Overview
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 an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 581 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Calkins has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Edward K. Kasper, M.D. is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University with a B.A. in Natural Sciences. He earned his M.D. at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1984. His internship and residency in Internal Medicine, as well as his fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine, were completed at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he then joined the faculty in 1993. He is a fellow of the American Heart Association as well as a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, having served on its board of governors from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Kasper has authored more than 100 articles and three books including, Living Well with Heart Failure. He is currently the Director of Outpatient Cardiology. Dr. Kasper's current research interests focus on the biological origins of heart failure. Specifically, his research has focused on causes and prognosis of patients with cardiomyopathy, a serious condition in which the heart has difficulty pumping blood throughout the body. Dr. Kasper works closely with his team at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute to understand the best ways to predict and prevent catastrophic cardiac events. With your support, Dr. Kasper will be able to continue his significant work in cardiovascular medicine in hopes of impacting the future of patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Dr. Kasper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Sengers Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Heart Transplant.
Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
Dr. Jose Madrazo is a general cardiologist in the Johns Hopkins Division of Medicine, and an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Madrazo pursued a cardiovascular fellowship with a focus on echocardiography at the Washington University School of Medicine before joining the Hopkins faculty. Dr. Madrazo is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Attack.
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Khosro Shareghi is a Cardiologist in Woodbridge, Virginia. Dr. Shareghi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Stable Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), and Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis.
Areas of Expertise
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- ArrhythmiasDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Cardiac AblationDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Calkins isElite. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Distinguished
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Heart AttackDr. Calkins isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
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- ApoplexyDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- FaintingDr. Calkins isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
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- AtherosclerosisDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiomyopathic LentiginosisDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Cardiomyopathic Lentiginosis.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Ebstein's AnomalyDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Ebstein's Anomaly.
- Emery-Dreifuss Muscular DystrophyDr. Calkins isExperienced. Learn about Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy.