Dr. Jan Kulhanek, MD
Not yet claimedInterventional cardiologist, Cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Encinitas, CA
General and interventional cardiologist with San Diego Cardiovascular Associates who specializes in all aspects of cardiovascular health, performing coronary interventions and non-invasive cardiac imaging; San Diego Top Doctor for Cardiology 2011 and 2017-2025.
About Dr. Jan Kulhanek, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Jan Kulhanek is a cardiologist and interventional cardiologist at San Diego Cardiovascular Associates in Encinitas, California. His practice page lists general cardiology and interventional cardiology, and his Scripps Health profile adds nuclear cardiology (https://www.sdcva.com/providers/jan-kulhanek/, https://www.scripps.org/physicians/6074-jan-kulhanek).
He went to medical school at Charles University in Prague in 1994, trained in internal medicine at Framingham Union Hospital/MetroWest Medical Center in Massachusetts, did a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Pitt County Memorial Hospital (East Carolina University), and completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in 2007-2008 (https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-jan-kulhanek-xpmjv, https://www.sdcva.com/providers/jan-kulhanek/, https://doctor.webmd.com/doctor/jan-kulhanek-114320ed-b6e0-4f6b-b1b9-fc97c622d975-overview, https://www.doximity.com/pub/jan-kulhanek-md). Scripps lists him as board certified in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine (https://www.scripps.org/physicians/6074-jan-kulhanek).
The work he describes includes echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, non-invasive CT coronary angiography, and procedures such as coronary angiography, stenting, balloon angioplasty and vascular interventions. He is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas (https://www.scripps.org/physicians/6074-jan-kulhanek, https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-jan-kulhanek-xpmjv).
Federal Open Payments data shows he received $12,605.77 across 438 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from Novartis ($1,009.96), AOP Health US ($947.62), AstraZeneca ($840.50), Pfizer ($813.24) and Amgen ($761.04). Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal, and these amounts are mostly small, typical of meals and similar items. No public social media accounts, news coverage, or license discipline were found for him.
- Board certifications
- Scripps Health lists him as board certified in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine. A network profile also lists American Board of Internal Medicine certification in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. scripps.org
- Interventional cardiology fellowship
- He completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in 2007-2008. doximity.com
- Society fellowships
- He is listed as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI). ximedinc.com
- Hospital affiliations
- He is affiliated with Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas. healthgrades.com
- Procedures and testing offered
- His Scripps profile lists echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and non-invasive CT coronary angiography, plus coronary angiography, stenting, balloon angioplasty and vascular interventions. scripps.org
- San Diego Top Doctors 2025
- Scripps Health named him among its physicians selected as 2025 Top Doctors in San Diego, under interventional cardiology. scripps.org
- San Diego Magazine Top Doctor 2018
- He was named a 2018 Top Doctor in San Diego Magazine's annual 'Physicians of Exceptional Excellence' survey. scrippsamg.com
- Published case reports
- He co-authored a 2003 paper on technetium 99m HDP uptake in cardiac amyloidosis and a 2006 paper on multislice CT angiography of a collateral artery to an occluded superior mesenteric artery. researchgate.net
- Teaching appointment listed
- His practice page lists him as Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin Madison, and also lists Medical College of Virginia and Brody School of Medicine (East Carolina University). sdcva.com
- Industry payments 2021-2025
- CMS Open Payments records show $12,605.77 across 438 records, led by Novartis, AOP Health US, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Amgen. Such payments are common and legal. optum.com
Worth knowing
- No license discipline, malpractice verdict, settlement, or criminal record was found in public web sources. The researcher could not pull an individual license record directly; the Medical Board of California lookup is the authoritative source for current license status, and the Board notes that some items, such as pending or dismissed malpractice cases, are not shown online. mbc.ca.gov
- He had 438 industry payment records totaling $12,605.77 between 2021 and 2025. Patients who want to know about a doctor's ties to drug companies can look up the details themselves in CMS Open Payments. optum.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$12,606
438 payments
| 2021 | $1,002 |
| 2022 | $3,012 |
| 2023 | $2,541 |
| 2024 | $2,258 |
| 2025 | $3,794 |
Top payers
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$1,010
- AOP Health US, LLC$948
- AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP$841
- PFIZER INC.$813
- Amgen Inc.$761
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$12,600
- Education$6
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
San Diego Cardiovascular Associates
320 Santa Fe Dr, Ste 204
Encinitas, CA 92024
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