Dr. Kandan Baban, DO is a cardiology specialist in Escondido, CA and has been practicing for 3 years. She graduated from Kirksville College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and specializes in cardiology.Read her story
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
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Dr. Baban's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Baban "Kandan Baban, DO is a board certified Osteopathic Physician specializing in Cardiology. As a Cardiologist, she specializes in cardiovascular disease prevention, valvular heart disease, and congestive heart failure management. She has a special interest in women's heart disease prevention and management as well as non-invasive cardiology (stress testing, ECHO, TEE), and non-interventional procedures. Dr. Baban is an accomplished physician with multiple board certifications, several scientific awards from the American College of Physicians, and an extensive research background with multiple publications and speaking engagements. Dr. Baban has broad medical knowledge through her prior experiences as a hospitalist and as an intensive care doctor at multiple Scripps institutions. Dr. Baban has a unique approach to empowering and assisting patients to better care for themselves. She emphasizes prevention and promotes cardiovascular risk reduction through healthy lifestyle changes. She treats each patient with compassion and she believes in personalized medicine, which allows for a more accurate diagnosis and specific treatment plan. Dr. Baban received her B.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of California San Diego in 2002. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007, and was awarded the Harbarger Award for Academic Excellence. She completed her residency program in Internal Medicine at Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital in 2010, and her fellowship in Cardiology also from Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital in 2015. Dr. Baban is certified by the American Board of Cardiology, the National Board of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She also has a diverse cultural background and speaks Kurdish and Arabic, fluently."
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This content was provided by Dr. Baban "Dr. Baban has a unique approach to empowering and assisting patients to better care for themselves. She emphasizes prevention and promotes cardiovascular risk reduction through healthy lifestyle changes. She treats each patient with compassion and she believes in personalized medicine, which allows for a more accurate diagnosis and specific treatment plan."
1 Specialties
- Cardiology
2 Board Certifications
- Cardiovascular DiseaseAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
- Internal MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Internal Medicine*
24 Conditions Treated
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chest Pain
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
- Heart Disease
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Pericardial Disease
- Pulmonary Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Syncope
- Thrombosis
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Vascular Disease
20 Procedures
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Cardiovascular Stress Test
- Cardioversion, Elective
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
- Impella Device
- Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
- Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
- Peripheral Artery Catheterization
- Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
- Thoracentesis
- Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
- Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for California.
0 Sanctions
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0 Board Actions
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Education
- University Of California At San DiegoUndergraduate School | Graduated 2002
- Kirksville College Of Osteopathic MedicineMedical School | Graduated 2007
- Scripps Clin Green HospInternship Hospital | Completed 2008
- Scripps Clinic/Green HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 2009
- Scripps Clin & Rsch Found/Green HospResidency Hospital | Completed 2010
- Scripps Clin & Rsch Found/Green HospFellowship Hospital | Completed 2015
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Arabic, Egyptian
- Kurdish
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- Aetna
- Assurant Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Guardian
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