225 E. Second Avenue , Suite 220
Escondido, CA, United States
92025
Facility Affiliations
Dr. Kandan Baban's Credentials
Accepting New Patients
Yes, this doctor is accepting new patients
Biography
Kandan Baban, DO is a board certified Osteopathic Physician specializing in Cardiology. As a Cardiologist, she specializes in cardiovascular disease prevention, valvular heart disease, and congestive heart failure management. She has a special interest in women’s heart disease prevention and management as well as non-invasive cardiology (stress testing, ECHO, TEE), and non-interventional procedures. Dr. Baban is an accomplished physician with multiple board certifications, several scientific awards from the American College of Physicians, and an extensive research background with multiple publications and speaking engagements. Dr. Baban has broad medical knowledge through her prior experiences as a hospitalist and as an intensive care doctor at multiple Scripps institutions. Dr. Baban has a unique approach to empowering and assisting patients to better care for themselves. She emphasizes prevention and promotes cardiovascular risk reduction through healthy lifestyle changes. She treats each patient with compassion and she believes in personalized medicine, which allows for a more accurate diagnosis and specific treatment plan. Dr. Baban received her B.S. degree in Microbiology from the University of California San Diego in 2002. She earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007, and was awarded the Harbarger Award for Academic Excellence. She completed her residency program in Internal Medicine at Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital in 2010, and her fellowship in Cardiology also from Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital in 2015. Dr. Baban is certified by the American Board of Cardiology, the National Board of Echocardiography, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the American Board of Internal Medicine. She also has a diverse cultural background and speaks Kurdish and Arabic, fluently. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Baban, please call (760) 291-6861.
Languages
- English
- Kurdish
- Arabic
Areas of Expertise
- Non-invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Mri, Preventive Cardiology
Awards & Recognitions
- Harbarger Award for Academic Excellence, A.T. Still University, 2007
- Excellence in Academic Achievement, UCSD, 2007
- Honor Thesis in Biology, UCSD, 2002
- Provost's Honors, UCSD, 2002
- Phi Beta Kappa, UCSD 2002
Publications & Research
- Baban
Insurance accepted by this Doctor
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare HMO
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare PPO
- Aetna U.S. Healthcare POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Blue Cross And Blue Shield POS
- Blue Cross And Blue Shield HMO
- Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of California PPO
- Coventry
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health PPO
- Medicare (General)
- UHC- Sharp Secure Horizons
- RR Medicare
- MultiPlan PHCS
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS) PPO
- Sharp Health Plan Choice HMO
- Sharp Health Plan Direct Advantage HMO
- Sharp Health Plan Performance HMO
- Sharp Health Plan Premier HMO
- Sharp Health Plan Sharp Advantage HMO
- Sharp Health Plan Value HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Commercial HMO