Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., Joins The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Electrophysiology La...( Vivek Y. Red...),Health

Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., one of the nation's leading cardioelectrophysiologists, has joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories.

New York, NY (Vocus)-- Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., one of the nation's leading cardioelectrophysiologists, has joined The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Electrophysiology Laboratories. His appointment becomes effective July 1.

Dr. Reddy leads a team of physician-scientists who are developing definitive therapies for cardiac arrhythmias - including atrial fibrillation, the most common abnormal heart rhythm affecting millions of Americans, and ventricular tachycardias, the most common cause of sudden cardiac death - with the intent of eliminating the need for chronic medications. Dr. Reddy's efforts include fundamental research on the role of imaging modalities (MRI, CT, Ultrasound) to guide cardiac electrophysiology procedures.

"Mount Sinai Heart is committed to developing groundbreaking therapies for cardiac patients. The appointments of Dr. Reddy and his team demonstrate that we will continue to seek out the greatest talent available to improve our services," said Valentin Fuster, M.D,. Ph.D., Director of Mount Sinai Heart.

Dr. Reddy's team specializes in cutting-edge clinical and translational research and have conducted many "first-in-man" studies of novel technologies, including the first use of a balloon cryoablation catheter to treat atrial fibrillation, and the first use of an endoscopic balloon ablation catheter to visually guide ablation of atrial fibrillation. In 2003, he led the team that performed the first image-guided-therapy procedures in cardiac electrophysiology, using pre-acquired three-dimensional CT/MR images of the heart
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