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Hospitals and Medical Centers using Esophageal Cooling During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
To assist you in seeking facilities offering esophageal cooling during Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation, here’s a list I’ve compiled from my reference sources
This list is not an endorsement of any center, and is only offered for your convenience.
Refer to Steve’s Directory of Doctors and Facilities for more information about a specific medical center or hospital.
Last updated: May 9, 2023
| State | City | Hospital |
| Alabama | Montgomery | Baptist Medical Center South |
| Arizona | Mesa | Banner Baywood Medical Center |
| Phoenix | Honor Health Shea | |
| Chandler | Chandler Regional | |
| Gilbert | Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | |
| Scottsdale | HonorHealth Osborn | |
| California | San Francisco | San Francisco VA |
| San Francisco | UCSF Health – Parnassus | |
| Burlingame | Mills – Peninsula Medical Center | |
| Mountain View | El Camino | |
| Palo Alto | Stanford | |
| Saint Helena | Adventist Health St. Helena | |
| Santa Clara | Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center | |
| Redwood City | Sequoia Hospital/Dignity | |
| San Diego | Sharp Memorial Hospital | |
| San Diego | Scripps Mercy San Diego | |
| San Diego | Sharp Chula Vista | |
| La Jolla | Scripps La Jolla | |
| Rancho Mirage | Eisenhower Medical Center | |
| Loma Linda | Loma Linda | |
| Los Angeles | Pacific Heart Institute | |
| Colorado | Boulder | Boulder Community |
| Florida | Hollywood | Memorial Regional Hospital |
| Pensacola | HCA West Pensacola | |
| Miami | University of Miami Health System | |
| Hawaii | Honolulu | The Queen’s Medical Center |
| Illinois | Evanston | NorthShore Evanston Hospital |
| Chicago | Rush University Medical Center | |
| Chicago | Northwestern Memorial Hospital | |
| Chicago | Northwest Community Hospital | |
| Chicago | University of Chicago | |
| Elgin | Edwards Hospital | |
| Park Ridge | Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | |
| Indiana | Indianapolis | Ascension St. Vincent Hospital – Indianapolis |
| Indianapolis | Community Heart and Vascular Hospital | |
| Bloomington | Indiana University (IU Health) | |
| Ft Wayne | Parkview Regional | |
| Merrillville | Methodist Merrillville – Southlake Campus | |
| Kentucky | Lexington | Baptist Health Lexington |
| Louisiana | Lake Charles | Christus Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital |
| Maine | Portland | Maine Medical Center |
| Portland | Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | |
| Bangor | Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | |
| Michigan | Detroit | Ascension St. John Hospital |
| Southfield | Ascension Providence Hospital – Southfield Campus | |
| Minnesota | St Cloud | St Cloud Hospital |
| Duluth | Essentia St Mary | |
| Minneapolis | Minneapolis VA | |
| Missouri | Kansas City | St Luke’s Kansas City |
| Columbia | Boone Health | |
| Cape Girardeau | St Francis Health | |
| Nebraska | Lincoln | Bryan Health |
| New Hampshire | Manchester | Catholic Medical Center |
| Concord | Concord Hospital | |
| New Jersey | Morristown | Morristown Medical Center |
| New York | New York | Maimonides Medical Center (moved) |
| Brooklyn | Maimonides Medical Center | |
| North Carolina | Winston-Salem | Wake Forest University – Baptist Medical Center |
| Raleigh | UNC Rex | |
| North Dakota | Fargo | Essentia Health – Fargo |
| Ohio | Cleveland | Cleveland Clinic – Fairview Hospital |
| Oregon | Portland | Oregon Health & Science University Hospital |
| Portland | Adventist Health Portland | |
| Pennsylvania | York | WellSpan York Hospital |
| Texas | Austin | St. David’s South Austin Medical Center |
| Bryan | CHI St. Joseph | |
| New Braunfels | Christus New Braunfels | |
| Dallas | Medical City Heart Hospital | |
| Dallas | UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital | |
| Dallas | Methodist Dallas | |
| Arlington | Texas Health Arlington | |
| Plano | Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital | |
| Sugar Land | Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | |
| Nassau Bay | Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital | |
| Fort Worth | Medical City Fort Worth | |
| Fort Worth | Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital | |
| Fort Worth | Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | |
| North Richland Hills | Medical City North Hills | |
| San Antonio | UT Health San Antonio | |
| Baytown | Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital | |
| Webster | UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus Hospital | |
| Webster | HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake | |
| Virginia | Lynchburg | Centra Lynchburg General Hospital |
| Richmond | Chippenham Hospital | |
| Richmond | Henrico Doctors Hospital | |
| Norfolk | Sentara Norfolk/ Careplex | |
| Norfolk | Sentara Norfolk General | |
| Virginia Beach | Sentara Virginia Beach/Norfolk General | |
| Hampton | Sentara Careplex | |
| Virginia Beach | Sentara Cardiology Specialists | |
| Washington | Mt Vernon | Skagit Regional |
| Bellingham | St. Joseph Medical Center | |
| Seattle | University of Washington | |
| West Virginia | Morgantown | Mon Health Medical Center |
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How to Find the Right Doctor: Steve’s Directory of Doctors & Medical Centers
Are you looking for a cardiologist who treats A-Fib patients? Or do you want to change doctors? We make it easier for you with our A-Fib.com Directory of Doctors and Medical Centers.
