Assistant Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9008 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Andrea Monahan (215) 662-6801
Nurse Practicioner: Heather Ross, C.R.N.P.

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Cardiac Electrophysiology

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Founders Pavilion

Education:

• MS: Northwestern University
• MD: Northwestern University
• Residency: Beth Israel Hsopital, Boston, MA
• Cardiology Fellowship: University of Massachusetts Medical Center
• Research Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco
• Electrophysiology Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Hospital

Research Interest:

• Mechanisms of atrial fibrillation
• Developing new catheter based treatment modalities for atrial fibrillation
• Non-invasive risk stratification for atrial fibrillation
• Quantification of ECG waveform morphology in ventricular tachycardia
• Body surface potential mapping
• Signal averaged P waves

Selected Publications:

1. Gerstenfeld EP, Hill M, French S, Mehra R, Rofino K, Vander Salm TJ, Mittleman RS: Evaluation of Right Atrial and Bi-atrial Temporary Pacing for the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. J Amer Coll Cardiol 1999;33:1981-8.
2. Gerstenfeld EP, SippensGroenewegen A, Lux RL, Lesh MD. Derivation of an Optimal Lead Set for Measuring Ectopic Atrial Activation from the Pulmonary Veins Using Body Surface Potential Mapping. J of Electrocardiol 2001;33:179-185.
3. Gerstenfeld EP, Khoo M, Martin R, Cook J, Lancey R, Rofino K, VanderSalm TJ, Mittleman RS: Effectiveness of Bi-atrial Pacing for Reducing Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. J Intervent Card Electrophys 2001;5:275:283.
4. Gerstenfeld EP, Guerra P, Sparks PB, Hattori K, Lesh MD. Clinical Outcome After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Focal Atrial Fibrillation Triggers. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 2001;12:900-908.
5. Nakai T, Lesh MD, Gerstenfeld EP, Virmani R, Jones R, Lee R. Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (PLAATO) for Preventing Cardioembolism - First Experience. Circulation. 2002;105:2217-2222.
6. Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans D , Rho R, Rajawat Y, Zado E, Marchlinski FE. Utility of Exit Block for Identifying Electrical Isolation of the Pulmonary Veins. Submitted for publication.