Dr. Shaun Cho joined the East Bay Arrhythmia Center of CCMG in 2003, but he has deep roots in the Bay Area. He was raised in Danville, and is a graduate of Monte Vista High School where he was his class valedictorian. He attended college in Ithaca, NY at Cornell University and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York City where he was selected as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He completed his medical internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He then served as the Chief Medical Resident at Penn for one year. Dr. Cho then returned to California to do his fellowship training in Cardiology and subspecialty fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at Stanford University.

Dr. Cho specializes in the diagnosis and management of all types of rhythm disturbances. He has a special interest in the invasive treatment of atrial fibrillation with catheter-based therapies utilizing the latest techniques and state-of-the-art technologies.

Office Address:

Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, Inc.
106 La Casa Via # 140
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(925) 274-2860

Education:

8/87-5/91 B.A. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (Economics)
8/91-5/95 M.D. Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY

Postgraduate Training:

6/95-6/98 Intern and Resident in Medicine,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

6/98-6/99 Chief Medical Resident,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

7/99-6/02 Fellow in Cardiovascular Medicine
Stanford University Hospitals, Stanford, CA

7/02-6/03 Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology
Stanford University Hospitals, Stanford, CA

Employment:

8/03- present Associate
Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiology
Cardiovascular Consultants Medical Group, Inc.
Oakland, CA and Walnut Creek, CA

Appointments

8/03-present Staff
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA

8/03-present Staff
Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Concord, CA

8/03-present Staff
Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA

8/03-present Provisional Staff
San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, CA

Certifications:

1998 Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, #184427
2002 Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, #184427
2003 Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, and Membership in Honorary Societies:

1992 David P. Barr Summer Fellowship, Cornell University
1995 Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Cornell University
1995 Paul Sherlock Prize in Internal Medicine, Cornell University
1999 Penn Pearls Clinical Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania
2001 Dean’s Research Fellowship, Stanford University
2002 Edwin Alderman Excellence in Clinical Research Award, Stanford University

Membership in Professional and Scientific Societies:

1995-present Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
1999-present Member, American College of Cardiology
2003-present Member, Alameda-Contra Costa Medical Association
2003-present Member, California Medical Association
2004-present Member, Heart Rhythm Society

Publications:

Partington S, Myers J, Cho S, Froelicher VF, Chun SH. Prevalence and prognostic value of exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias. Am Heart J 2003 Jan; 145(1):139-46.

Ghayoumi A, Raxwal V, Cho S, Myers J, Chun S, Froelicher VF. Prognostic value of exercise tests in male veterans with chronic coronary artery disease.
J Cardiopulm Rehabil. 2002 Nov-Dec;22(6):399-407.

Cho S, Atwood JE. Peripheral Edema. Am J Med 2002;113(7):580-6.

Cho S, McConnell MV. Echocardiographic and magnetic resonance methods for diagnosing hibernating myocardium. Nucl Med Commun 2002;23(4):331-9.