What Makes our Directory Unique?
Unlike some other directories on the web, we accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center.
We list only those cardiologists and electrophysiologists who treat Atrial Fibrillation patients. We include doctor’s names and contact information. Our Directory is organized in three parts:
How to Select the Right Doctor for You
Be sure to refer to our article: Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib. It covers what you need to know to research and select the best doctor for you and your treatment goals.
What do FHRS, FACC and CEPS mean after a doctor’s name? Read our article: Physician Credentials: Acronyms and What They Mean for Atrial Fibrillation Patients.
NOTICE: Unlike some other directories on the web, we offer no preferential listings to be in our Directory. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
After Ten Years, Repeat Ablation by Dr. Kerwin at Cedars-Sinai (CryoBalloon)
Pete & Beth Nyquist
A longtime A-Fib.com reader, Pete Nyquist, recently wrote us with an update about his A-Fib:
“My first ablation 2006: Thanks to your A-Fib.com website, I found Dr. Walter Kerwin and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He did my Cryo Focal ablation in 2006, and it lasted almost 10 years without a problem.
My second ablation 2015: Recently, (September) I came out from Nashville, TN, to have Dr. Kerwin perform another procedure on me. This time it was the Cryo-Balloon. It took six hours, but Dr. Kerwin feels it was a great success. I was released on September 11, 2015 and since then feel great.
I highly recommend anyone considering having a Cryo-Balloon ablation done, to fly to Los Angeles and have Dr. Kerwin do it at Cedars-Sinai. Don’t just settle for anyone who can do an ablation. (see: All EPs Doing Abaltions Are Not Equal). Dr. Kerwin pioneered the Cryo Balloon and has devoted his entire life to curing A-Fib.
Thanks again for your A-Fib.com website and for leading me to Dr. Kerwin. I welcome emails from A-Fib.com readers.
Regards. Pete Nyquist, Nashville, TN, Ptnyquist(at)sbcglobal.net”
For more patient A-Fib stories, visit our page: Personal A-Fib Stories of Hope for over 80 first-person reports by patients, many of whom are now free from the burden of atrial fibrillation.
Who’s Performing Maze and Mini-Maze Operations?
If you aren’t a candidate for a catheter ablation, another option is the Maze/Mini-Maze surgeries. We’ve compiled a list of Medical Centers and doctors performing the Maze surgeries and organized it by US state.
Go to US Centers and Surgeons Performing Maze and Mini-Maze Operations.
We include doctor’s names and contact information. Be sure to refer to Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib. It covers what you need to know to research and select the best doctor for you and your treatment goals.
NOTICE: Unlike some other directories on the web, we offer no preferential listings to be in our Directory. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
Steve’s List of EPs Installing the Watchman Device
If you are at high risk for stroke but can’t take anticoagulants, your doctor may suggest closing off the Left Atrial Appendage using an occluder such as the Watchman Device. Use of the Watchman is a relatively new treatment option (recently approved by the FDA for use in the US).
For Steve’s List of doctors who participated in the trial, go to US EPs Installing the Watchman Device – by US State.
We include doctor’s names and contact information. Be sure to refer to Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib. It covers what you need to know to research and select the best doctor for you and your treatment goals.
NOTICE: Unlike some other directories on the web, we offer no preferential listings to be in our Directory. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
List of Doctors Specializing in Persistent/Long-standing Persistent A-Fib (US and International)
Surgeons performing Maze & Mini-maze
If you have Persistent A-Fib and Long-standing Persistent A-Fib you know these types of A-Fib are often difficult to cure. If you are highly symptomatic, you may need a highly skilled, experienced specialist.
