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  • How Much Do You Know About Atrial Fibrillation?
  • Atrial Fibrillation in Depth (video)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Can Be A Family Affair
  • Is An Atrial Fibrillation Epidemic On The Way?
  • Coumadin Do's and Don'ts
  • 10 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
  • The Stroke Connection
  • Bruce MacDonald's Patient Story
  • Mostafa Salem's Patient Story
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Physicians and Services

International Leaders in Caring for Arrhythmia Patients

CardioVascular Institute physicians provide international leadership in caring for arrhythmia patients. The Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute is the oldest and largest program of its kind in the region.

Pioneers of Modern Electrophysiology

Members of our staff were among the pioneers of modern cardiac electrophysiology, and continue to provide leadership in cutting-edge research. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), the defining textbook for the field, was authored by Mark E. Josephson, MD, the CVI's chief of cardiovascular medicine.

Most Advanced Diagnostic and Treatment Modalities

Attracting patients nationally and worldwide, with about 7,000 visits annually in the arrhythmia and pacemaker/device clinics, the service offers the most advanced diagnosis and treatment modalities. An on-site ambulatory electrocardiography laboratory provides 24-hour surveillance for arrhythmia diagnosis and management. Physicians achieve excellent outcomes with implantation of devices. Patients benefit from education and support groups.

Electrophysiologist Profiles

To read a brief profile on our electrophysiologists, click on the following links:

• Mark E. Josephson, MD, Chief, Cardiology
• Alfred E. Buxton, MD
• Saumya Das, MD
• Charles I. Haffajee, MD
  
• Panos Papageorgio, MD
  
• Carl A. Rasmussen, MD
• Karen Thomas, MD
  
• Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD

Services

Services include:

• Arranging and performing cardioversion
  
• Counseling on decisions regarding antiarrhythmic medications
  
• Initiation and follow-up of antiarrhythmic therapy
  
• Counseling on decisions regarding anticoagulation
  
• Counseling on decisions and performance of radiofrequency ablation of atrial arrhythmias

Make an Appointment

To make an appointment with a CardioVascular Institute cardiologist who treats atrial fibrillation, please call 617-667-8800.