Darko Vucicevic, MD
- Cardiology
About
Dr. Vucicevic received his medical degree from University of Belgrade in Serbia. He completed his Internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Arizona where he also served as Chief Internal Medicine Resident and Chief Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Vucicevic pursued Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at University of California, Los Angeles where he eventually joined the faculty.
He is currently serving as Associate Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support at UCLA.
Dr. Vucicevic clinical interests lie in the care of patients requiring heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support as well as evaluation and treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac amyloidosis and cardiac sarcoidosis. He has been actively involved in clinical research on outcomes in heart transplantation and advanced heart failure.
He is accepting patients at Westwood, Thousand Oaks and Torrance locations.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowships
Residency
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024
Locations
Cardiovascular Center
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2024