| 1980-1984 | Bachelor in Biochemistry, U.C. Berkeley, graduated with honor. |
| 1984-1989 | Doctor of Medicine, U.C. San Diego |
| 1989-1992 | Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, UCLA./West Los Angeles VA Program. Selected as Solomon Scholar. |
| 1992-1995 | Fellowship in cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Received Eliot Corday Fellowship. |
| 1995-1996 | Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Awarded American College of Cardiology Merck Fellowship. |
| 1996-1997 | Faculty attending physician, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Awarded American Heart Association Grant to study atrial fibrillation. |
| 1996-1997 | Clinical Assistant Professor, UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center - Awarded grant from National Institute of Health to study atrial fibrillation. |
| 1997-1998 | Director of Electrophysiology, Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center |
| 1998-date | Director of Electrophysiology, Northridge Medical Center |
| 2004-date | Founder and Director, Heart Rhythm Specialists of Southern California |
A board-certified Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Dr. Ong has been performing complex procedures for arrhythmias since 1993. He began his practice in the San Fernando Valley in 1997, serving as the director of Electrophysiology at several local Regional Medical Centers. His expertise and passion are in the subspecialty area of Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is among the highest-volume operators in Greater Los Angeles area, having performed over 400 Electrophysiology procedures per year in 2005 and 2006.
Born in Taiwan, Dr. Ong grew up in southern California and received all of his education and training in the Golden State. He speaks fluent Mandarin and Taiwanese and studied Latin as a foreign language. Dr. Ong completed his Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, under the auspice of well known cardiologists like Jeremy Swan, William Ganz, James Forrester, P.K Shah, C. Thomas Peter, and Peng-Sheng Chen . On graduation from the program, he was nominated to be a faculty physician whose job was to conduct research in atrial fibrillation and to train young physicians on how to perform procedures in Electrophysiology. He is the author of several scientific manuscripts in the area of Cardiac Electrophysiology, and in particular, on the subject of atrial fibrillation. During his training and teaching career, he was the recipient of many awards from NIH and AHA.
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Dr. Ong performing mapping study for atrial fibrillation at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. |
In 1997, Dr. Ong came to San Fernando Valley to establish a comprehensive Electrophysiology program at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center and Northridge Medical Center, caring for patients with arrhythmias ever since that time. As the director of Electrophysiology at Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, he helped build the program into a state-of-the-art, high-volume Electrophysiology Center in the Valley. He was responsible for upgrading the previous recording system to a new Prucka/GE system, which is still in use today. At his recommendation, the medical center acquired a new 3-D mapping system in 2007 which will be used to launch the atrial fibrillation ablation program.
Dr. Ong also helped build the Northridge Electrophysiology Division by establishing the first CRT-Biventricular Defibrillator program in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in San Fernando Valley. He is one of the first local physicians to begin implanting these devices, a new therapeutic modality that has dramatically improved the quality of life for many patients with severe heart failure.
For Los Robles Medical Center in Thousand Oaks, Dr. Ong helped introduced the new 3-D mapping system and started a new program of complex radiofrequency ablation procedures. He was the first physician to perform such a mapping procedure in Ventura County.
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Dr. Ong performing a Radiofrequency Ablation procedure. |
In 2004, anticipating the growing needs of subspecialty care for patients with arrhythmias, Dr. Ong began a new chapter in his Electrophysiology career by founding Heart Rhythm Specialists of Southern California, the first medical institution in San Fernando Valley dedicated to the management of arrhythmias. The timely establishment of this Center served a vital role in San Fernando and Conejo Valley, providing a complete line of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for patients with arrhythmias. It actively participates in many clinical researches in order to further our understanding of arrhythmias and improve the care of patients with these conditions.
Procedures that Dr. Ong routinely perform are 1) Pacemaker implantation, 2) Defibrillator implantation, 3) CRT-Biventricular Defibrillator implantation, 4) SVT ablation, 5) VT ablation, 6) Atrial Flutter ablation, 7) Atrial Fibrillation ablation, and a entire list of standard Electrophysiology non-invasive and invasive procedures.
Specialty Board Certification. (http://www.abim.org/who/index.shtm)
American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Internal Medicine, 1992-2015
American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Cardiovascular Diseases, 1995-2015
American Board of Internal Medicine, certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1996-2016
Professional Membership
Fellow, American College of Cardiology, 1997-date
Member, Heart Rhythm Society, 1997-date
Fellow, American College of Chest Physician, 1997-8
Select Lectures and Presentations
Date |
Lecture Location | Lecture Title |
| 9/17/1997 | Posto, Sherman Oaks | Non-pharmacological Management of Arrhythmias |
| 12/15/1998 | Henry Mayo Medical Center | Current Management of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias |
| 4/15/1999 | Encino Medical Center | State of the Art in Electrophysiology: Can Electricity Bring Good Things to Life? |
| 6/1999 | Fess Parker's, Santa Barbara | Dizziness, Seizure, and Broken Hips: What do they have in Common? |
| 7/1/1999 | Tarzana Medical Center | Pitfalls in EKG Interpretation |
| 7/7/1999 | Tarzana Medical Center | Electrophysiology for Primary Care Physicians |
| 7/26/1999 | Topanga Canyon Mall | Irregular Heartbeat: The Link Between Fainting and Sudden Death |
| 7/30/1999 | Tarzana ER Physicians | Pacemaker and Defibrillators |
| 8/5/1999 | Tarzana Medical Center | Syncope |
| 9/14/1999 | Motion Picture Hospital | Drug-Free Treatment for Irregular Heartbeats |
| 11/21/1999 | Chinese Baptist Church | Heart Disease Prevention |
| 2/21/2000 | Mid Valley Gymnasium | Irregular Heartbeats in Children and Adults |
| 5/30/2000 | Northridge Medical Center | Case Studies in EP: Is it VT or SVT |
| 8/25/2000 | Fess Parker's, Santa Barbara | Case Presentation in EP: When Should you Call your EP Buddies? |
| 11/30/2000 | Lancaster Community Med Center | Dizziness, Seizure, and Broken Hips: What do they have in Common? |
| 3/20/2001 | Northridge Medical Center | Syncope |
| 9/4/2001 | Northridge Medical Center | Atrial Fibrillation: When, Who, and How? |
| 7/20/2002 | Chinese Baptist Church, San Diego | An Overview of Cardiovascular Diseases in the Elderly |
| 4/13/2002 | Chinese Physician Society Meeting | An Overview of Cardiac Electrophysiology: What Can Electricity do for you? |
| 9/24/2004 | Northridge Medical Center | Biventricular Pacemaker and Defibrillator: Cardiac Resynchronization |
| 11/4/2004 | West Hills Medical Center | An Overview of Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| 1/6/2005 | Henry Mayo Medical Center | Dizziness, Seizure, and Broken Hips: What do they have in Common? |
| 3/1/2006 | Cardiology Grandround: Antelope ValleyMedical Center | Implantable Loop Recorder in the Evaluation of Arrhythmia Patients |
| 6/17/2005 | Fess Parker's, Santa Barbara | Electrophysiology for Dummies |
| 8/19/2005 | West Hills Medical Center | What is new in Cardiac Electrophysiology? |
Select Publications (click here for a complete list of publications)
| 1 | Ong JJC, Sarma JSM, Venkataraman K, Levin SR, Singh BN. Circadian Rhythmicity of Heart Rate and QTc Interval in Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy: Implications for the Mechanism of Sudden Death. American Heart Journal1993;125:744-52. |
| 2 | Ong JJC, Hsu PC, Lin L, Yu A, Kass RM, Peter CT, Swerdlow CD. Arrhythmias Following Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implantation: Comparison of Epicardial and Transvenous Systems. American Journal of Cardiology 1995;75:137-40. |
| 3 | Ong JJC, Cha YM, Kriett JM, Boyce K, Feld GK, Chen P-S. The Relation Between Atrial Fibrillation Wavefront Characteristics and Accessory Pathway Conduction. Journal of Clinical Investigation 1995;96:2284-96. |
| 4 | Ong JJC, Kriett JM, Feld GK, Chen P-S. Prevalence of Retrograde Accessory Pathway Conduction During Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 1997;8(4);377-387. |
| 5 | Chen P-S, Wu T-J, Ikeda T, Ong JJC, Kim Y-H, Yashima M, Doshi R, Hwang C, Karagueuzian HS: Focal source hypothesis of atrial fibrillation. J Electrocardiol. 1998;31 Suppl:32-4. |
