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 Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). 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. In particular, he has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).
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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
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.
5 Clinical Trials
John Bobin is a Cardiologist in York, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bobin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). His top areas of expertise are Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), Aortic Regurgitation, Vasculitis, and Necrosis.
Upper Chesapeake Cardiology At Bel Air
Masood Anwar is a Cardiologist in Bel Air,, Maryland. Dr. Anwar is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Heart Attack, Fainting, and Apoplexy.
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 Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA). 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).
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.
- Advanced
- 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.
- Experienced
- 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.