Laurence M. Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Dr. Laurence M. Epstein is a cardiologist who specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Epstein's clinical specialties include all areas of cardiac electrophysiology, including outpatient arrhythmia management, diagnostic, electrophysiologic studies, catheter ablation, pacemaker and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation, and pacemaker lead extraction. Dr. Epstein is the Chief of the Arrhythmia Service and Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Epstein is active in scientific research relating to the development and testing of new therapeutic approaches to the management of cardiac arrhythmias. He has co-authored a variety of articles published in leading medical journals, reports, and book chapters. Dr. Epstein has been invited to speak at numerous regional and national conferences.

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - 1989

ABIM Subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease - 1991

ABIM Subspecialty in Cardiac Electrophysiology - 1992

Healthwise Knowledgebase Topics Reviewed

Decision Module on Whether to Attempt Cardioversion While in Atrial Fibrillation

Bradycardia or Bradyarrhythmia

Education

M.D.: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine - 1985

Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1985 - 1988

Electrophysiology Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco - 1988-1991

Fellowship in Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania - 1989-1991

Electrophysiology Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco - 1991-1992

Academic Appointments

Postdoctoral Fellow Advisor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School - 1994-Present

Harvard Medical School, Assistant Professor of Medicine, 1994-Present

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco - 1992-1994

Clinical Instructor in Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 1991-1992

Clinical Instructor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - 1989-1991

Professional Affiliations

Philadelphia Physiology Society

American Heart Association

Counsel on Clinical Cardiology

American College of Cardiology (Fellow)

North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology

New England Electrophysiology Society

Selected Publications

1. L.M. Epstein, S. Jung, R.J. Lee, M.D. Lesh, S.J. Eisenberg, M.M. Scheinman, and A.P. Fitzpatrick, "Slow AV Nodal Pathway Ablation Utilizing a Unique Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Energy System,"PACE, Vol. 20, 1997, pp. 664-670.
2. L.M. Epstein, N. Chiesa, M. Namekawa Wong, R.J. Lee, J.C. Griffin, M.M. Scheinman, and M.D. Lesh, "Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for the Treatment of Supraventricular tachycardia in the Elderly," Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 23, 1994; pp. 1356-1362.
3. L.M. Epstein, M.A. Mitchell, T.W. Smith, and D.E. Haines, "A Comparative Study of Fluoroscopy and Itracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance for the Creation of Linear Atrial Lesions," Circulation, Vol. 98, 1998, pp. 1796-1801.
4. L.M. Epstein and T.S. Smith, "Initial Experience with a Steerable Intracardiac Echocardiographic Catheter," Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vol. 11, 1999, pp. 322-326.
5. L.M. Epstein, T.S. Smith, H. TenHoff, "Non-Fluoroscopic Transseptal Catheterization: The Safety and Efficacy of Intracardiac Echocardiographic Guidance," Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Vol. 9, 1998; pp. 625-630.

Selected Textbooks/Chapters

1. L.M. Epstein, "Multiple Supraventricular Tachycardias in a Patient with an Accessory Pathway," Journal of Arrhythmia Management, Winter 1992, pp. 3-12.
2. L.M. Epstein, "Sinus Node Dysfunction," in E. Brunwald and M.M. Scheinman MM (eds.), Arrhythmias: Electrophysiologic Principles, Atlas of Heart Disease(v. 9) Mosbey-Year Book, St. Louis Mo., 1996.
3. "Implantable Defibrillator Function," in F.M. Kusumoto and N.F. Goldschlager (eds.), Cardiac Pacing, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, (in press).

Financial Disclosure

This reviewer reported no financial conflicts.