The Kanbar Cardiac Center at California Pacific Medical Center offers advanced technology and equipment to diagnose heart disease, treat people with irregular heartbeats and open blocked vessels or arteries. Our nationally-recognized physicians and surgeons are committed to providing excellent personalized care in contemporary, welcoming facilities.
The Kanbar Cardiac Center features two cardiac catheterization laboratories, used to treat patients with blocked vessels or arteries and to help diagnose the causes of heart failure. The electrophysiology laboratory is used for treating patients with irregular heartbeats through cardiac resynchronization therapy and implantable cardiac defibrillators.
Over the years, Maurice Kanbar has pledged more than $10 million to the Kanbar Cardiac Center. Kanbar very personal reason for giving so generously.
Kanbar is known for his philanthropic investments in the arts, education and healthcare, but in this case he has a more personal reason.
“Both my parents died of heart failure,” Kanbar says. “So to me, if we can make some progress in solving the problem of heart failure, or if we can find ways of reducing the chances of it, I’d be very happy.”
One specific example of where great progress is being made is electrophysiology. Led by the internationally renowned Andrea Natale, M.D., CPMC’s electrophysiology team performs more than 700 complex ablations each year.