Todd J. Cohen, MD

Winthrop-University Hospital

Mineola, New York

Dr. Cohen is the Director of Electrophysiology and Director of the Pacemaker-Arrhythmia Center at Winthrop-University Hospital. He is a published author in many scientific journals, and holds over 15 U.S. patents on pacemakers, implantable defibrillators, the transesophageal defibrillator, and active compression-decompression CPR. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of EP Lab Digest since September 2001.

L. Bing Liem, DO  Atrial Fibrillation Update

Palo Alto Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
Dr. Liem was previously located at the Stanford University Medical Center. Articles in this monthly section will pertain to ablation technology, devices, and pharmacology.

Jose Nazari, MD  Cryotherapy Update

Cardiac Arrhythmia Consultants, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
Clinical electrophysiologist Dr. Jose Nazari was the Primary Investigator in the clinical trials for cryoablation therapy, and helped in the development of cryotherapy. He was among the first to use cryotechnology to correct heart arrhythmias at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

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 Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Section, at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. His special interests include Heart Rhythm Disorders, Cardiac Arrhythmias, AV Nodal Arrhythmias, and Long QT Syndrome.


Alan Kadish, MD

Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Kadish previously served as Associate Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory at the University of Michigan. Currently he is the Director of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology at Northwestern University. His clinical interests include catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, pacemakers, and ICDs.


Bradley P. Knight, MD

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Knight is an Associate Professor of Medicine as well as the Director of the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Section at the University of Chicago. His research interests include pacing and defibrillation in heart failure and cardiac ablation.


Abraham Kocheril, MD

Carle Clinic Association, Urbana, Illinois

Dr. Kocheril is the Head of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Carle Clinic Association and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana.


Mark S. Link, MD

Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Dr. Link is the Director of the Center for the Evaluation of the Athlete and Assistant Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Tufts New England Medical Center.


Linda C. Moulton, RN, MS

CCE Consulting and Critical Care ED, Springfield, 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

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Andrea Natale is the Medical Director for the Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratories at the Cleveland Clinic, and Co-Section Head of Pacing and Electrophysiology in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine.


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

St. Mary's Hospital, Saginaw, Michigan
A frequent author in EP Lab Digest, Laurie Potter joined the editorial board in 2003 and has also begun working as a clinical educator.


Weilun Quan, PhD

Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York

Dr. Quan, with the help of the electrophysiology nurses, coordinates an active heart rhythm research program at Winthrop University Hospital.


Walid Saliba, MD

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Dr. Saliba is a staff physician in the Cleveland Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing. His specialty interests include arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, the treatment of heart failure, and sudden cardiac death.


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, the Director of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Associate Professor of Medicine & Radiological Sciences.


John Marcus Wharton, MD

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

Dr. Wharton is the Professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at MUSC. His clinical interests include arrhythmias, ablation, pacemakers, and defibrillators.


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., RN , RCIS, NASPExAM testamur

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Stanley Wojtusik served as chairperson for our EP Lab Digest regionals meetings in 2003. He also works as a Professional Education Specialist in Pennsylvania.