University of CaliforniaBachelor of Science, Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of WisconsinMaster of Science, Exercise PhysiologyUniversity of WisconsinDoctorate of Medicine
Stanford University Medical Center
Internal Medicine Internship
Internal Medicine Residency
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Board Certification
Internal Medicine 1990
Cardiovascular Disease 1993
Nuclear Medicine 2004
Achievements and Affiliations
Dr. Collings is a member of the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha. She received a Dean's Fellowship for academic achievement at Stanford University Medical Center.Dr. Collings began the Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center at El Camino Hospital in 1994 and has since served as Medical Director. She also currently chairs the Women's Heart Health Task Force, is on the El Camino Women's Hospital Board, and is developing a wellness program for hospital employees.
Dr. Collings is married and has two children. She is active in community philanthropy and enjoys horseback riding, tennis, and skiing in her free time.
Special Interest
Dr. Collings practices all areas of general cardiology with special interests in cardiac imaging, women's heart disease, preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation, and integrative medicine.
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, CA
Internal Medicine Internship
Internal Medicine Residency
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Added Qualification in Interventional Cardiology
Achievements and Affiliations
Dr. Galli served as chief of the Department of Medicine atEl Camino Hospitalfrom 2002 to 2003 and was Chief of Staff at the hospital from 2006 to 2007. Dr. Galli is also the current Chair of Quality and Outcomes Committee for theHeart & Vascular Instituteat El Camino Hospital.
Added Qualification in Interventional Cardiology, 1999
Achievements and Affiliations
Dr. Joye is the Medical Director of the Integrated Interventional Laboratories atEl Camino Hospital. He is the President of Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA) Physicians, the Course Director for VIVA. At El Camino Hospital he is the Course Director of Interventional Insights, a recurring two-day, hands-on Peripheral Vascular Disease Fellowship. He holds numerous medical device patents and has been credited with the development of cryoplasty for infrainguinal arterial disease and percutaneous bypass of lower-extremity occlusive disease.
Special Interest
Embolic protection in renal artery intervention
Advanced technique for limb salvage
Acute stroke intervention
Techniques for treatment of chronic total occlusions
Dr. Liem was the Director of Experimental Cardiac Electrophysiology (1999-2003) and the Clinical Director (1998-2000) and Acting Director (2000-2003) of the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service at Stanford University. He is also the chair of the CCEP (Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology) Exam Writing Committee.
Dr. Liem remains actively involved as a consultant to medical device corporations as well as medical research publication and is an editor for EPLab Digest
Special Interest
Ablation of complex arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia), including hybrid procedures
Device-based therapy for and monitoring of heart failure
Sudden death prevention in athletes and young adults
Added Qualification in Interventional Cardiology, 1999
Achievements and Affiliations
Dr. St. Goar is a locally and nationally well known inventor of new and emerging medical devices. He is the Physician-Founder and Medical Director of the Mitraclip, acatheter-based, non surgical procedure for correcting a leaky mitral valve. He holds multiple new device patents and is active on numerous medical device company scientific boards includingArdian, which is working on renal denervation as a therapy for hypertension and Nanostim, which is developing leadless pacemaker technology.
