Overview
Dr. Wedam received his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed fellowships in cardiovascular medicine at the National Naval Medical Center & Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda, and in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Virginia. Recent News Articles and Media Coverage Q&A: Erich Wedam on Safe Cardiac Care During the Pandemic, Johns Hopkins Medicine (August 14, 2020).
Dr. Wedam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20817
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Building C, Washington, DC 20016
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Thomas Stephen Metkus is an assistant professor of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on using cardiac physiology for risk stratification and therapeutics in non-cardiac critical illness such as sepsis and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and optimizing the management of non-cardiac organ failure in primary cardiac diseases such as heart failure and acute coronary syndromes. Dr. Metkus received his undergraduate degree from Boston University College of Engineering. He earned a medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed a residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. After completing residency, Dr. Metkus was a clinical fellow at both Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Hospital. Prior to joining the faculty at the Johns Hopkins Medical School he was an instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. His educational focus includes teaching clinical cardiology and critical care, echocardiography, and electrocardiography to students, residents, and fellows at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Videos Dr. Thomas Metkus. Dr. Metkus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).
Sherman Kahan MD PA
Hitesh Patel is a Cardiologist in Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, and Hypertension.
Virginia Heart - Leesburg
Subash Bazaz is a Cardiologist in Leesburg, Virginia. Dr. Bazaz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Disease, and Arrhythmias.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Wedam isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Wedam isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Sick Sinus SyndromeDr. Wedam isDistinguished. Learn about Sick Sinus Syndrome.
- Advanced
- FaintingDr. Wedam isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope
- Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect
- Familial Ventricular Tachycardia
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Wedam isAdvanced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)Dr. Wedam isAdvanced. Learn about Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Wedam isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- AnginaDr. Wedam isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Wedam isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Wedam isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Wedam isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.