Clifton Watt, MD FACC

Cardiologist

Clifton Watt, MD FACC

Dr. Clifton Watt is a cardiologist who cares for adults with a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including patients with advanced conditions. He also provides preventive cardiac care. He has a particular interest in cardiac imaging technologies, such as echocardiography, cardiac computed tomography, vascular ultrasound and nuclear cardiology.

Watt earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He then completed a fellowship in internal medicine at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship in cardiology at the University of California, Davis.

Watt is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

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