Dr. Kwame Atsina

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Kwame Atsina is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Health Sciences at UC Davis Health. He specializes in cardiovascular medicine with a focus on advanced cardiovascular imaging, echocardiography, and structural heart procedures. His clinical interests also include the prevention and management of coronary artery disease, utilizing cardiac imaging for the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Atsina's research interests center on novel applications of molecular imaging techniques to assess cardiovascular risk in patients with coronary artery disease. He completed his Bachelor of Science degree at Lehigh University and earned his M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine. Following medical school, he pursued his internship in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital and completed his residency in the same field at the same institution. Dr. Atsina further trained in General Cardiology and Advanced Cardiac Imaging at UC Davis Medical Center. He has received several awards for his outstanding contributions to research and education in the field.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Clinical Professor

2021-01-01 — Present

UC Davis Health • Sacramento, CA

Providing excellent, compassionate clinical care while overseeing education and research in cardiovascular medicine.

Awards

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Harrison Chair Endowment Award

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Fellow Year Award

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Abraham White Prize

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.