Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Tamponade. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, and Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).
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Locations
1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ApoplexyDr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Heart AttackDr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST)Dr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST).
- NecrosisDr. Metkus isDistinguished. Learn about Necrosis.
- Advanced
- ArrhythmiasDr. Metkus isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Metkus isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Metkus isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Metkus isAdvanced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
- Short QT SyndromeDr. Metkus isAdvanced. Learn about Short QT Syndrome.
- Experienced
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Metkus isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Metkus isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Metkus isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Metkus isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Metkus isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.