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Imperial Cardiac Center is a private outpatient cardiovascular specialty practice based in Imperial, California, with 4 U.S. offices (including Imperial and Imperial Beach). The center offers advanced cardiac and vascular care, including invasive cardiology, electrophysiology, heart failure/transplant, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and peripheral arterial disease. The team emphasizes experienced, compassionate care and involvement in teaching and research, with a focus on serving Imperial County. User-specified query mentions Dr. Palakodeti in El Centro. The provided content does not specify Dr. Palakodeti or any physician details. If you’re seeking information about Dr. Palakodeti at Imperial Cardiac Center in El Centro, please confirm or provide additional details (e.g., first name, specialty) so I can tailor the summary or look up specifics.

Clinic Type

Cardiology

Address

Imperial County, California (outpatient cardiac and vascular center)

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Email

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

  • Cardiology
  • Vascular care
  • Outpatient cardiac care
  • Cardiovascular care

Team

  • Dr. Vachas Palakodeti — Cardiologist

Insurance & Payment

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • WebMD: 4.0/5.0 (16 ratings)
  • El Centro Regional Medical Center website: 4.2/5.0 (30 ratings)

Patients praise

  • Some patients describe the doctor as professional or great
  • Accessible cardiac care for the Imperial Valley region
  • Availability of various in-office diagnostic services like echocardiograms and stress testing

Common complaints

  • Reports of administrative issues, including difficulty obtaining medical records and ineffective front office staff
  • Patient concerns about the doctor appearing rushed or dismissive during consultations
  • Perceived lack of conclusive results from recurring diagnostic tests

"First of, the front office staff are just useless. No one seems to know anything. Next, the person who is in charge of obtaining patients medical records to be faxed to another doctors office - is incompetent."

Anonymous patient review on beautihost.com

"The doctor was very rude and was more concerned about getting through every patient as quickly as possible instead of giving a quality evaluation."

Anonymous patient review on Healthgrades

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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