About Me
I’ve wanted to be a doctor since I was a child, and I feel incredibly lucky to live out that dream every day. After studying at Yale and earning my medical degree from Harvard, I completed my training in internal medicine, cardiology, and heart rhythm disorders at Columbia Presbyterian in New York.
I’ve been part of the MetroHealth family since 1991 and serve as a Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. My specialty is cardiac electrophysiology, which means I focus on diagnosing and treating heart rhythm problems like atrial fibrillation and slow heartbeats.
What drew me to this field is how much we can help people feel better—sometimes dramatically so. Heart rhythm issues are like puzzles, and when we solve them, the impact on someone’s life can be profound. There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing a patient say, “I feel like myself again” after getting a pacemaker.
One of the things I love most about cardiology is the long-term relationships I build with my patients. I’ve cared for some individuals and their families for over 30 years, and it’s an honor to be part of their journey.
My research has focused on assessment of risk for sudden cardiac death in patients with structural heart disease and in those with genetic heart rhythm disorders such as long QT syndrome. In addition, I have had a strong interest in atrial fibrillation that is detected by a pacemaker, and in reducing risk of stroke. Some of my papers are listed below.
Clinical management of Brugada syndrome: commentary from the experts. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2024;17:e012072, PMID: 38099441.
European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS)/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) Expert Consensus Statement on the state of genetic testing for cardiac diseases. Europace 2022; doi: 10.1093/europace/euac030
Arrhythmias in cardiac sarcoidosis bench to bedside: a case-based review. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2021;14:e009203.
2020 APHRS/HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Investigation of Decedents with Sudden Unexplained Death and Patients with Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and of Their Families, Heart Rhythm 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.10.010.
Subclinical and device-detected atrial fibrillation: pondering the knowledge gap: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation 2019, 140:e944-e963.
Clinical aspects of type 3 long QT syndrome, an international multicenter study. Circulation 2016, 134:872-882.
Positive predictive value of device-detected atrial high-rate episodes at different rates and durations: an analysis from the ASSERT trial. Heart Rhythm 2012;9:1241-1246.
Sub-clinical atrial fibrillation and the risk of stroke. N Eng J Med 2012;366:122-131.
Genotype-phenotype aspects of type-2 long-QT syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;54:2052-2062.
Risk of death in the long QT syndrome when a sibling has died. Heart Rhythm 2008;5:831-836.
1979 Phi Beta Kappa
1980 Hart Lyman Prize for academic excellence
1981 Summa Cum Laude, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, with Distinction in the Major
1985 Aesculapian Club, Harvard Medical School
2003 Alpha Omega Alpha, Faculty Inductee
2006 American College of Cardiology Travel Award to Women’s Career and Leadership Development
Conference
2009 2008 publication selected as one of 4 Heart Rhythm Journal publications to be presented at Heart
Rhythm Society annual scientific sessions in May of 2009
2012 Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship
2018 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2018 Gold Reviewer Recognition Award
2019 Faculty Development Grant (Department of Medicine)
2020 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2020 Gold Reviewer Recognition Award
2021 Selected for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions
2022 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2021 Gold Reviewer Recognition Award
2024 Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2023 Gold Reviewer Recognition Award
2025Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2024-25 Platinum Reviewer Recognition Award
2025 Recipient of a Harold H. Brittingham Memorial Library Grant
PubMed Publications
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Education & Training
Education
Residency
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (New York) – Internal MedicineFellowship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (New York) – Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyInternship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (New York) – Internal MedicineMedical Education
Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts) MDBoard Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology