Guillermo AndresCortesMD

Cardiology • Los Angeles, CA

Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

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Office
1200 N State St
# CT-A7D
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone+1 323-226-7556

Fax+1 323-226-2657

Summary

Dr. Guillermo Andres Cortes is a cardiologist in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System. He received his medical degree from El Bosque University and has been in practice 11 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac critical care and is experienced in general cardiology, hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and preventive cardiology.

Clinical Expertise

General cardiology, Cardiac electrophysiology, Cardiac critical care

Education & Training

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2017 - 2019
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2014 - 2017
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012 - 2014
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Brooklyn Hospital CenterInternship, Preliminary Year, 2009 - 2010
El Bosque UniversityClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License Current
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

14 citations
Same-day discharge after coronary stenting and femoral artery device closure: A randomized study in stable and low-risk acute coronary syndrome patients ☆
Leonardo C. Clavijo, Guillermo A. Cortes, Aaron Jolly, Han Tun, Anilkumar Mehra
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2016-04-01
29 citations
Interanimal variability in preexisting collaterals is a major factor determining outcome in experimental angiogenesis trials
Stephan Zbinden, Leonardo C. Clavijo, Birgit Kantor, Hakim Morsli, Guillermo A. Cortes
American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 2007-04-01

Journal Articles

Impella® and Tandem Heart® for Circulatory Support in Refractory Cardiogenic Shock.
Guillermo Andres Cortes; Kevin Platt; Ryan Kobayashi; Ray Matthews; Anilkumar Mehra; Michael Gaglia; David Shavelle; Leonardo Clavijo., JACC Interventions, 2/2014
Same Day Discharge after Coronary Stenting with Facilitated Vascular Device Closure: A Randomized Prospective Study
Clavijo LC, Cortes GA, Jolly A, Gaglia M, Shavelle D, Mehra A and Matthews RV, JACC Interventions, 7/2013
Impact of Insurance Type in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated with Percutaneous Coronary.
Cortes G. Andres; Jiken Bhatt; Nazila Rad; Han Tun; David Shavelle; Anilkumar Mehra; Michael A. Gaglia; Ray V. Matthews; Leonardo Clavijo., JACC Interventions., 2/2013
Prediction Of Multivessel Disease In STEMI Patients.
Eric Bansal; Nazila Rad; Andres Cortes; Brittany Wagman; Kenneth Kita; Han Tun; Ray Matthews; Anilkumar Mehra; Michael Gaglia; Leonardo Clavijo; David Shavelle., JACC Interventions., 2/2013
The Metabolic Syndrome is Highly Prevalent in Young Patients wit Acute Myocardial Infarction.
G. Andres Cortes; Nirav Desai; Rad Nazila; David M. Shavelle; Anilkumar Mehra; Michael A. Gaglia; Ray V. Matthews; Leonardo Clavijo, JACC Interventions., 2/2013
Young Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: How Are They Different?
Nirav Desai; G. Andres Cortes; Kenneth Kita; Nazila Rad; David M. Shavelle; Anilkumar Mehra; Michael A. Gaglia; Ray V. Matthews; Leonardo Clavijo., JACC Interventions., 2/2013
Effect of Diabetes Mellitus Treatment Type in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Upahyay RY, Cortes GA, Tun H, Rad NZ, Mehra A, Shavelle DM, Matthews RV and Clavijo LC, Circulation., 11/2012
2011 Interventional Cardiology Research Highlights.
Kita K, Lyn R, Cortes GA and Clavijo LC, Interventional Cardiology Journal., 12/2011
Inter-Animal Variability in Preexisting Collaterals Is a Major Factor In Outcome In Stem Cell Trials.
Stephan Zbinden, Leonardo C Clavijo, Hakim Morsli, Guillermo A Cortes, James A Andrews, Gil Jin Jang, Mary Susan Burnett, and Stephen E. Epstein., American Journal of Physiology. Heart and Circulatory Physiology., 4/2007
Escherichia Coli Resistant to Fluoroquinolones.
Guillermo Andres Cortes, Mario Alexander Sanchez y Mauricio Zuniga, ECM Magazine., 6/2005
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Abstracts/Posters

Persistent ST Elevation after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction
G. A Cortes, M Narayanan, D Kim, C Nguyen, R Matthews, D Shavelle, A Mehra, L Clavijo and D Cesario, ACP Regional Meeting, San Diego, 2012
Eosinophilic Pneumonia, AIN and Dress Syndrome induced by Carbamazepine and Phenytoin
G. A Cortes, S. Politano., USC Internal Medicine Meeting, Los Angeles, 2012

Research History

Research FellowUniversity of Southern California, Division of Cardiology2010 - 2011
Research AssistantMedstar Research Institute/Washington Hospital Center2005 - 2005