Education
Medical school
Dr. Whittier attended Tulane University School of Medicine and graduated in
2011 (11 years ago).
About Me
Dr. Whittier works at Southern California Permanente Medical Group, which has 7805 other health providers.
- Cardiology
- 11+ years
- Male
- 1326335944
As a cardiology, Dr. Whittier may see patients with the following conditions. Please check with Dr. Whittier what conditions he treats. Dr. Whittier may treat additional conditions not listed.
- ARDS
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Amyloidosis
- Aneurysms
- Angina
- Aortic aneurysm
- Aortic dissection
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic valve disease
- Aortic valve regurgitation
Specialties
Dr. Whittier is a cardiologist.
Cardiology
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart as well as some parts of the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology. Physicians who specialize in this field of medicine are called cardiologists, a specialty of internal medicine. Pediatric cardiologists are pediatricians who specialize in cardiology. Physicians who specialize in cardiac surgery are called cardiothoracic surgeons or cardiac surgeons, a specialty of general surgery.