Overview
Dr. David Douglass Spragg is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine (Division of Cardiology) at Johns Hopkins. In addition, he is the inaugural Edward St. John Professor of Cardiology. His research focuses on treatments for atrial fibrillation (AF), and particularly on catheter ablation for AF. Dr. Spragg received his undergraduate degree in the Comparative Study of Religion from Harvard College. He earned his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. After pursuing a Sarnoff Cardiovascular research fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Spragg completed his internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He came to Johns Hopkins in 2001 for Cardiology and Cardiac EP fellowships. He served as chief fellow for the Cardiology program, and was recognized for his research during fellowship as the Michel Mirowski Cardiology Fellow. Dr. Spragg joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2006, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014. He was promoted to the rank of Professor of Medicine in 2024. Besides his teaching and clinical appointments at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Dr. Spragg is the Director of the Johns Hopkins Atrial Fibrillation Research Program. He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.
Dr. Spragg is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Tamponade, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 149 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Patent Foramen Ovale.
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Suite 3300, Baltimore, MD 21224
10710 Charter Drive, Suite 400, Columbia, MD 21044
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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MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Preetham Kumar is a Cardiologist in Washington,, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Kumar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Apoplexy, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Horst Sievert is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Sievert is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
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James Hopkins is a Cardiologist in Newark,, Delaware. Dr. Hopkins is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Patent Foramen Ovale. His top areas of expertise are Patent Foramen Ovale, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Areas of Expertise
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- Atrial FibrillationDr. Spragg isElite. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Spragg isElite. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Spragg isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
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- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Spragg isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Spragg isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Spragg isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart BlockDr. Spragg isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Block.
- His Bundle TachycardiaDr. Spragg isAdvanced. Learn about His Bundle Tachycardia.
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- ApoplexyDr. Spragg isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Spragg isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Spragg isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Spragg isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Spragg isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.