Robert J. Russo, MD

Dr. Robert Russo received his medical degree from the University of California at Irvine School of Medicine. He then completed an Internal Medicine residency at Scripps Clinic. Dr. Russo also completed a Cardiovascular Disease fellowship at Scripps Clinic.

Dr. Russo specializes in Cardiovascular Disease. His special interests include coronary artery disease, valvular and athletic heart disease, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), cardiac MRI, and the safety of cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators (ICD) in the MRI environment. Dr. Russo is on medical staff at Scripps Green Hospital and Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla. He has served as the Director of the Intravascular Imaging and Cardiac MRI Programs at Scripps Clinic.

Dr. Russo has over 29 years of medical experience and he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is currently welcoming new patients.

Practices at

Languages Spoken

• › English

Board Certifications

• › American Board of Internal Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

• › Scripps Green Hospital
• › Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Education

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  Scripps Clinic, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship - 1992

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  Scripps Clinic, Internal Medicine Residency - 1989

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  University of California, Irvine, MD - 1986

Memberships & Associations

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  Director of Scripps Clinic’s Advanced Imaging Fellowship

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  Board of Directors of the Hewitt Medical Research Foundation

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  American College of Cardiology, Fellow