| 6 | Doshi RN, Wu TJ, Yashima M, Kim YH, Ong JJ, Cao JM, Hwang C, Yashar P, Fishbein MC, Karagueuzian HS, Chen PS. Relation between ligament of Marshall and adrenergic atrial tachyarrhythmia. Circulation. 1999 Aug 24;100(8):876-83. |
| 7 | Wu TJ, Ong JJ, Chang CM, Doshi RN, Yashima M, Huang HL, Fishbein MC, Ting CT, Karagueuzian HS, Chen PS.Pulmonary veins and ligament of Marshall as sources of rapid activations in a canine model of sustained atrial fibrillation. Circulation. 2001 Feb 27;103(8):1157-63. |
Dr. Alves grew up in New Jersey and speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish. He graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, completed two Masters programs (in Biomathematics and Microbiology/Molecular Genetics), and earned his medical degree from the University of Texas. After his internship/residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, he completed a Fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Alves serves as Director of HRSSC's Pacemaker and Defibrillator Clinic and Co-Director of the Atrial Fibrillation Center. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, the author of several papers and book chapters on defibrillator implantation and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.
| 1985-1986 | Universite de Pau et Universite de Paris, France |
| 1982-1987 | Bachelor of Arts, Bioengineering, U.C. San Diego |
| 1987-1989 | Oral Robert University, School of Medicine |
| 1989-1991 | Doctor of Medicine, Loma Linda University |
| 1991-1993 | Internship, Medicine/Pediatrics Combined Program, Loma Linda University |
| 1993-1995 | Residency, Pediatrics, U.C.L.A. |
| 1995-1998 | Fellowship, Pediatric Neurology, U.C.L.A. |
| 1998-1999 | Fellowship, Neuromuscular Diseases, U.C.L.A. |
| 1999-date | Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric and Neurology, U.C.L.A. |
| 2000-date | Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Southern California |
| 2006-date | President, Pediatric Neurology Group |
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As the vice President of Heart Rhythm Specialists of Southern California, Dr. Tseng-Ong helps oversee the day-to-day operation of the Center, but her professional interest is in the area of Pediatric Neurology. She attended two medical schools, trained in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, completed two sub-specialty training fellowships, and has the title of Assistant Professor at two Universities.
Dr. Tseng-Ong's most recent tenure was a faculty physician at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where she taught fellows and residents in Pediatric Neurology and conducted research in this field. She has published several scientific papers in this area.
In 2006, Dr. Tseng-Ong left academic medicine to start private practice but continues to attend the Muscular Dystrophy Clinic at UCLA, helping indigent patients with severe neuromuscular disorders. In 2007, she launched Pediatric Neurology Group in Tarzana to begin her private practice seeing patients in Pediatric Neurology.
Dr. Tseng-Ong's specialty includes the area of 1) Muscular Dystrophy, 2) Seizure, 3) Cerebral Palsy, 4) ADHD. She is fluent in several foreign languages including Mandarin, Taiwanese, Spanish, and French.
Specialty Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics, certified in Pediatrics, 1995
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, certified in Neurology with special qualification in Child Neurology , 2000-2010
Professional Membership
Associate Member, American Academy of Neurology
Associate Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
Member, North America Taiwanese Medical Association
Select Lectures and Presentations
Jennifer McLean and Elaine Hernandez are two indispensable staff members of Heart Rhythm Specialists of Southern California. Their jobs include answering phones, scheduling appointments, scheduling surgeries, checking in patients, obtaining blood pressure, performing EKG, Holter monitor, treadmills, Pro-time/INR, and answering all the questions you may have about this office. They are experienced in contracting and dealing with insurance companies for authorization and reimbursement. Jennifer and Elaine play a vital and critical role in the operation of the Center.
