Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Aisha Clark (215) 615-5455

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Cardiac Electrophysiology

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

Education:

• MD: University of Michigan Medical School
• Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
• Cardiology Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco
• Electrophysiology Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

Research Interest:

• Genetic determinants of atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death
• Novel risk factors and biomarkers for cardiac arrhythmias
• Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death
• Risk stratification algorithms for sudden cardiac death

Selected Publications:

1. Deo R, Shlipak MG, Ix JH, Ali S, Schiller NB, Whooley MA.  Association of Cystatin C with Ischemia in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease:  Results from the Heart and Soul Study.  Clinical Cardiology (in press).
2. Deo R, Berger R.  The clinical utility of entrainment pacing.  Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology (2009), vol 20, 466-470.
3. Deo R, Lin F, Vittinghoff E, Tseng ZH, Hulley S, Shlipak MG.  Kidney Dysfunction and Sudden Cardiac Death among Women with Coronary Heart Disease.  Hypertension (2008), vol 51, 1578-1582.
4. Deo R, Wassel Fyr CL, Angleman S, Green C, Harris TB, Fried LF, Newman AB, Kritchevsky SB, Chertow GM, Cummings SR, Shlipak MG.  Kidney dysfunction and fatal cardiovascular disease – an association independent of atherosclerotic events:  Results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study.  American Heart Journal (2008), vol 155, 62-68.
5. Deo R, Khera A, McGuire DK, Murphy SA, Meo Neto J, Morrow DA, de Lemos JA.  Association among plasma levels of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, traditional cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology (2004), vol 44, 1812-1818.
6. Deo R, de Lemos JA.  B-type natriuretic peptide in ischemic heart disease.  Current Cardiology Reports (2003), vol 4, 271-277.