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Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MS, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
