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Welcome to California Heart Specialists. We have been providing quality care to Southern California residents since 2006. Located in Huntington Beach, our physicians are Board-Certified in Cardiovascular Medicine. Our practice provides state of the art onsite testing for your convenience and we offer a holistic no drug approach. Our staff is knowledgeable and eager to help you. Give us a call today. DISCLAIMER: Please do not send emails or messages if you have medical questions or emergencies. Always call and speak to a live person. Thank you.

Amer Zarka, MD, is a general and interventional cardiologist and managing partner at Good Heart Medical Group, Inc. in Santa Ana and Garden Grove, California. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is certified in advanced cardiopulmonary life support.

Dr. Zarka completed his internship and residency at Jordan University Hospital in Amman, Jordan. He then pursued postgraduate medical training at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, where he studied internal medicine, cardiology, and interventional cardiology.

Prior to Good Heart Medical Group, Inc., Dr. Zarka was the Director of Pacemaker Service, Co-Director of Cardiac Catheterization Lab, and Director of Cardiology Hyperlipidemia Clinic at VA Medical Center in Long Beach, California. He also served as the assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Dr. Zarka is affiliated with Fountain Valley Hospital, Orange County Global Medical Center, South Coast Global Medical Center, Garden Grove Hospital, and Anaheim Global Medical Center.

Welcome to California Heart Specialists. We have been providing quality care to Southern California residents since 2006. Located in Huntington Beach, our physicians are Board-Certified in Cardiovascular Medicine. Our practice provides state of the art onsite testing for your convenience and we offer a holistic no drug approach. Our staff is knowledgeable and eager to help you. Give us a call today. DISCLAIMER: Please do not send emails or messages if you have medical questions or emergencies. Always call and speak to a live person. Thank you.

Has a multicultural and comprehensive approach to his practice. • Received medical education at Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. • Completed residency training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. • Additional training: Women’s Heart Disease and Heart Failure-Heart Transplant at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. • Successfully finished one of the busiest programs in the country in both Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology specialties at Hofstra North Shore – LIJ School of Medicine, New York. Treating wide range of diseases: Arrhythmias, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, peripheral vascular disease involving arterial and venous systems, valvular heart disease Special skills and interests in complex coronary and peripheral vascular interventions.

Dr. Shaun Daneshrad, MD, FACC, is a leading internist and cardiologist in the Greater Los Angeles area, providing adults in and around Beverly Hills, CA, with skilled and compassionate care in all areas of internal medicine. With board certifications in both internal medicine and cardiology, Dr. Daneshrad provides care for medical issues in multiple areas, including diseases and conditions of the digestive tract, lungs and airways, blood disorders, cancer, and both chronic and acute diseases and conditions.

Dr. Daneshrad earned his bachelor's degree in microbiology at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and his MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Loma Linda University before becoming an instructor at Riverside General Hospital, and soon after, completing a cardiology fellowship at Loma Linda University Medical Center and Loma Linda VA hospital.

After practicing in a group practice for several years, Dr. Daneshrad began his solo practice in the Los Angeles area where he enjoys being able to provide one-on-one personalized care for each individual patient.

As a double board-certified physician, Dr. Daneshrad has extensive experience in both internal medicine issues and cardiology. He maintains professional relationships with several area hospitals including Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Olympia Medical Center, and has served as the clinical chief of cardiology at both Brotman Medical Center and Olympia Medical Center. He has been an active member of Cedars-Sinai's Performance Improvement Committee too.

At Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Daneshrad provides advanced cardiac care and intervention including treatments for atrial fibrillation, valve disorders and dysfunctions, mitral valve regurgitation, atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale.

With an unflagging commitment to learning and implementing novel medical techniques and technology, Dr. Daneshrad has become known as a trusted provider of skilled, compassionate care for men and women in the Beverly Hills, CA area.

Brenton Bauer, MD, is a board-certified internist and cardiologist at COR Healthcare in Los Angeles. He sees patients at the Torrance, Redondo Beach and El Segundo offices in addition to the cardiology department at Torrance Memorial Medical Center.  He specializes in general cardiology, cardio-oncology, and advanced cardiac imaging.

Dr. Bauer completed his medical education and advanced training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition to earning his Doctor of Medicine with honors, Dr. Bauer completed an internal medicine internship and residency, serving as chief resident, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship serving as chief fellow. He has been certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in addition to subspecialty boards of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular CT, and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Bauer has written extensively for medical journals and other publications.

An award-winning physician, Dr. Bauer has been named to the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) national conference program faculty, as an ACC National FIT (Fellows in Training) Jeopardy Competition finalist, as a finalist for the UCLA Most Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award, and won the best poster presentation in congenital heart disease at the American College of Cardiology’s 2015 conference, among others.

