Overview
Susrut Pendyala, MD, is a board-certified electrophysiologist who sees patients age 18 years of age and older. Dr. Pendyala's philosophy of care centers around compassion, skill and patient empowerment while managing cardiac rhythm disorders.Dr. Pendyala strives not only to treat symptoms, but also to understand the whole person behind the illness and tailor treatment to that person's unique needs. Dr. Pendyala emphasizes patient education and informed decision-making.Away from work, Dr. Pendyala enjoys photography, painting and hobby robotics.Cardiac electrophysiology procedures:Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter ablationDefibrillator placement and cardiac resynchronization therapyLeadless pacemakersLeft atrial appendage closure device placementPacemaker placementSupraventricular tachycardia ablationVentricular tachycardia ablation.
Dr. Pendyala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 5 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1802 S Yakima Avenue, Suite 312, Tacoma, WA 98405
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Pendyala isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Pendyala isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Pendyala isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Pendyala isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pendyala isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Pendyala isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)