Alan Garvin, MD, FACC, FACP

Expert Publications

• Clinical nuclear imaging techniques for the diagnosis and evaluation of acute myocardial infarction.
• Myocardial perfusion imaging using single-photon emission computed tomography.

Media Releases

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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