Steve’s List is a starting point for you. Go to: Doctors Specializing in Persistent/Long-standing Persistent A-Fib (US and International).
We include doctor’s names and contact information. Be sure to refer to Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib. It covers what you need to know to research and select the best doctor for you and your treatment goals.
NOTICE: Unlike some other directories on the web, we offer no preferential listings to be in our Directory. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
Looking for an EP Who Performs CryoBalloon Ablations?
FDA-approved in December 2010, the CryoBalloon Catheter is a major advancement in the treatment of A-Fib. To find the right EP for you, we’ve organized a list to help when considering CryoBalloon catheter ablation as a treatment option. Check our US Doctors and Centers Using CryoBalloon Ablation with A-Fib Patients. The list of Electrophysiologists is organized by U.S. state then by city.
We include doctor’s names and contact information. Be sure to refer to Finding the Right Doctor for You and Your A-Fib. It covers what you need to know to research and select the best doctor for you and your treatment goals.
NOTICE: Unlike some other directories on the web, we offer no preferential listings to be in our Directory. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
US Centers Performing the Hybrid Surgery/Ablation – a List from A-Fib.com
US Centers performing the Hybrid Surgery/Ablation Procedure
The Hybrid Surgery/Ablation Procedure, in general, is not recommended. To read why, go to 2019 AF Symposium: Live! Convergent Hybrid Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.
There are very few centers offering the Hybrid Surgery/Ablation approach because it’s relatively new, and because it’s extremely rare to have the tremendous expertise necessary in both catheter ablation and surgical A-Fib ablation at the same institution.
Terminology: Similar multidisciplinary ablation techniques are called ‘hybrid ablation technique’, ‘convergence process’, ‘Convergent Maze Procedure’ and ‘Convergent Ablation”’.
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| Medical Center | City/State/Phone | Notes |
| Allegheny General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Institute | Pittsburgh, PA 877-97HEART | Informational link |
| Arrhythmia Center of Florida/FDM PLC/Interventional Cardiac Consultants | Hudson, FL (727) 819-2338 | Informational Link |
| Aurora St. Luke’s Heart and Vascular Institute | Milwaukee, WI (888) 649-6892 | Informational link |
| Bridgeport Hospital’s Connecticut Cardiac Arrhythmia Center | Bridgeport, CT (203) 384-3000 | Informational link |
| Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center/Cavanaugh Heart Center | Phoenix, AZ (602) 839-7393 | Informational link |
| Danbury Hospital/Western Connecticut Health Network | Danbury, CT (203) 739-7000 | Informational link |
| Doylestown Cardiology Assoc. | Doylestown, PA (267) 253-8938 | Informational link |
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metaire, LA 70006 (504) 503-5000 | Informational Link |
| Ellis Medicine/Medical Center of Clifton Park | Schenectady, NY (518) 831-8840 | Informational link |
| Florida Institute for Atrial Fibrillation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL (561) 630-8570 | Informational Link |
| Georgia Regents University/Medical College of Georgia | Augusta, GA (706) 721-2426 | Informational link |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center/Columbia Un. Division of Cardiology | Miami Beach, FL (305) 405-0455 | Informational Link |
| Pinellas Arrhythmia Associates | Clearwater, FL (727) 587-6999 | Informational Link |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota, FL (941) 917-8791 | Informational Link |
| Stanford Cardiac Surgery/Salinas Valley Medical Center | Salinas, CA (831) 759-3289 | Informational Link |
| Stanford Hospital & Clinics | Palo Alto, CA (650) 723-5771 | Informational link |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital/Advanced Center for Atrial Fibrillation/Bay Heart Group | Tampa, FL (813) 877-2342 (AFIB) | Informational Link |
| Tampa Cardiac Specialists | Tampa, FL (813) 229-9292 | Informational link |
| TriStar Centennial Heart & Vascular Center | Nashville, TN (800) 242-5662 | Informational link |
| UNC Health Care System, Cardiac Surgery & Electrophysiology Services | Chapel Hill, NC (866) 862-4327 | Informational link |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago, IL (888) 824-0200 | Informational link |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN (615) 322-5000 | Informational link |
| Washington University & Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Heart & Vascular Center | St. Louis, MO (866) 534-8403 | Informational link |
| Virginia Cardiovascular Specialists, The Heart Rhythm Center | Richmond, VA (804) 521-5800 | Informational link |
| HCA, Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates | Richmond, VA 804-282-8777, 804-297-0822 | Informational link |
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HOW TO FIND CONTACT INFO: Use the “Search our site” box (upper right on this page) to get to the right Directory page. Then, open your browser’s ‘Find on Page’ feature (‘CTRL+F’) to locate the name on the page.
