Rigved Tadwalkar

Rigved Tadwalkar, MD, MS, FACC, FACP, serves as a Consultant Cardiologist at Pacific Heart Institute since August 2018, focusing on innovative practices in cardiovascular diagnostics and therapies. Previously, Rigved co-founded the California Chapter of the American College of Cardiology's Committee on Technology to integrate digital medicine tools into cardiology practice. As Chief Cardiology Fellow at UCLA from 2015 to 2018, Rigved managed the fellow curriculum and staffing, earning multiple awards for excellence in cardiology. Prior roles include Clinical Instructor of Medicine at UCLA Health and Resident Physician at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Rigved holds an MD from The George Washington University, an MS in Physiology & Biophysics from Georgetown University, and a BA in Biological Sciences and Sociology from the University of Southern California.