Alan Garvin, MD, FACC, FACP
Nuclear Medicine Specialist | Nuclear Cardiology
1540 Florida Ave #100 Modesto CA, 95350About
A board-certified cardiologist, Dr. Alan A. Garvin welcomes patients at Valley Heart Institute of Doctors Medical Center in Modesto, CA. He serves as Director of Nuclear Medicine and Stress Testing. He also practices at several local hospitals, including Sutter Health’s Memorial Medical Center in Modesto and Emanuel Medical Center in Turlock. Licensed to practice in the state of California, he is the founding member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He has presented and published research on a variety of topics, including causes of planar, clinical, nuclear, and cardiac imaging, electrocardiography, first-pass radionuclide ventriculography, and coronary artery disease. As a volunteer, Dr. Garvin has been actively participating in medical missions in India, Kenya, Vietnam, and Philippines. As a cardiologist, Dr. Garvin specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system.
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Education and Training
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical Degree 1985
Board Certification
cardiovascular disease
and internal medicine
Nuclear cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine
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- Diplomate National Board of Medical Examiners -
Awards
- Lange Medical Publications Award Year
- First Annual Association of Black Cardiologists Scholarship Year
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Swelling
- Vascular Disease
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine
Fellowships
- Emory University Hospital nuclear medicine
- University of Chicago - Cardiovascular Disease 1999
Fellowships
- Emory University Hospital0nuclear medicine
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine
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Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Alan Garvin, who serves patients in Modesto, California.
An excellent cardiologist specializing in nuclear cardiology, Dr. Garvin is the Director of Nuclear Medicine and Stress Testing at the Valley Heart Institute of Doctors Medical Center.
Valley Heart Institute of Doctors Medical Center offers the Modesto region a convenient and comprehensive solution for those with heart disease. Serving the entire Stanislaus County, the multi-disciplinary specialists at Valley Heart Institute are committed to providing patients with access to nationally recognized care. They are able to detect and manage the early stages of heart disease by using minimally invasive treatment options, and providing some of the most advanced outpatient surgical procedures.
Among his other roles, he has medical privileges at Memorial Medical Center and Emanuel Medical Center.
A graduate of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Garvin completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Southern California Medical Center. He then went on to complete his fellowships in cardiovascular disease and nuclear medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center and at Emory University Hospital.
A Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, he is board-certified in nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
A Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, Dr. Garvin is the founding member of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He is also a member of the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Society of Nuclear Medicine.
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).
An eminent leader in his field, Dr. Garvin has presented and published research on the causes of electrocardiography, planar, clinical, nuclear, and cardiac imaging, first-pass radionuclide ventriculography, and coronary artery disease. He has also traveled to Kenya, India, Philippines, and Vietnam on a number of medical missions.
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