. Narayan is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Atrial Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
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Melvin Scheinman is a Cardiologist in San Francisco,, California. Dr. Scheinman is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Heart Block, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
- AnginaDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Chen isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Experienced
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Atrial MyxomaDr. Chen isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Myxoma.