Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology [transcript] [audio]

Guest: Dr. Jagmeet Singh, MD., PhD.

Presenter: Neal Howard

Guest Bio: Jag Singh, MD, PhD, is the Associate Chief of the Cardiology Division and the Founding Director of the Resynchronization and Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics Program, at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center. Dr. Singh received his medical degree from BJ Medical College, Pune University, India. He completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellowships at Mass General. He also earned a doctorate from Oxford University, a master of science in clinical investigation from MIT and a research fellowship at the Framingham Heart Study. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Singh is on the editorial board of several medical journals, Deputy Editor of the Journal of American College of Cardiology: Clinical EP and editor-in-chief of the Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. Dr. Singh is an internationally recognized speaker and frequently gives lectures at national and international educational forums. Dr. Singh has over 200 publications inclusive of original research articles, clinical communications, textbook chapters, review articles and editorials. He has edited a Textbook on Imaging in Electrophysiology.

Segment Overview: Dr. Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD, Associate Chief, Cardiology Division, talks about his work at Massachusetts General Hospital, his research and topics presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2017 and what is on the horizon in cardiology, specifically clinical cardiac electrophysiology and device therapy.