Director, UPHS Electrophysiology Program
Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9130 Founders Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Carolyn Siwinski (215) 662-6005

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Founders Pavilion

Education:

• MD: University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
• Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Research Interest:

• Characterization of the substrate for ventricular tachycardia
• Physiologic mechanism of atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia
• Development of new ablation strategies for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

Selected Publications:

1. Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ, Gottlieb CD, Zado ES.  Linear ablation lesions for control of unmappable ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischemia and nonischemic cardiomyopathy.  Circulation; 101:1288-1296, 2000
2. Marchlinski FE, Deely MP, Zado ES.  Gender specific triggers for right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia.  Am Heart J; 139:1009-1013, 2000
3. Gerstenfeld EP, Callans D, Dixit S, Patel V, Ashar M, Rho R, Zado E, Marchlinski FE.  Utility of exit block for identifying electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins.  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol; 13(10): 971-979, 2002
4. Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE.  Electrocardiographic patterns of superior right ventricular outflow tract tachycardias:  Distinguishing septal and free wall sites of origin.  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol; 14(1):1-7, 2003
5. Marchlinski FE, Callans D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho R, Ren JF, Zado E.  Efficacy and safety of targeted focal ablation versus PV isolation assisted by magnetic electroanatomic mapping.  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 14(4) :358-365, 2003
6. Hsia HH, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE.  Characterization of the electrophysiologic substrate in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia.  Circulation ; 108 (6): 704-710, 2003
7. Patel VV, Rho RW, Gerstenfeld EP, Hsia HH, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Right bundle branch block ventricular tachycardias: septal versus lateral ventricular origin based on activation time to the right ventricular apex.  Circulation; 110(17): 2582-7, 2004
8. Marchlinski FE, Zado E, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Hsia HH, Russo AM, Callans DJ, Lin D, Nayak HM, Pulliam W.  Electroanatomic substrate and outcome of catheter ablative therapy for ventricular tachycardia in setting of right ventricular cardiomyopathy. Circulation; 110 (16):2293-8, 2004
9. Marchlinski F, Garcia F, Siadatan A, Sauer W, Beldner S, Zado E,Hsia H, Lin D, Cooper J, Verdino R, Gerstenfeld E, Dixit S, Russo A, Callans D. Ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation ablation in the setting of ischemic heart disease. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol; 16( suppl. 1): S59-70, 2005
10. Bazan V, Bala R, Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado E, Marchlinski FE. Twelve-lead ECG features to identify ventricular tachycardia arising from the epicardial right ventricle.  Heart Rhythm 2006; 3(10):1132-39.
11. Sauer WH, Alonso C, Zado E, Cooper JM, Lin D, Dixit S, Russo, AM, Verdino RJ, Ji S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in patients referred for atrial fibrillation ablation: Response to ablation that incorporates slow pathway modification. Circulation 2006; 114(3): 191-95.
12. Gentlesk PJ, Sauer W, Gerstenfeld E, Lin D, Dixit S,  Zado ES,  Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE. Reversal of left ventricular dysfunction following ablation of atrial fibrillation.  J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007; 18(1):9-14.

Notes:

• Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's May 1992 - 2006 Top Docs Issue
• Recognized by Best Doctors in America 1992 - 2006