Overview
Dr. Mihail G. Chelu is a Cardiologist and Associate Professor of Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also Director of Electrophysiology at Baylor Heart Clinic; Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research at BCM; Medical Director of BCM’s Inherited Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy Clinic; and Associate Program Director of BCM’s Electrophysiology Fellowship.Dr. Chelu’s clinical interests include inherited cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies; ablation of complex atrial flutters and fibrillation; ablation of ventricular arrhythmias; and implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices.Dr. Chelu’s extensive research interests include: molecular mechanisms and genetics of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies; MRI protocols to image left atrial scar and characterize biophysics of ablation; integration of sensors and mobile platforms to monitor and identify disease signatures and determine impact on quality of life; and cybersecurity of cardiac electrophysiology devices.Dr. Chelu earned B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics and Theoretical Physics from abes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He received his medical degree from Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, Romania; and his Ph.D in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics from Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Chelu completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center; a postdoctoral fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at Baylor College of Medicine; and Clinical Fellowships in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Texas Heart Institute.Dr. Chelu holds certifications in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine; Adult Echocardiography from the National Board of Echocardiography; and Nuclear Cardiology from the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and the European Heart Rhythm Association.
Dr. Chelu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 70 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Cardiac Arrest.
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Locations
7200 Cambridge St, 6th Floor, Ste 6A, Houston, TX 77030
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.
3 Clinical Trials
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Texas Childrens Physician Group
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Fondren Orthopedic Group LLP
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Chelu isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Advanced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Heart BlockDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Block.
- Heart FailureDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Chelu isAdvanced. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Experienced
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Chelu isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Chelu isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Chelu isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Chelu isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia