Dr. Rodney A. Samaan, M.D. Get a Second Opinion
Attending Physician, Cardiology
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Mission Hills, CA
Areas of expertise
Preventive Cardiology
Bio
Dr. Samaan is board-certified Cardiologist in the fields of Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology. His interdisciplinary training puts him in a unique position to care for teens who have been diagnosed with or are at risk for heart conditions and health problems related to premature poor health (such as hypertension, obesity, type 2 diabetes, chest pain, and sleep apnea).
He has previously worked as Cardiology Fellow at Saint Vincents Hospital Manhattan and as Pediatric ER doctor at Emergency Medical Associates, Richmond University Medical Center. He has also been involved in medical research in four continents having done medical work in remote regions of South America and the Middle East and even presented his medical findings in South Africa.
His hobbies consist of running (he has completed three marathons), swimming, biking, traveling, reading and blogging about how to prevent heart disease and remain healthy, and attending cardiology conferences all over the world to bring the latest to his patients.
He has previously worked as Cardiology Fellow at Saint Vincents Hospital Manhattan and as Pediatric ER doctor at Emergency Medical Associates, Richmond University Medical Center. He has also been involved in medical research in four continents having done medical work in remote regions of South America and the Middle East and even presented his medical findings in South Africa.
His hobbies consist of running (he has completed three marathons), swimming, biking, traveling, reading and blogging about how to prevent heart disease and remain healthy, and attending cardiology conferences all over the world to bring the latest to his patients.
Education
School
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Fellowship
Cardiology: Saint Vincents Hospital, Manhattan, NY
Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: Case Western Medical Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Internship
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: Case Western Medical Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Medical Degree
M.D., M.P.H.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Fellowship
Cardiology: Saint Vincents Hospital, Manhattan, NY
Residency
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: Case Western Medical Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Internship
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: Case Western Medical Center, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
Medical Degree
M.D., M.P.H.
Awards
Board Member, Clinica Romero, clinic serving indigent patients in Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mention: 12th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Paper Competition: Severe Widening of the QRS complex, Left Ventricular Depression, Syncope Induced by Propafenone Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation.
Student Development Council Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Beale Family Medicine Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
National Arab American Fellowship Scholarship
National Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
National Phi Alpha Theta, Centre College (Honorary Historical Society)
Goodwill Scholarship, Centre College
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Reviewer: (1999-2001)
International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education
Practice and Policy, Reviewer: 2003-2006
Honorable Mention: 12th Annual Residents and Fellows Research Paper Competition: Severe Widening of the QRS complex, Left Ventricular Depression, Syncope Induced by Propafenone Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation.
Student Development Council Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Beale Family Medicine Scholarship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
National Arab American Fellowship Scholarship
National Delta Omega Honorary Public Health Society, University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Public Health
National Phi Alpha Theta, Centre College (Honorary Historical Society)
Goodwill Scholarship, Centre College
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Reviewer: (1999-2001)
International Electronic Journal of Rural and Remote Health Research, Education
Practice and Policy, Reviewer: 2003-2006
Publications
Available on request
