Journal of Atrial Fibrillation – Journal of Atrial Fibrillation & Electrophysiology (JAFIB-EP)
JAFIB-EP is always on the lookout for interesting and unique cases. It’s a great way for new authors to be published as well! If you have such a case or are interested to learn more reach out to the Imaging in EP Editor, Dr. Manour Razminia or contact our Digital Editor. Here are the requirements
Cardiac EP and Medical Director of Cardiac EP Lab
Amita St Joseph Hospital
Chicago, IL
Cardiac EP and Medical Director of Cardiac EP Lab
Cardiac EP and Medical Director of Cardiac EP Lab - Amita St Joseph Hospital
Education:
Medical School:Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey
Residency: Plastic Surgery, Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey
Residency: Internal Medicine, Finch University/Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL
Fellowship: Cardiology, Finch University/Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL.
Fellowship: Cardiac EP: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Chicago, IL
Pubmed link to publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mansour+Razminia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/mansour.razminia.1/bibliography/public/
Biography:
Dr. Razminia has been working in the field of electrophysiology since 2003. He is currently the director of cardiac electrophysiology at Amita St. Joseph Medical Center in Elgin, Illinois. He performed his first completely fluoroless catheter ablation in July of 2010. He honed the fluoroless technique over time and he has performed over 3000 consecutive fluoroless catheter ablation since December 2010.
Dr. Razminia is the co-editor of two books named “Fluoroscopy Reduction Techniques for Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmia” published in May 2019 and “Intracardiac Echocardiography, A Handbook for Electrophysiologists” published in December 2021.
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- South Denver Cardiology Associates
Education:
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital
Cardiology Training: University of Michigan Health System
Electrophysiology Fellowship: University of Michigan Health System
Pubmed link to publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=daniel+m.+alyesh
Biography:
Dr. Daniel Alyesh is a cardiac electrophysiologist with South Denver Cardiology who focuses on complex ablation. His areas of interest are ventricular arrhythmias, fluoroless ablation, and intracardiac echocardiography.
Dr. Alyesh studied chemistry at the University of California, San Diego and graduated with the highest distinction. He attended medical school at Georgetown University, during which time he was a Hammerman and J.T. Tai Scholar. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at Georgetown University Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident and received the Allen Goody and J.I. Cherner awards for peer mentorship, scholarship, and clinical research. He underwent specialty training in both cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Michigan and served as a Chief Fellow. Previously, he has been assistant professor at George Washington School of Medicine, and Instructor at the University of Michigan Medical School.
Throughout his career, he has authored numerous peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts and book chapters, with his work appearing in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the European Heart Journal, Circulation: Quality and Outcomes, and the American Journal of Medicine, Heart Rhythm Journal, Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology amongst many others.
Dr. Alyesh has served in leadership positions for the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS). He was a guest editor for the ACC’s Cardiosmart atrial fibrillation section. He is a correspondent and host for programming for Heart Rhythm TV, the media outlet for the Heart Rhythm Society.
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- Advocate Medical Group
Education:
Medical School: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (M.D.)
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Cardiology Training: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Electrophysiology Fellowship: Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Pubmed link to publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=oliver+d%27silva
Biography:
Oliver D’Silva is a graduate of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. He underwent internal medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center and completed cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. He is currently on staff at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he serves as teaching faculty for the clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship training program.
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- Swedish Hospital, Northshore University Health System
Education:
Medical School: Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Cardiology Training: Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital
Electrophysiology Fellowship: Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital
Pubmed link to publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=hany+demo
Biography:
Dr. Hany Demo is a board-certified electrophysiologist and the director of the cardiac electrophysiology at Swedish Hospital part of North Shore University Health System in Chicago IL. Dr. Demo has keen interest in fluoroscopy reduction techniques in the EP lab. He is known nationally for his expertise in the use of intracardiac echo to minimize and eliminate fluoroscopy in the EP lab. He has performed more than 1400 fluoroless catheter ablation procedures since 2014. He authored and co-authored many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters about intracardiac echocardiography and fluoroless ablation.
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- Common Spirit Health
Education:
Medical School: University of Kentucky School of Medicine
Residency: Northwestern University
Cardiology Training: Northwestern University
Electrophysiology Fellowship: Northwestern University
Pubmed link to publications:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=SRI+SUNDARAM
Biography:
Dr. Sri Sundaram did his Cardiology and EP training at Northwestern University and is currently in private practice in Denver. He was HRS’s Clinical Young Investigator of the Year in 2005 and HRS’s Humanitarian of the Year in 2020. Dr. Sundaram’s primary interest is the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation, including the newest ablation technology. He has performed approximately 3000 atrial fibrillation ablations and since 2016 has performed all his ablations without fluoroscopy. Dr. Sundaram currently serves as the chair of Cardiac Electrophysiology for Centura Health and is national Co-Chair of Cardiac Electrophysiology for Common Spirit Health.