Rigved Tadwalkar MD

Rigved Tadwalkar, MD

Cardiology

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About Rigved Tadwalkar, MD 

Dr. Rigved Tadwalkar is a Consultant Cardiologist with the Pacific Heart Institute. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians, and is Board-Certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular CT, Nuclear Cardiology, and Internal Medicine. He provides a full range of non-invasive and invasive diagnostics, as well as conventional and novel therapies. He additionally offers concierge services through an enhanced access program, delivering exceptional personalized care.

With a passion for digital health, Dr. Tadwalkar co-founded the Committee on Technology with the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Tadwalkar’s additional clinical interests encompass the full spectrum of cardiovascular disease and include multimodality imaging, interventional echocardiography, diagnostic catheterization, and prevention. His professional interests include practice management, clinical research, medical education, public speaking, social media, and marketing.

Dr. Tadwalkar is an emerging voice in the field, cited by a variety of leading media outlets including U.S. News & World Report, Inside Edition, Healthline, and Huff Post. He serves on the Forbes Health Advisory Board and the Medical Review Board of Prevention Magazine. He is additionally a Medical Reviewer for Insider. Dr. Tadwalkar has been elected to the Super Doctors “Rising Stars” list annually and selected as a Top Doctor by Los Angeles Magazine.

Dr. Tadwalkar received his M.D. from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., M.S. in Physiology & Biophysics from Georgetown University and his B.A. from the University of Southern California in Biological Sciences and Sociology. He finished his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & the West Los Angeles VA Hospital. He thereafter accepted a faculty teaching position at UCLA as a Clinical Instructor at the David Geffen School of Medicine. Dr. Tadwalkar’s enthusiasm for Cardiovascular Medicine throughout his career led him to fellowship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. His accomplishment in this role was highlighted with several awards, including the Excellence in Cardiology Fellowship Award from the Cardiovascular Research Foundation of Southern California. During his final year of training, Dr. Tadwalkar served as Chief Cardiology Fellow, where he managed day-to-day operations for fellows in his program, including educational and clinical activities.

Dr. Tadwalker was very respectful and knowledeable. Despite the fact that this was my first visit, I have full confidence on him already.

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Medical Service

Heart & Vascular

Locations

2001 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 360W,
Santa Monica, CA 90404

12555 W. Jefferson Blvd., Suite 303,
Los Angeles, CA 90066
(310) 829-7678

Education

Medical School
George Washington University School Of Medicine, Washington, DC

Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

Fellowship
Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

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Reviews

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  • 4.9
  • 135 Reviews
  • 121 Comments
  • 5
05/29/2023

The best

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  • 5
05/28/2023

Very satified

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  • 5
05/24/2023

Excellent all round

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  • 5
05/20/2023

I recommended Dr. Tadwalkar to quite a few friends. He is my idea of the ideal doctor. I have complete confidence in him and could not recommend him more highly.

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  • 5
05/16/2023

The physician is excellent. I am very unhappy about how I was treated by receptionist.

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  • 5
05/16/2023

Was very hard to get an appointment. Once I got the appointment Dr. Tadwalkar was amazing. He spent a lot of time explaining and discussing about my medical history. He was very thorough and made me feel at ease to talk to him. Would definitely recommend him.

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  • 4.14
05/15/2023

While dealing with a case of congestive heart failure, the experience was adequate good.

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  • 5
05/09/2023

The Doctor and the office staff always do an excellent job.

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  • 5
05/08/2023

Very caring and easy to understand.

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  • 5
05/08/2023

Dr Tadwalkar is a great Dr, he is empathetic and takes time to listen to you and care as a person rather than a transaction .

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