Bradley P. Knight, MD, FACC, FHRS

Director of Electrophysiology at Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois

Todd J. Cohen, MD  Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Kathryn A. Glatter, MD  Sudden Death Update

Woodland Clinic, Woodland, California
Dr. Glatter is now located at the Woodland Clinic. Her research interests include cardiology, women's cardiovascular disease and arrhythmias.

L. Bing Liem, DO  Atrial Fibrillation Update

El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California
Dr. Liem is the Director of the Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Device Laboratory at El Camino Hospital. Articles in this monthly section will pertain to ablation technology, devices, and pharmacology.

Jose Nazari, MD  Cryotherapy Update

Northshore University HealthCare System, Evanston, Illinois
Clinical electrophysiologist Dr. Jose Nazari was the Primary Investigator in the clinical trials for cryoablation therapy, and helped in the development of cryotherapy. His interests include device implantation, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, atrial fibrillation ablation, biventricular pacing, pacemakers and defibrillators.

Melanie Gura, RN, MSN, CNS, FHRS, FAHA

Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists, Akron, Ohio

Melanie Gura is the Director of Pacemaker & Arrhythmia Services at Northeast Ohio Cardiovascular Specialists.


David L. Hayes, MD

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Dr. Hayes has authored a number of medical publications, including a book entitled Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation: A Clinical Approach. He served as NASPE President from 1999-2000, and has remained an active participant in the electrophysiology community since then.


Warren Jackman, MD

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dr. Jackman is a George Lynn Cross Research Professor Emeritus, and Senior Scientific Advisor for the Heart Rhythm Institute. He retired from clinical practice at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in December 2007.


Alan Kadish, MD

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Kadish's clinical interests include catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, pacemakers, and ICDs.


Abraham Kocheril, MD, FACC, FACP

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Kocheril is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a pioneer in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and cardiac resynchronization therapy for heart failure. His interests include cardiac evaluation of athletes and the electrophysiologic effects of harp music on the heart.




Mark S. Link, MD

Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Link is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Athletes and Co-Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Laboratory at Tufts.


Christian Machado, MD

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Dr. Machado is a Clinical Associate Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, M.D. Senior Partner at Heart Cardiology Consultants, and the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Clinic at Providence Hospital.

Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS

CCE Consulting and Critical Care ED, New Berlin, Illinois

Linda Moulton, RN, MS is the Owner of Critical Care ED and CCE Consulting, and is a frequent contributor to EP Lab Digest. Her other professional roles have included manager and clinical specialist. She has taught across the U.S., for the Heart Rhythm Society and for industry.


Andrea Natale, MD

St. David’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas

Dr. Andrea Natale is located at St. David’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas, as well as at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.


Brian Olshansky, MD

University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa

Dr. Olshansky is a Professor of Medicine and serves as the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Some of his current interests include study of the mechanism of tachycardias, autonomic control of arrhythmias and novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to arrhythmias.


Laurie Potter, RN, CEPS, CCDS

A frequent author in EP Lab Digest, Laurie Potter joined the editorial board in 2003 and is also a Clinical Account Specialist.


Walid Saliba, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Saliba is the Director of the Electrophysiology Lab at the Cleveland Clinic. His specialty interests include atrial fibrillation ablation, ablation of ventricular arrhythmias, biventricular ICD and pacemaker implants and extractions.


J. Philip Saul, MD

The Children’s Hospital at MUSC, Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Saul is the Division Director of The Children’s Heart Program of South Carolina and the Medical Director of The Children’s Hospital at MUSC.


Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD

UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Los Angeles, California

Dr. Shivkumar is the Director of UCLA's Cardiac Arrhythmia Center and EP Program and Professor of Medicine & Radiological Sciences. His interests include Arrhythmias, Cardiac Catheterization, Catheter Ablation (Percutaneous Epicardial Ablation), Heart Valve Disease, Invasive Cardiac Interventions, Pacemakers, and Syncope.


Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil

Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Singh is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and part of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.


Robert A. Sorrentino, MD, FHRS, FACC

Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Dr. Sorrentino is the Acting Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine and Director of Arrhythmia Services at the Medical College of Georgia.


John Marcus Wharton, MD

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Wharton is a Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of Electrophysiology, and Director of the Electrophysiology Fellowship Program at MUSC. His clinical interests include arrhythmias and ablation of arrhythmias.


Stephen Winters, MD

Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey

Dr. Winters serves as Director of the Cardiac Rhythm Management Program at Morristown Memorial Hospital.


Stanley A. Wojtusik Jr., BA, RN, RCIS

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Stanley Wojtusik works as a Professional Education Specialist in Pennsylvania.