- Dr. Benjamin N Potkin, MD
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Dr. Benjamin N Potkin, MD
Internal Medicine
- California, Santa Cruz
Overview
Dr. Benjamin N Potkin, MD works in Santa Cruz, California is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology and graduated Cedars Sinai Med Center in 1991. Dr. Potkin is affiliated with Dominican Hospital, Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Sequoia Hospital, Watsonville Community Hospital and practicing for 39 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Interventional Cardiology
Conditions
• Adhesiolysis• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Broken Hand
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Coats' Disease
• Cognitive Assessment
• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
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• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cranial Neurological Surgery
• Cranial Osteopathy
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Duodenal Polyp
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Electron Microscopy
• Endocarditis
• Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscle Weakness
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Infantile With Cataract - Hypogonadism
• Nasal Surgery
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Nondependent Alcohol Abuse
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Pancreas Tumor
• Pelvic Relaxation
• Pneumonia
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Telogen Effluvium
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Procedures
• Abnormal Heart Beat• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Angioplasty
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
• Aortic Ectasia
• Aortic Valve Disease
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
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• Autonomic Disorders
• Cardiac Catheterization
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
• Cardiomegaly
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cardioversion
• Cardioversion, Elective
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Artery Disease
• Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Echocardiography
• Endocarditis
• Heart Attack (Acute Myocardial Infarction)
• Heart Valve Diseases
• Hyperlipidemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart Disease
• Hypotension
• Impella Device
• Insertion of Epicardial Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Insertion of Left Ventricular Lead for Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Mitral Valve Disease
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Pericardial Disease
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PAD, PVD)
• Pulmonary Edema
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Valve Disease
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
• Secondary Hypertension
• Stress Echocardiogram
• Syncope
• Thoracentesis
• Thrombolysis
• Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tricuspid Valve Disease
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 39
State License
- California
Education & Training
Fellowship Hospital
Cedars Sinai Med Center
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Medical School
Rush Medical College Of Rush University
Chicago, IL, United States
Graduated: 1984
Chicago, IL, United States
Graduated: 1984
Awards
1 ACC
2 ACP
3 AHA
4 AMA
5 CALIFMA
6 California Medical Association
7 Soc Cardi Angio
8 Society Cardi Angio
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Office Locations
Primary location
Monterey Bay Heart Center
1595 Soquel Drive Suite 130
California (CA)
Santa Cruz
95065
Phone:(831) 479-9500
Other Office Locations
Benjamin N Potkin MD
73 Penny Lane
California (CA)
Santa Cruz
95076
Phone:(831) 761-8500
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Monterey Bay Heart Center, 1595 Soquel Drive Suite 130, Santa Cruz, California (CA), 95065
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Affiliated Hospitals
Dominican Hospital
1555 Soquel Drive
California CA,
Santa Cruz,
95065
Dominican Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Santa Cruz, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 11 of 13 procedures.
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
18300 Roscoe Boulevard
California CA,
Northridge,
91325
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital located in Northridge, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 9 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 8 of 15 procedures.
Sequoia Hospital
170 Alameda De Las Pulgas
California CA,
Redwood City,
94062
(650) 367-5551
Sequoia Hospital is an accredited, not-for-profit community hospital providing innovative and exceptional healthcare to Bay Area residents since 1950. We offer a full range of medical, surgical and specialty programs.
(650) 367-5551
Watsonville Community Hospital
75 Nielson Street
California CA,
Watsonville,
95076
Watsonville Community Hospital is a hospital located in Watsonville, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 4 of 8 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 8 procedures.
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