Marta Vakulenko, MD
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I speak: English, Russian
My gender: Female
Where I practice
- Emergency service
- Urgent care services
- After-hours services
- Pharmacy services
- No emergency services
- No urgent care services
- No after-hours services
- No pharmacy services
About me
Welcome to my Web page. I am happy to have this chance to introduce myself to you and tell you about my practice. I feel very fortunate to work as a heart rhythm specialist at Kaiser Permanente’s West Los Angeles Medical Center and to take my members to the Los Angeles Medical Center for their electrophysiology procedures. I look forward to working with you to care for your health.
Biography
I started my training at UCLA as a double major in physiology and Russian literature. I graduated with a magna cum laude from the School of Letters and Science and joined the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, where I had a wonderful opportunity to be a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. I studied the electrical properties of cardiac cells and the mechanism of atrial fibrillation. This research led me to the field of clinical cardiac electrophysiology.
About my practice
I focus on consulting and managing members with many different heart rhythm problems, including slow heartbeats, fast heart rhythms such as supraventricular tachycardias, atrial flutter, and atrial fibrillation. I also implant and manage devices for slow heart rhythms, prevention of sudden cardiac death, and advanced heart failure. I cherish the opportunity to perform radiofrequency ablations for people with arrhythmias and to implant pacemakers or defibrillators for those who need them.
How I thrive
My office is a mini-gym. I try to work standing up, sometimes on a balance board, to keep my muscles working and to stave off fatigue. I have a small stepper that I use to take “minute fitness breaks,” and I use the hospital stairwells daily. I also get encouragement and support from the staff in our office, who take the time to walk during lunch breaks.
My office
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My provider type
Physicians and SurgeonsMedical groups, plans, and locations
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
- Exclusive Provider Organization (EPO)
- HMO
- Medi-Cal Managed Care
- Point-of-Service Plan (POS)
- Senior Advantage
Contact information
- Advice/appointments/cancellations/messages
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
- California Relay Service
- 711 (TTY for the hearing/speech impaired)
- Information
- 1-833-574-2273 (toll free)
My training, certifications and licensing
Medical school
David Geffen School of Medicine-UCLABoard certification
Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal MedicineClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
American Board of Internal MedicineInternal Medicine
American Board of Internal MedicineMedical training
Fellowship
Electrophysiology
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical CenterInternship
Internal Medicine
University of California: Los Angeles Medical CenterResidency
Internal Medicine
University of California: Los Angeles Medical CenterJoined Permanente Medical Group
2007Active license information
License number
A97039License type
Physician and SurgeonLicense issuing state
CALIFORNIANational Provider Identifier (NPI)
1578734323Cultural Competency Training (CCT)
CompletedMy hospitals
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