Overview
Dr. Jeffrey Brinker directs the cardiac pacemaker service and is an expert in interventional cardiology including pacemakers and implantable cardio defibrillators (ICDs), angioplasty, heart catheterization and lead extraction. Dr. Brinker received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University and his medical degree AOA summa cum laude from the State University of New York’s Downstate Medical Center. He interned at Johns Hopkins Hospital and entered the residency program at Kings County Hospital, interrupting his residency for military service. After completing his residency at Kings County, he pursued a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky and in cardiovascular disease at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Brinker joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1978. He directed the Catheterization Laboratory until 1990 and the Interventional Cardiology program until 1999. Dr. Brinker has published over 250 journal articles and book chapters on topics of interventional cardiology. His research interests include cardiovascular imaging, cardiac pacemakers and lead extraction. He has served on the editorial boards of several medical journals and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including seven military awards and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Dr. Brinker is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and serves on national health care committees and task forces.
Dr. Brinker is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Familial Dysautonomia, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Thrombectomy, and Cardiac Ablation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
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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- Distinguished
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Brinker isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Familial DysautonomiaDr. Brinker isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Dysautonomia.
- Advanced
- ApoplexyDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Heart AttackDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Low Blood PressureDr. Brinker isAdvanced. Learn about Low Blood Pressure.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.
- Ectopic HeartbeatDr. Brinker isExperienced. Learn about Ectopic Heartbeat.