Facilities and Teaching Sites

Prebys Cardiovascular Institute is one of the training sites for the Cardiovascular Fellowship

Cardiovascular medicine fellowship teaching sites

Fellows of the Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Program at Scripps Clinic train at multiple sites within the Scripps Health system and research institutes in San Diego, including the following:

Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute

Scripps Prebys Cardiovascular Institute (SPCI) is the newest, most advanced cardiology hospital on the US West Coast. It has 168-patient rooms and 60-ICU beds. The facility houses two hybrid operating rooms and four catheterization labs. The Prebys Institute s a tertiary referral center. The emergency room, located in the same building on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, has 51-beds and a 15-bed observation unit. It is a regional STEMI, trauma and stroke center. 


Sixty percent of cardiovascular care in San Diego County is provided by Scripps. The Prebys Institute is the tertiary referral center for the cardiac disease in the Scripps Health system and a quaternary referral center for the region.

Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine is a national leader in holistic cardiovascular care. Led by integrative cardiologist, Dr. Christopher Suhar, The center combines state-of-the-art traditional, western medicine with the best of global healing traditions to prevent and treat all cardiovascular disease. Integrative medicine takes a proactive, holistic approach that empowers patients to do more than just take a pill. 

Scripps Translational Science Institute

Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) is a leader in translational genomics, digital medicine and is the only member of the National Institutes of Health’s Clinical and Translational Science Award consortium that is not affiliated with a university.

Scripps Research

One of the premiere medical research facilities in the US, Scripps Research is primarily funded by the National Institutes of Health. The institute emphasizes the following interdisciplinary studies: 


  • Cancer biology
  • Cell and molecular biology
  • Chemical physiology
  • Chemistry
  • Immunology and microbial science
  • Immunology and microbial science
  • Molecular and cellular neuroscience
  • Molecular and experimental medicine
  • Molecular therapeutics
  • Neurobiology of addictive disorders
  • Aging and metabolism