Alan Kwan
Assistant Professor
Cardiology
- Assistant ProfessorCardiology
- Director, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingCardiology
- Staff PhysicianSmidt Heart Institute
- (310) 423-2726 (Work)
- (310) 423-6795 (Fax)
- Cedars-Sinai, Smidt Heart Institute, 127 S San Vicente Blvd #A3600, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
BIO
Dr. Kwan is a cardiologist and physician-scientist with expertise in clinical and research cardiovascular imaging. He is the Director of Cardiac MRI for the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute. His academic interests include prospective longitudinal cohort studies, novel imaging techniques and risk markers, and multidisciplinary collaboration within multimodality cardiac imaging; as well as guided mentorship of Fellows and Early Career Faculty.
CURRENT CEDARS-SINAI APPOINTMENTS
- Assistant ProfessorCedars-Sinai, Cardiology1 Jan 2024 - present
- Director, Cardiac Magnetic Resonance ImagingCedars-Sinai, Cardiology22 Feb 2026 - present
- Staff PhysicianCedars-Sinai, Smidt Heart Institute1 Jul 2021 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- InstructorCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology, Los Angeles, United States1 Jul 2021 - 1 Feb 2024
- Associate Medical DirectorBiomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States1 Oct 2021 - present
- Director of Cardiovascular ImagingInstitute for Research on Healthy Aging, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States2022 - present
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Immunology Research AssistantSeattle Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, United States1 May 2006 - 1 Sep 2006
- Policy/Research InternWashington State Medicaid, Olympia, United States1 Jul 2008 - 1 Jan 2009
- Medical Scholars Research Program Research FellowNational Institutes of Health, Bethesda, United States1 Jul 2012 - 1 Jul 2013
DEGREES
- Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Magna cum Laude with DistinctionAmherst College, Amherst, United States2004 - 2008
- Doctor of Medicine with HonorsUniversity of Washington, Seattle, United States2009 - 2014
- Master of Science in Magnetic Resonance in MedicineCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, United States2019 - 2021
CERTIFICATIONS
- ABIM Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, United States2017 - presentBoard Certification
- ABIM Cardiovascular DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia, United States2021 - present
- CBCMR Cardiac MRICertification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, Rockville, United States2021 - present
- CBCCT Cardiovascular CTCertification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Rockville, United States2021 - present
- NBE EchocardiographyNational Board of Echocardiography, Raleigh, United States2021 - present
- CBNC Nuclear CardiologyCertification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Rockville, United States2021 - present
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Internal Medicine ResidencyJohns Hopkins Hospital, Internal Medicine, Baltimore, United States2014 - 2017Internal MedicineResidencySupervised by Desai SD
- General Cardiology FellowshipCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology, Los Angeles, United States2017 - 2020CardiologyClinical FellowshipSupervised by Goldhaber JG
- Advanced Cardiac Imaging FellowshipCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology/Radiology, Los Angeles, United States2019 - 2021Advanced Cardiac ImagingClinical FellowshipSupervised by Berman DB
- Advanced Cardiology Research FellowshipCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Cardiology, Los Angeles, United States2019 - 2021Advanced Cardiology ResearchPostdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Goldhaber JG
LANGUAGES
- English
OPEN TO
- Collaborative projects
- Media enquiries
- Industry Projects
TAGS
- Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
- Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
- Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
- Biomedical imaging
- Artificial intelligence
- Computer vision