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James Ong, M.D., F.A.C.C., President and Medical Director
A board-certified Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Ong has been performing complex procedures for arrhythmias since 1993. He began his practice in the San Fernando Valley in 1997, serving as the director of Electrophysiology at several local Regional Medical Centers. His expertise and passion are in the subspecialty area of Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is among the highest-volume operators in Greater Los Angeles area, having performed over 400 Electrophysiology procedures per year in 2005 and 2006. Born in Taiwan, Dr. Ong grew up in southern California and received all of his education and training in the Golden State. He speaks fluent Mandarin and Taiwanese and studied Latin as a foreign language. Dr. Ong completed his Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, under the auspice of well known cardiologists like Jeremy Swan, William Ganz, James Forrester, P.K Shah, C. Thomas Peter, and Peng-Sheng Chen . On graduation from the program, he was nominated to be a faculty physician whose job was to conduct research in atrial fibrillation and to train young physicians on how to perform procedures in Electrophysiology. He is the author of several scientific manuscripts in the area of Cardiac Electrophysiology, and in particular, on the subject of atrial fibrillation. During his training and teaching career, he was the recipient of many awards from NIH and AHA.
In 1997, Dr. Ong came to San Fernando Valley to establish a comprehensive Electrophysiology program at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center and Northridge Medical Center, caring for patients with arrhythmias ever since that time. As the director of Electrophysiology at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, he helped build the program into a state-of-the-art, high-volume Electrophysiology Center in the Valley. He was responsible for upgrading the previous recording system to a new Prucka/GE system, which is still in use today. At his recommendation, the medical center acquired a new 3-D mapping system in 2007 which will be used to launch the atrial fibrillation ablation program.Dr. Ong also helped build the Northridge Electrophysiology Division by establishing the first CRT-Biventricular Defibrillator program in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in San Fernando Valley. He is one of the first local physicians to begin implanting these devices, a new therapeutic modality that has dramatically improved the quality of life for many patients with severe heart failure. For Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Dr. Ong helped introduced the new 3-D mapping system and started a new program of complex radiofrequency ablation procedures. He was the first physician to perform such a mapping procedure in Ventura County.
In 2004, anticipating the growing needs of subspecialty care for patients with arrhythmias, Dr. Ong began a new chapter in his Electrophysiology career by founding Valley Regional Arrhythmia Center, the first medical institution in San Fernando Valley dedicated to the management of arrhythmias. The timely establishment of this Center served a vital role in San Fernando and Conejo Valley, providing a complete line of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients with arrhythmias. It actively participates in many clinical researches in order to further our understanding of arrhythmias and improve the care of patients with these conditions. Procedures that Dr. Ong routinely perform are 1) Pacemaker implantation, 2) Defibrillator implantation, 3) CRT-Biventricular Defibrillator implantation, 4) SVT ablation, 5) VT ablation, 6) Atrial Flutter ablation, 7) Atrial Fibrillation ablation, and a entire list of standard Electrophysiology non-invasive and invasive procedures. Specialty Board Certification. (http://www.abim.org/who/index.shtm) American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Internal Medicine, 1992-2015American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1995-2015 American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1996-2016 Professional Membership
Fellow,
American College of Cardiology,
1997-date Select Lectures and Presentations
Select Publications (click here for a complete list of publications)
As the vice President of Valley Regional Arrhythmia Center, Dr. Tseng-Ong helps oversee the day-to-day operation of the Center, but her professional interest is in the area of Pediatric Neurology. She attended two medical schools, trained in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, completed two sub-specialty training fellowships, and has the title of Assistant Professor at two Universities. Dr. Tseng-Ong's most recent tenure was a faculty physician at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where she taught fellows and residents in Pediatric Neurology and conducted research in this field. She has published several scientific papers in this area. In 2006, Dr. Tseng-Ong left academic medicine to start private practice but continues to attend the Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at UCLA, helping indigent patients with severe neuromuscular disorders. In 2007, she launched Pediatric Neurology Group in Tarzana to begin her private practice seeing patients in Pediatric Neurology. Dr. Tseng-Ong's specialty includes the area of 1) Muscular Dystrophy, 2) Seizure, 3) Cerebral Palsy, 4) ADHD. She is fluent in several foreign languages including Mandarin, Taiwanese, Spanish, and French. Specialty Board Certification American Board of
Pediatrics, certified in Pediatrics, 1995
Professional Membership Associate
Member, American Academy of Neurology Select Lectures and Presentations
Jennifer McLean and Elaine Hernandez are two indispensable staff members of Valley Regional Arrhythmia Center. Their jobs include answering phones, scheduling appointments, scheduling surgeries, checking in patients, obtaining blood pressure, performing EKG, Holter monitor, treadmills, Pro-time/INR, and answering all the questions you may have about this office. They are experienced in contracting and dealing with insurance companies for authorization and reimbursement. Jennifer and Elaine play a vital and critical role in the operation of the Center.
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* Although the office is open during the above hours, please inquire about the specific time that each physician attends in the clinic. Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. Please click here for information on making an appointment for consultation. Dr. Ong is on staff at most major hospitals and medical centers in San Fernando and Conejo Valley.
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