Henry Van Gieson

Dr. Van Gieson, a native Californian, earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of

California, Berkeley and his medical degree from University of California, Irvine. He completed

his residency training in Internal Medicine at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach CA and his

fellowship training in Cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance CA. He completed

an additional year of training in Interventional Cardiology at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los

Angeles CA. He then returned to Long Beach in 1999 to begin his medical practice.

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Dr. Van Gieson is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and certified by the American

Board of Internal Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease. He is a voluntary faculty member in the

Department of Medicine, UC Irvine and teaches Family Medicine residents and Cardiology

fellows at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. He is the medical director of the Coronary

Care Unit at Long Beach Memorial and the chair of the Memorial Care Cardiac Best Practice

Team; where he provides leadership improving quality of care and patient outcomes.

 

When not busy with his medical practice, Dr. Van Gieson enjoys spending time with his wife,

three children, extended family and friends. He is interested in travel and history. He enjoys

skiing, playing golf and following his favorite team, the California Golden Bears.