Chairman, Sequoia Heart and Vascular Institute. Director, Sequoia Hospital Cardiac Electrophysiology Division

Cardiology

Patrawala is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He graduated from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is one of the top medical schools in the US. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is ranked 13/7 in Research/PrimaryCare. He over the years received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACC)". Doctor Rob A. Patrawala, MD is also published. He has 8 publications published. The lastest publication: "Long-term results of atrial fibrillation ablation: the importance of all initial ablation failures undergoing a repeat ablation.'

Publications

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• Long-term results of atrial fibrillation ablation: the importance of all initial ablation failures undergoing a repeat ablation.
• The use of a radiofrequency needle improves the safety and efficacy of transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation.
• Relation of early termination of persistent atrial fibrillation by cardioversion or drugs to ablation outcomes.
• Atrial fibrillation ablation: "perpetual motion" of open irrigated tip catheters at 50 W is safe and improves outcomes.
• Safety of lower activated clotting times during atrial fibrillation ablation using open irrigated tip catheters and a single transseptal puncture.
• Dobutamine stress echocardiography in preoperative and long-term postoperative risk assessment of elderly patients.
• Dual AV nodal pathway physiology after injury with radiofrequency energy in a patient without a history of reentrant tachycardia.

Schools

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• David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA University Of California Los Angeles

• Stanford Hospital

• Stanford University

• University Calif Davis

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation
• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiology
• Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Internal Medicine

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• University of California Davis
• Stanford University
• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Hospital

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• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
• Sequoia Hospital
• Stanford Health Care

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