FernandoMendozaMDFACC, FASE
Cardiology • Los Alamitos, CAEchocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Nuclear Cardiology, Preventive Cardiology
Fernando Mendoza, MD
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Office
3801 Katella Ave
Suite 401
Los Alamitos, CA 90720Phone+1 562-598-3200
Summary
- Dr. Fernando Mendoza, MD is a Cardiology-specialized healthcare provider based in Los Alamitos, CA. He holds subspecialties in Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Nuclear Cardiology, and Preventive Cardiology. Dr. Mendoza's rich educational background includes a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease and a residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Currently, he is the Director of Cardiac Imaging at Long Beach Medical Center while also serving as an Assistant Clinical Professor at University of California, Irvine and running his private practice. Dr. Mendoza has a history of publishing in distinguished journals and has received multiple awards, including the Orange County Physician of Excellence and the SuperDoctor title. His areas of experience encompass general cardiology, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, cardiac catheterization, and cardiac electrophysiology.
Education & Training
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2000 - 2004
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2000
University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineB.S., Biology, 1992 - 1996
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of PediatricsBoard Certified
- Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyBoard Certified Nuclear Cardiolgy
- National Board of EchocardiographyBoard Certified Echocardiography
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Orange County Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2013-2018
- SuperDoctor SuperDoctor.com, 2012-2018
- Attending of the Year Univ. of California, Irvine Cardiology Fellowship, 2013, 2015
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 41 citationsRetrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Diagnostic Value, and Complications of Percutaneous Prolonged Drainage Versus Surgical Pericardiotomy of Pericardial Effusion Ass...Nimish Patel, Asim M. Rafique, Shervin Eshaghian, Fernando Mendoza, Simon Biner
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2013-10-15 - 67 citationsHigh Prevalence of Ultrasound Detected Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Low Framingham Risk Score: Potential Implications for Screening for Subclinical Atheros...Tasneem Z. Naqvi, Fernando Mendoza, Farhad Rafii, Heidi Gransar, Maria Guerra
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2010-08-01 - 23 citationsPost-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following pediatric heart transplantation.Fernando Mendoza, Hiroko Kunitake, Hillel Laks, Jonah Odim
Pediatric Transplantation. 2006-02-01
Journal Articles
- Frequency of Recurrence of Pericardial Tamponade in Patients with Extended versus Non-Extended Pericardial Catheter DrainageRafique AM, Patel N, Biner S, Eshagian S, Mendoza F, Cercek B, Siegel RJ, American Journal of Cardiology, 1/1/2011
- High Prevalence of Ultrasound Detected Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects with Low Framingham Risk Score: Potential Implications for Screening for Subclinical Atheros...Naqvi T, Mendoza F, Shah PK, et al, Journal of American Society of Echocardiography, 1/1/2010
- Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Following Pediatric Heart TransplantationMendoza F, Kunitake H, Laks H, Odim, J, Pediatric Transplantation, 1/1/2006
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Press Mentions
When Your Heart Fails YouAugust 26th, 2018
Committees
- Leadership Council, MemorialCare Heart and Vascular Institute 2018 - Present
- Vice-chief of Cardiology, Long Beach Memorial 2018 - 2018
- Vice-chair, Multispecialty Quality Committee 2016 - 2018
- Executive Committee, Long Beach Memorial MHVI 2012 - 2018
- Director, Noninvasive Cardiolgy & Cardiac Imaging, Long Beach Memorial 2012 - 2018
- Director of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Care Inc 2008 - 2018
- Director of Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiovascular Care Inc. 2008 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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