Guy Curtis, MD, PhD

Started Practice: 1977

Joined Scripps Clinic Medical: 1984

Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital Leadership Roles:

  • 1984 – Present, Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • 1989 – 2002, ICU Administrator
  • 1989 – 1993, Chief of Staff, Green Hospital, Scripps Clinic
  • 1989 – 1993, Angioplasty Selections Committee Chairman
  • 1989 – 1996, Co-Director of Cardiovascular Fellowship, Training Program,
  • 1996 – Present, Director of Cardiology Fellowship Program
  • 1989 – 2002, Chairman, Residency and Fellowship Evaluation Committee, Scripps Clinic
  • 2002 – 2005, Acting Cardiology Division Co-Chairman

Teaching Roles:

  • 1996 – Present, Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education

Professional Societies:

  • Black Medical Students Association (BMSA), 1968 – 1972
  • Student, American Medical Association (SAMA), 1969 – 1971
  • American Heart Association, 1975 – Present
  • American Society for Clinical Research, 1978 – Present
  • Executive Board San Diego Chapter American Heart Association, 1985 – 1994
  • Program Director, Vice President in Charge of Programs, American Heart Association, San Diego County, 1989 – 1991
  • President, American Heart Association, San Diego County, 1991 – 1993

Board Membership:

  • Scripps Foundation Cardiology Advisory Board

Honors & Awards:

  • Galen Honorary Society, 1970
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, 1972
  • Kaiser Award for Teaching Excellence, UCSD Medical School Graduating Class, 1981
  • SAS Student Award for Teaching and Support of Minority Students, UCSD School of Medicine, 1981
  • UCSD Award for Teaching Excellence, Family Practice Residency Program, UCSD, 1989
  • Scripps Clinic Award for Teaching Excellence, Internal Medicine Residency Training Program, 1989
  • Scripps Clinic Award for Teaching Excellence, 1995
  • UCSD Award for Teaching Excellence, Family Practice Medicine Residency Training Program, 1997
  • UCSD Award for Teaching Excellence, 1989 & 2001
  • Scripps Clinic Award for Teaching Excellence, 1989, 1995 & 2005
  • UCSD Award for Teaching Excellence, 2004-2005

Clinical Interests Within Specialty:

  • Electrophysiology
  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Medical treatment of arrhythmias
  • Pacing
  • Congestive heart failure
  • General and critical care cardiology

Specialties

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Areas of Expertise

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Electrophysiology

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1979
  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1978

Medical Education

  • University of Michigan Medical School, MD, 1973

Internships

  • University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Internal Medicine, 1974

Residencies

  • University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, Internal Medicine, 1975

Fellowships

  • University of California, San Diego, Cardiovascular Disease, 1977