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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.

Paul Young is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Young is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Apoplexy.

Abid Fakhri is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Fakhri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Atrial Fibrillation.

Asghar Fakhri is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Fakhri is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Vasundhara Muthu is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Muthu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Bassim Badro is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Badro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Debajit Roy is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Roy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, and Gallbladder Removal.

Jorge Ramirez is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Ramirez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atrial Fibrillation.

Jay Penafiel is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Dr. Penafiel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Carotid Artery Disease, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Angina.

Samuel Yoon is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Yoon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Ashwani Bassi is a Cardiologist in Glen Burnie,, Maryland. Dr. Bassi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Hypertension.

Degrees: BS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1981 Electrical Engineering MS: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1983 Electrical Engineering PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1987 Electrical Engineering MD: Harvard 1987 Medicine Professional Appointments: 1987-1988 Intern in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 1988-1990 Resident in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 1988-1990 Research Scientist, Harvard M.I.T. Division of H.S.T. 1990-1993 Fellow in Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University 1993-1998 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1996- Co-Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital 1998-2005 Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 2002-2005 Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University 2005- Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 2005- Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Berger is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

John Gottdiener is a Cardiologist in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Gottdiener is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atrial Fibrillation, and Ectopic Heartbeat.

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Apoplexy, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

Sean Gloth is a Cardiologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Gloth is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Heart Murmurs, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Ectopic Heartbeat, and Aortic Regurgitation.

Magdi Saba is a Cardiologist in Baltimore,, Maryland. Dr. Saba is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), and Cardiac Ablation.

Joseph Marine, MD, MBA, FACC, FHRS, is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist who practices primarily at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and holds appointments as Vice-Director of Operations for the Division of Cardiology and Section Chief of Cardiology for Johns Hopkins Community Physicians. He trained at UC San Francisco Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston University Medical Center, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Marine has lectured widely on a variety of arrhythmia topics and has served as a co-director of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Cardiovascular Overview and Board Review Course for 10 years. He currently serves on the ACC Board of Governors and is co-editor of the ACC/HRS EP Self-Assessment Program. He also serves on other committees for the ACC, the Heart Rhythm Society, and MedChi. He is co-author of more than 130 original research and review articles and has served on writing committees for several national cardiology practice and training guidelines. As a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist, Dr. Marine specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias, which are heart rhythm disorders that cause the heart to beat too rapidly, too slowly, or irregularly. His research focuses on further improving the safety and effectiveness of catheter ablation and other treatments for atrial fibrillation and other atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. Marine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.

Dr. Katherine Wu is a general cardiologist for the Heart and Vascular Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine with an interest in caring for patients with cardiomyopathies, coronary artery disease, and valvular heart disease as well as those interested in cardiovascular prevention. She has additional expertise in non-invasive cardiology imaging techniques. Dr. Wu received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Health System School of Medicine, and completed her residency and a cardiology fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joined the School of Medicine faculty in 2000. Dr. Wu's research interests include improving individualized risk prediction for sudden cardiac death and heart failure by developing and validating methods that incorporate novel cardiac imaging indices. Her lab is funded by the NIH/NHLBI. Dr. Wu has more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging and is a standing member of the NIH Clinical and Integrative Cardiovascular Sciences Study Section. Dr. Wu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, and Pulmonary Hypertension.

Dr. Nisha A. Gilotra is a cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology with expertise in advanced heart failure, including the care of heart transplant and ventricular assist device patients. Dr. Gilotra specializes in inflammatory cardiomyopathies, including sarcoidosis, myocarditis and inherited causes of cardiomyopathy. Dr. Gilotra received her medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. She completed her medical residency, general cardiology fellowship and advanced heart failure fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Between fellowships, she served as an Assistant Chief of Service for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Gilotra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. Her top areas of expertise are Sarcoidosis, Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Richard (Rick) Carrick is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine and is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He also serves as associate director of the Johns Hopkins Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center of Excellence. Originally from Massachusetts, he completed his medical training as well as a Ph.D. in Bioengineering at the University of Vermont and did his internal medicine residency training at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA. He completed his Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship and a T32 Research Fellowship at Johns Hopkins. His research focuses on the use of advanced computational techniques like machine-learning and artificial intelligence to improve risk stratification in patients with inherited heart disease. Clinically, he specializes in echocardiography and the care of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and other genetic cardiomyopathies. Dr. Carrick is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ectopic Heartbeat. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Ablation.