
Overview
Dr. Hugh Calkins is the Catherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) and arrhythmia management. Dr. Calkins attended Williams College and Harvard Medical School before training in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his cardiology training at Johns Hopkins. His first faculty position was at the University of Michigan, where he directed the Pacemaker Service, and he returned to Johns Hopkins as director of the Arrhythmia Service in 1992. Dr. Calkins is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and is on the editorial board of many other cardiology journals. He is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Electrophysiology Boards Test Writing Committee. Dr. Calkins is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He led a 44-member international task force whose 2012 Expert Consensus Statement gave recommendations for treatment and research of atrial fibrillation. Dr Calkins is a past president of the Heart Rhythm Society and was elected to be a member of the Miler Coulsen Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2014. Dr. Calkins has published more than 500 articles and book chapters on a large variety of cardiac arrhythmias. His research has focused predominantly on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Dr. Calkins has also written extensively on most aspects of heart rhythm disorders and their treatment.
Dr. Calkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 581 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Familial Dysautonomia.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Calkins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Jeffrey Brinker directs the cardiac pacemaker service and is an expert in interventional cardiology including pacemakers and implantable cardio defibrillators (ICDs), angioplasty, heart catheterization and lead extraction. Dr. Brinker received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and his medical degree AOA summa cum laude from the State University of New York’s Downstate Medical Center. He interned at Johns Hopkins Hospital and entered the residency program at Kings County Hospital, interrupting his residency for military service. After completing his residency at Kings County, he pursued a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky and in cardiovascular disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Brinker joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1978. He directed the Catheterization Laboratory until 1990 and the Interventional Cardiology program until 1999. Dr. Brinker has published over 250 journal articles and book chapters on topics of interventional cardiology. His research interests include cardiovascular imaging, cardiac pacemakers and lead extraction. He has served on the editorial boards of several medical journals and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including seven military awards and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Brinker is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and serves on national health care committees and task forces. Dr. Brinker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Thrombectomy, and Cardiac Ablation.
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
Dr. Erin D. Michos is a Professor of Medicine within the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is the Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health and the Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology within the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Michos is an internationally known expert in Preventive Cardiology and Women’s Health, having authored >700 publications and 11 book chapters. Her research involves (1) Women’s Cardiovascular Health; (2) Lipids and Lipid management; (3) Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic and Obesity disease management (4) Coronary artery calcium, inflammation and biomarkers of cardiovascular risk. She is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. She is Co-Director of the IMPACT Center (Improving Participation Among Diverse Populations in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials) at Johns Hopkins, funded by the American Heart Association (AHA). She is a co-investigator in several NIH-funded studies including the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities cohorts. She has served as the Training Director for four AHA Strategic Focused Research Networks. She has mentored over 60 individuals and the recipient of 2 mentoring awards. Additionally, she was the recipient of the Nanette Wegner Award for Women’s Health Medical Leadership by the Women Heart Organization and the Donna Vogel Women’s Health Champion Award by Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Michos completed medical school at Northwestern University, Internal Medicine residency and Cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a Masters of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Michos is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Vitamin D Deficiency, Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.
Cardiology & Internal Medicine PA
Miriam Fishman is a Cardiologist in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fishman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dysautonomia. Her top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Mitral Valve Prolapse.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- ArrhythmiasDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Cardiac AblationDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Distinguished
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Heart AttackDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- FaintingDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- AtherosclerosisDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiomyopathic LentiginosisDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathic Lentiginosis.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ebstein's AnomalyDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Ebstein's Anomaly.
- Emery-Dreifuss Muscular DystrophyDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy.