In his leisure time, Dr. Bauer loves traveling the world with his wife and junior high sweetheart.  They particularly enjoy experiencing different cultures, trying amazing food, and learning different languages (to which he is fluent in English and Spanish and working on others including Italian). 

Parham Parto, MD, MPH, FACC, is an interventional cardiologist at Parto Heart & Vascular in Los Angeles and Newport Beach, California, providing care for patients throughout Southern California. Dr. Parto is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.

A Southern California native, Dr. Parto grew up in Irvine, attending the University of California, Irvine for his Bachelor of Science in biological sciences with a minor in educational studies. He then completed his Master of Public Health in health administration at Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California.

After earning his Doctor of Medicine at St. George’s University School of Medicine in True Blue, Grenada, West Indies, Dr. Parto completed his internal medicine internship and residency program at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, rising to the top of his class and serving as chief resident.

Dr. Parto did his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, Louisiana, training with the top experts in the field. 

He pursued further specialized training in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular intervention at VCU School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia. 

Currently, Dr. Parto is the Chief of Cardiology at St. Vincent Medical Center and the Director of Vascular Diseases at California Hospital Medical Center, both in Los Angeles. He has treated a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, won awards, and produced a number of publications. 

Dr. Parto is a well-recognized, highly skilled physician who’s committed to the health and recovery of his patients and well-liked for his compassionate bedside manner. 

Sang Yong Ji, MD, is a board-certified adult cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at COR Healthcare in Torrance, California. His board certification also includes internal medicine, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography.

Dr. Ji was born in South Korea and moved to Paraguay during his junior high school year. He earned his medical degree from Asunción National University, Paraguay. He then moved to New York City to complete internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine before completing a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated as the Best Resident of the year and with Program director's award & Chief of Division award from internal medicine residency program and cardiology fellowship program respectively. He also served as chief fellow at both Montefiore cardiology fellowship program and Johns Hopkins University cardiac electrophysiology fellowship program. He provides state of the art care including complex ablations for different arrhythmias and implantation of cardiac electronic devices. He shares his expertise by authoring numerous publications in highly respected scientific and medical journals. He continues to stay active as current Principal Investigator in several clinical research projects at Torrance Memorial Medical Center as well.

Dr. Ji is fluent in English, Spanish, and Korean. When he’s not treating patients, Dr. Ji enjoys spending time with his wife, who is an internal medicine physician and their four children.

Ray Wyman, MD, is a board-certified cardiologist specializing in general cardiology, internal medicine, interventional cardiology, and adult congenital heart disease. An experienced cardiologist with more than 20 years in his field, Dr. Wyman serves the community of Los Angeles at COR Healthcare Medical Associates in Torrance, California.

Dr. Wyman earned his medical doctorate from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore before completing his internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the same city. Dr. Wyman developed an interest in cardiology early in his career and later completed dual cardiology fellowships through Boston’s Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In addition to heart disease and heart attack treatment, anticoagulation management, and high blood pressure treatment, Dr. Wyman performs ongoing research in coronary artery stenting.

Dr. Wyman has many interests and hobbies outside of work. When he isn’t spending time with his wife and four children, he loves playing outdoor sports and cooking gourmet meals at home.

Ankush Chhabra, MD, is a board-certified internist and cardiologist at COR Healthcare Medical Associates in Los Angeles. At the practice in Torrance and Manhattan Beach, California, he specializes in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and peripheral vascular cardiology. 

Dr. Chhabra earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, before moving to Michigan for his internal medicine residency, which he completed at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Chhabra received advanced training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), completing a cardiology fellowship in 2004 and an interventional cardiology fellowship in 2005. Wanting to offer patients the highest level of care possible, Dr. Chhabra also completed a peripheral vascular fellowship through Harvard University at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston in 2006.

Dr. Chhabra speaks English and Hindi.

When he’s not caring for patients at COR Healthcare Medical Associates, Dr. Chhabra enjoys reading about the history of the United States presidency, as well as traveling and playing tennis.

Wilson Kwan, MD, MS, is a board-certified internist and cardiologist at COR Healthcare Medical Associates. He specializes in general cardiology and advanced imaging. 

Dr. Kwan earned his medical doctorate at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He completed his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center / Keck Hospital of USC. 

He has been certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease in addition to subspecialty boards of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular CT, Nuclear Cardiology, and Vascular Interpretation. Dr. Kwan has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in medical and basic science journals as well as contributed to several book chapters. 

Dr. Kwan is fluent in English and Mandarin and proficient in conversational Spanish. 

A SoCal native, Dr. Kwan enjoys fishing, freediving, tennis, basketball, and gardening. He is also an avid traveler and aspiring home chef.