Los Alamitos Cardiovascular Physicians: Meet Bret A. Witter, M.D.

Bret A. Witter, MD, FACC, FACP

Dr. Brett A. Witter Dr. Bret A. Witter joined Los Alamitos Cardiovascular in 2003.

I enjoy meeting new people and listening to their medical issues. Together we find a plan that meets their specific needs...

On Medicine
It is still fun. Despite its demands, I cannot imagine working in any other profession.

On Los Alamitos Cardiovascular
I moved my practice here in 2003. It has been my pleasure to work, not only with the doctors in this group, but with the entire office staff.

On My Specialty
It has been said that keeping up with the advances in cardiology is like drinking from a fire hydrant. I strive to keep pace with all the exciting advances in cardiology and apply them when appropriate.

Dr. Bret A. Witter's Curriculum Vitae	View Printable CV

Specialty:	Cardiovascular Medicine
Undergraduate Education:	Biological Sciences University of California, Irvine Irvine, California September 1979 - June 1983
Medical Education:	Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas August 1983 - June 1987
Internship:	Internal Medicine St. Mary's Medical Center / Affiliated with UCLA School of Medicine July 1987- June 1998
Residency:	Internal Medicine St. Mary's Medical Center / Affiliated with UCLA School of Medicine Long Beach, California July 1988 - June 1990
Fellowship:	Cardiovascular Diseases St. Mary Medical Center / Affiliated with UCLA School of Medicine Long Beach, California July 1990 - June 1993
Academic Appointments:	Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) 1996 - Present
Medical Boards:	National Boards (Taken Individually), 1984 - 1987 FLEX (Federal Licensing Examination) Part 1 - 1985 \| Part 2 - 1986 American Board of Internal Medicine, 1990 Recertification 2000 and 2009 American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Subspecialty Exam, 1993 Recertification 2003 NASPE Testamur (North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Exam), 1998
Honors And Awards:	Phi Beta Kappa Magna Cum Laude University of California, Irvine 1983 Outstanding Teaching Physician St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, California 1993-1994 Outstanding Teaching Physician St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, California 2000 - 2001 Special Recognition for Teaching Excellence St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, California 2003 - 2004
Education and Teaching:	ICU Morning Report St. Mary Medical Center 1993 - 2003, 2007 - Present CCU / Cardiology Rounds St. Mary Medical Center 1993 - 2003 Cardiology Conference St. Mary Medical Center 2007 - Present
Hospital Activities:	St. Mary's Medical Center Vice Chief of Medicine, 2002 - 2003 Medical Director of Cardiopulmonary Unit, 2003 Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 2001 - 2002 Cardiac Catheterization/Cardiac Surgery Committee, 1996 - 2003 Cardiac Catheterization/Cardiac Surgery, 1996 - 2000 CCU/ICU Committee, 1994 Long Beach Community Medical Center Cardiac Advisory Board – Chairman, 1996 - 1998 Los Alamitos Medical Center Pharmacy and Therapeutics - Chairman, 2008 to Present
Society Fellowship:	American College of Cardiology, May 1995 American College of Physicians, February 2002
Society Membership:	American College of Physician # 034919, 1987 - Present American College of Cardiology # 609229, 1990 - Present Los Angeles County Medical Association, 1995 - Present
Intramural Presentations:	Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Critical care Setting” – CRITICAL CARE TRIAD, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach January 19, 1995 “Differentiation of Cardiac and non Cardiac chest pain” CARDIOLOGY 2000 symposium at Long Beach, California Hyatt May 13, 2000
Foreign Language:	Medical Spanish
Work History:	Los Alamitos Cardiovascular Los Alamitos, California October 1993 - Present Cardiovascular Associates Long Beach, California July 1993 - October 1993
Publications:	Witter, BA, Decristofaro. Muscle Bands, Tendons and Trabeculations. (Letter) Am J. Cariol 1992; 71:499 – 500.
Research:	Molecular Biology/ Immunology Cell Culture, electrophoresis techniques, 1978 – 1979 Gale Granger, PhD. University of California, Irvine. Supine Bike/Stress Echo (Unpublished) A.S. Abbasi, M.D., F.A.C.C. Long Beach, California. Sub-Investigator Fosiniopril drug study, 1992 Bristol- Myer Squibb Company Principal Investigator – SAFE (Silent Atrial Fibrillation Detection with Stored EGMS). Guidant Corporation. Sub-Investigator; Freedom - A Frequent Optimization Study the Quick Opt ™ Method. Sponsor: St Jude. Sub-Investigator; Registry of AT/AF Episodes in the CRM Device Population: Rate Registry. Sponsor: St. Jude.

Bret A. Witter, MD, FACC, FACP

Dr. Bret A. Witter's Curriculum Vitae

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