Dr. Amparo Villablanca

Professor

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Biography

Dr. Amparo C. Villablanca is a Professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at UC Davis Health and the Founding Director of the Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program. Her clinical expertise encompasses a wide spectrum of cardiovascular conditions, and she has a special focus on heart disease in women. Dr. Villablanca is a board-certified non-invasive cardiologist with extensive research interests in sex differences in cardiovascular disease, preventive cardiology, and community-based participatory research. Her translational research programs aim to improve heart disease outcomes for women, particularly those with high-risk cardiovascular conditions. She has published extensively in the field and received numerous accolades for her work, including multiple awards from Castle Connolly for being a Top Doctor and the Extraordinary Lifetime Achievement Award from UC Davis. Dr. Villablanca is dedicated to mentoring women in science and is actively involved in initiatives to advance women's leadership in health sciences. Her commitment to patient-centered care and addressing gender-based health disparities underpins her clinical philosophy.

Research Interests

Awards

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Exceptional Women in Medicine Award

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Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award

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Extraordinary Lifetime Achievement Award

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Gold Award

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Distinguished Alumna Award

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.