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Silicon Valley Cardiology

Cardiology • Palo Alto, CA • Multiple locations (East Palo Alto, Redwood City, Palo Alto) locations

About

Silicon Valley Cardiology is a private medical practice in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in advanced cardiac care, including atrial fibrillation. It operates three offices in East Palo Alto/Palo Alto, CA (headquartered in East Palo Alto) and serves patients in the United States. The practice has a small team (about 6 employees) and lists core focus areas under healthcare and cardiology. Contact numbers: (650) 383-5262 and (650) 617-8100. Website: siliconvalleycardiology.com.

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Clinic Type

Cardiology

Address

1950 University Ave Ste 160, Palo Alto, CA 94303-2285; plus Redwood City and East Palo Alto locations

Phone

(650) 617-8100 (East Palo Alto) and (650) 383-5262 (Redwood City)

Email

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

https://siliconvalleycardiology.com/

Services Offered

Cardiology services
Ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation
Venous ablation for lower extremity edema
Atrial fibrillation center
General cardiovascular care

Team

R. Winkle — Physician
R. Hardwin Mead — Physician
Nellis A. Smith — Physician
Bruce A. Benedick — Physician
Donald A. St. Claire Jr. — Physician
Rob A. Patrawala — Physician
Gregory Engel — Physician
Chad Brodt — Physician
Jonathan Salcedo — Physician
Shalini Bhambani — Physician
Shadi Kalantarian — Physician
Jimmy Tooley — Physician

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

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Current Offers

New patient information

FAQs

Questions about ablation treatment for atrial fibrillation?

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Questions about treatment of lower extremity edema?

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

Yelp (East Palo Alto): 5-star experiences referenced; specific numeric rating not shown in provided snippet
Yelp (Palo Alto): Positive reviews; specific numeric rating not shown in provided snippet (Not provided in snippet)
Yelp (Redwood City): I'd give both groups 5 stars (review quote) (Not provided in snippet)
Vitals (East Palo Alto): Provider-level ratings shown (e.g., 4.9, 4.8, 4.7) (Be first to leave a review (no review count in snippet))

Patients praise

Polite/helpful staff and positive patient interactions
Strong praise for specific cardiologists and excellent explanations/follow-up
Positive outcomes/positive experience with cardiac procedures (e.g., ablation) and reassuring hospital experience
Overall recommendation and compassionate care

Common complaints

Some complaints about appointments running late/long wait times (from Yelp snippet)

"“Great doctors great staff... too bad every time I go my doctors appointment runs late.”"

— Yelp review snippet for Silicon Valley Cardiology (East Palo Alto)

"“Great team of caring and compassionate physicians and professional staff.”"

— localitybiz.com review page excerpt

"“Hands down... My husband see Dr Rob Patrawala who’s awesome!” and “Can not say enough about the cardiologists at SVCardiology or Dr. Castro!”"

— Nextdoor page excerpt

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

In the News

Jimmy Tooley - Silicon Valley Cardiology — Dec 4, 2025
[PDF] Very Long-Term Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation — Dec 8, 2025
Nellis A. Smith, MD | Cardiology (Heart Care) | East Palo Alto, CA — Feb 19, 2026
R. Hardwin H Mead, MD | Cardiology (Heart Care) | Redwood City, CA — Feb 13, 2026
Dr. Donald A St. Claire, Jr. | Cardiologist in East Palo Alto, CA | Sutter Health — May 4, 2026

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

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