Interventional Cardiology

The UCLA Interventional Cardiology Program provides the following services:

Coronary

• Diagnostic cardiac catheterization and angiography
• Transradial cardiac cathererization and coronary intervention
• Transseptal left heart catheterization
• Coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary shunting 
• Rotational atherectomy (Rotablator) and laser atherectomy
• Fractional flow reserve measurement with pressure wire
• Intravascular coronary imaging with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), optical coherence tomography (OCT), and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
• Endomyocardial biopsy
• Pericardiocentesis and percutaneous pericardial window
• Exercise hemodynamic testing
• Coil embolization
• Stem cell therapy for patients with angina not amenable for revascularization
• Acetylcholine provocative testing for diagnosing PRINZMETAL angina
• Thrombolytic therapy of acute and chronic coronary thrombosis
• Treatment of chronic total occlusions program
• Absorb Bioresorbable Vacular Scaffold (BVS)

Structural

• Mitral and Aortic Valvuloplasty (PTAV/PTMV)
• Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Closure of Atrial Septal Defects (ASD)
• Closure of Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
• Closure of patent Ductus and Arteriosus
• Percutaneous closure of paravalvular leak
• Stenting of Aortic Coarctation
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) treatment with Alcohol Septal Ablation
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) with Edwards SAPIEN valve
• Transcatheter pulmonary valve implementation with Medtronic Melody valve
• Left Atrial Appendage Closure with LARIAT system
• Mitraclip

Peripheral

• Coil embolization of pulmonary arterial malformations
• Stenting of Aortic Coarctation

Cardiopulmonary

• Inhaled nitric oxide testing for patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Pulmonary angiography

Our Expert Team

Director

• Dave, Ravi MD

Physicians

• Aksoy, Olcay MD
• Bohkoor, Pooya MD
• Calfon Press, Marcella MD
• Huynh, Tracy MD
• Lee, James MD
• Lee, Michael MD
• Leibzon, Roman MD
• Manthripragada, Gopi MD
• Rafique, Asim MD
• Rabbani, (Amir) Behi MD
• Suh, William MD
• Tobis, Jon MD

Contact Us

(310) 825-9011 Westwood
(310) 582-6220 Santa Monica

Practice Locations

Westwood
100 UCLA Medical Plaza, Suite 630
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Santa Monica
2020 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 220
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pm