Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Temple Univ. Hospital / UCSF EP and Cardiology / Penn Medicine / Jefferson Medical College / Dad, Husband, Brother, Philadelphian
Philadelphia, PA
Joined June 2013
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Had to get creative to removing a lead fragment retained after heart transplant. We “sistered” a decapolar catheter adjacent the lead and snared them together from above to allow for more traction and counter traction. Here’s the report!: heartrhythmcasereports.com/a…
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Fruitful learning to write up our personal experience with #CCM at Temple (now in JICE), and then a good time talking about some emerging data in CCM for VuMedi! Onward and upward to help HF patients! urldefense.com/v3/__https://…$
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@JasonKelce @tkelce I’m a small guy, but want to buy a pool floaty for my brother - who is 6’4”, 300 lbs. What’s the best “big guy floaty” - do you know? What do you guys have? @newheightshow
Standing room only for the great Sam Asirvatham talking about cardioneural anatomy! #HRS2023
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HRS is the ultimate chance to cross pollinate. I just love it. #HRS2023 This event is a chance to learn about CCM, which is what we need for patients who don’t qualify for CRT, but are still suffering.
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Congratulations to @docwhitman and @TempleHealth for their first successful implant of the #Optimizer® Smart Mini!
We are thrilled to share that Dr. Whitman has begun introducing his HF patients to this new groundbreaking device!
#medicaldevices #heartfailure #CCM #epeeps
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Moving on from #CCM Smart, and now onto #CCM Mini! I always feel excited anticipation for the follow-up visit after implant. Just saw two #CCMrecipients B2B in clinic yest., one still in disbelief (3m out), and one embracing her new life (2y out). #electroceuticals @TempleCards
Very well-versed and very well prepared, @msdmsdoms just presented his work in the Featured Science Session at #AHA22 - certain genetic mutations may increase one’s vulnerability to COVID-related myocarditis. Whoa. @TempleCards @my_helix
At #AHA, learning and teaching about #CCM. Because CCM therapy is both relatively new and helps patients, I find it exciting to share with fellows, like @edwardhortonmd. @TempleCards @ModulateHF @EPOverlord
Blacks were less likely to be prescribed A/C, and in follow up, more likely to have stroke AND bleed. Not so much paradoxical as it is evidence that disparities have many layers. @UREssien @gregorymmarcus
Dr. Isaac Whitman (@docwhitman) offered insight to @namesjules for a @Healthline story about a @JAMACardio study which found Black pts hospitalized w/ AFib are less likely to be prescribed anticoagulant meds/more likely to experience worse health outcomes healthline.com/health-news/a…
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Placing a PPM is one thing, but AVOIDING inelegant basic programming is ALSO a thing! @narrowQRS painstakingly doing the visual arithmetic on the relationship between AVD, PVARP, UTR, and TARP. Our fellows are so lucky! @TempleEP @TempleCards
I am certain, some MEASURABLE percentage of women with SVT have been labeled (by themselves or someone else) as having “anxiety attacks.” Starts with taking a good history. It’s like syncope…
The rule in our clinic is
that no woman diagnosed with
“anxiety” has it until she has a
“panic attack” on a Zio/monitor
without arrhythmia. Outside IST
and POTS haven’t seen one with
“anxiety” yet.
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Classic real-time annotation by @narrowQRS as @AnujBasil discusses #HOTB. First didactic session of the year for our new and proud EP fellow, @kloosclues #startwiththebasics #colorannotationhelps #TempleEP @TempleCards
Overturning of Roe was blatantly on religious grounds. Disingenuous justifications fly in the face of our forefathers (sep. of Church and State), whom these corrupt legislators claim to honor. This activist vandal got it right on a church wall in Cordoba, ARG, 2005. @AMBertolotti
If they won’t separate Church from State, then I guess make it a religious fight? We can work to outlaw tattoos, and by all means, no cheesesteaks. KEEP YOUR ROSARIES OUT OF OTHERS’ OVARIES.
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#TempleProud What an awesome approach that speaks to our hospital mission, and tightens our ties to our neighborhood. Maybe this catches on nationwide….?
In selecting #TempleMed's Class of 2026, Katz School of Medicine for the first time included the perspectives of North Philadelphia community members, who interviewed each of the prospective #medstudents and had a say in the committee’s decisions.
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Whites undergo more preop testing, yet have shorter wait times for bariatric surgery (incl. after adj. for income and insurance). Next step: Why? Congrats @KaitlynIbrahim @TempleSurgery @TempleCards ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1…
A lateral incision is a less common approach, but rewarding! I only do this for extenuating circumstances, but in this case, a bloodless success. Even better with our graduating fellow, @VeinIsolator. Must take measures to prevent lateral migration! @narrowQRS @ByronKLee #EPeeps
Calling on that nameless NFL QB whom @AbbyWambach referenced for man-splaining re the needs of women in sports/media to come forward - take a risk and show your solidarity! Be proud to learn! (Great speech if you haven’t watched it.) @LoyolaMarymount m.youtube.com/watch?v=CSH8ge…
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