Wayne Whitwam, MD

Dr. Whitwam saved my life and that is only one reason I rate him at the highest level. He stays with me through thick and thin. He includes me in the treatment plan and listens to me when I help with the problem solving. This man is a treasure. He practices in La Jolla and Fallbrook.
I look forward to my appointments because of his sense of humor and his interaction with my family and with me.

I love this guy! He is so different than any other doctor I’ ve met, personable and quirky. He is very concerned about making sure I understand my conditions, treatments and prescriptions.

My experience with Dr Whitwam has been amazing and I can say my outcome was everything I could hope for. I had never had heart work done before and felt confident he would do a great job.
I have been afflicted with afribrilation for over twenty years and was getting noticeably worse.
Dr Whitwam proposed a plan and performed a catheter ablation procedure on me. I believe my problem is now a thing of the past. There was little waiting time after I gave him the green light
and I was scheduled in less than two weeks. Thank you Dr Whitwam for taking that monkey off
my back. Nice work !

We first met Dr. Whitwam around 2010 when he diagnosed my mother’s heart condition and her need for a pace maker. He is also the Dr. who handled the surgery.
Dr. W, staff, and partner Dr. Harrington have always been extremely accommodating taking the time to listen, explain, facilitate needs, etc. Mom is aged so there is always a family member going with her to make sure she understands what’s going on. We like these guys & do recommend them for cardiovascular exams, treatments, and procedures.

SAVE YOURSELF AND KEEP FAR AWAY!!!
Not sure why his profile says that he is Fallbrook, but unfortunately he was practicing in San Diego too.
He doesn’t care and he doesn’t remember and he has HORRIBLE bedside manners. My dad’s health declined rapidly while in his care. My dad’s heart pump rate declined to 18% and the doctor was trying to tell me my dad looked fine!!! Ugh!!! days after I accompanied my dad to that appointment, my dad was in the hospital.
Fast forward to June, my father passed away and I will always remember my visit with this jerk of a doctor. I should have started coming with my dad months ago to his appointments and FIRED this guy a long time ago.
Dr. Whitwam said to me when I was asking about what he was prescribing to my dad and why, «I’m here to care for the patient, not the patients family.»
I tell everyone to avoid ANY doctor who does not believe in working with a patients family and who does not see the family as an integral part of the success and care of a patient. (See this article:
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I have so many more examples of why this doctor provides HORRIBLE care and I will update my review in time but for now I need to get the word out to warn people to GET OUT!!! If you are with this doctor. Get out if you care about your health or get your loved one out. There is no care in doctor. He’s a lackadaisical jerk!
There are PLENTY of other great cardiologists in the San Diego area. Research and don’t just take some crap doctors referral who is probably just in bed with this doctor for MONEY purposes.