Stephen S Ehrlich, MD

Dr. Ehrlich founded Coastal Cardiology of Orange County in 2009. He began his career in Los Angeles at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan, where he helped to develop the ablation program. After three years in Los Angeles, Dr. Ehrlich relocated to South Orange County. He developed the modern electrophysiology programs at Saddleback Medical Center. Dr. Ehrlich also helped pioneer the development of electrophysiology in South Orange County. He was the first in the county to implant a defibrillator without the assistance of a cardiac surgeon, the first in the county to perform atrial fibrillation ablations and the first to help construct a dedicated Electrophysiology Laboratory.

Dr. Ehrlich received his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry at UCLA, his medical training at the University of Vermont, his residency training at USC, and his fellowship in cardiology at UCI. He continues to be active in clinical research.