3 Best Cardiologists in Westminster, CO

“Dr. Lawrence D. Lazar graduated from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Lawrence D. Lazar completed his fellowship in cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic and an interventional cardiology fellowship at UCLA. He holds board certification in internal medicine, interventional cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, and echocardiography. He has been in practice for over 19 years. Dr. Lawrence D. Lazar also worked as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine on the UCLA faculty. He has done his medical research in preventive and interventional cardiology, also in the fields of cancer prevention, neuroscience, and geriatrics. He has written reviews on cardiac pharmacology and coronary intervention. He practices at Colorado Heart & Vascular.”

“Dr. Michael J. Ptasnik finished his MD at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and his cardiology fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Michael J. Ptasnik is board-certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Michael J. Ptasnik has special interests in coronary intervention. He practices at the Colorado Heart & Vascular. He is affiliated with St. Anthony Hospital-Lakewood, AdventHealth Avista Hospital, and St. Anthony North Hospital.”

“Dr. Takeshi Kataoka earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and fellowship in cardiology at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Dr. Takeshi Kataoka holds board certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease, and he also holds National Board Certification in Echocardiography. He has interests in valvular heart disease, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. Dr. Takeshi Kataoka practices at the Colorado Heart & Vascular and is affiliated with Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital-Lakewood, and AdventHealth Avista Hospital.”