NOTICE: We offer no preferential listings. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
Disclaimer: this directory is provided for your convenience only. We make no endorsement of a specific physician or medical facility. Choosing a physician is an important decision and should be based upon your own investigation of each physician’s training, education and experience. This directory offers you the opportunity to locate and contact a healthcare professional directly.
A-Fib.com—your independent source of unbiased information about Atrial Fibrillation, research and treatment options.
Last updated: Thursday, April 27, 2023
Doctors Treating A-Fib: US Medical Centers and Practices
Directory of Doctors Treating A-Fib: Medical Centers and Practices
Our Directory lists US & international physicians and medical centers treating Atrial Fibrillation patients. This evolving list is offered as a service and convenience to A-Fib patients. (Unlike other directories, we accept no fee to be included.) The directory is divided into three categories.
NOTICE: we offer no preferential listings. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician. Contact Us with any errors or corrections.
A-Fib.com Advisory Board: I am deeply indebted to the many cardiac electrophysiologists and surgeons who have offered me their counsel in publishing this website, Atrial Fibrillation: Resources for Patients, A-Fib.com.
While not always agreeing with all my positions, these doctors try to point me in the right direction. It is my honor to acknowledge and thank the members of the A-Fib.com Advisory Board. For the list of physicians, read more.
Legend to Acronyms
You may see one or more of acronyms following a doctor’s name. See Physician Credentials: Acronyms and What They Mean for Atrial Fibrillation Patients for an explanation of each.
Disclaimer: this directory is provided for informational purposes only. We make no endorsement of a specific physician or medical facility. Choosing a physician is an important decision and should be based upon your own investigation of each physician’s training, education and experience. These listings offer you the opportunity to locate and contact a healthcare professional directly.
A-Fib.com is your independent source of unbiased information about Atrial Fibrillation and its resources and treatments.
If you find any errors on this page, email us. Y Last updated: Saturday, June 12, 2021
US Doctors performing Maze and Mini-Maze Surgeries – a List by A-Fib.com
US Centers and Surgeons Performing Maze and Mini-Maze Operations
If you aren’t a candidate for a catheter ablation, another option is the Maze/Mini-Maze surgery. We’ve compiled a list of Medical Centers and doctors performing the Maze surgeries organized by US state (when applicable).
Alabama · Arizona · Arkansas · California · Connecticut · Florida · Georgia · Illinois · Indiana · Louisiana · Maryland · Massachusetts · Michigan · Minnesota · Missouri · New Jersey · New York · North Carolina · Ohio · Oklahoma · Oregon · Pennsylvania · South Carolina · Tennessee · Texas · Utah · Virginia · Wisconsin
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University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Cardiovascular Disease
Cavanaugh Heart Center
Samuel T. Rayburn MD PA
USC Healthcare Consultation Center II
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
University of California San Francisco, East Bay Surgery
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons
Sequoia Heart Surgeons
Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons
Sutter Medical Group Cardiology
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Stanford School of Medicine
Yale Cardiac Surgery
Shands Hospital at the Un. of Florida
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Atrial Fibrillation Institute/St. Vincent’s Heart and Vascular Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa/Advanced Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Sarasota Memorial Hospital (Dr. Paul Vesco)
Emory University Heart Center
Piedmont Heart Institute
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Division of Cardiac Surgery
University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Surgery
Illinois Cardiac Surgery Associates, SC
OSF St. Francis Medical Center Illinois Cardiac Surgery Associates
Community Heart and Vascular Hospital
Clarian Health Group/Methodist Hospital
New Orleans Heart
Capital Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery
Johns Hopkins Un.
University of Maryland Cardiac Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
North Shore Medical Center
Borgess Heart Center, Kalamazoo
Great Lakes Cardiothoracic/Northern Michigan Hospital
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Wheeler Heart/Vascular Center
Washington Univ. School of Medicine
St. John’s Cardiovascular Specialists
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Montefiore Medical Center CAR, Division of Cardiology-Montefiore-Einstein
Maimonides Medical Center, Atrial Fibrillation Center
New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Lenox Hill Interventional Cardiac & Vascular Svcs
Asheville Cardiovascular Surgery
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center
Deaconess Hospital Atrial Fibrillation Center, Cincinattti
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
The Ohio State Un. Medical Center, Columbus
St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Swanson Gatley Cardiothoracic Surgeons/St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Allegheny General Hospital, The Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute
Greenville Hospital System, University Medical Group Cardiothorasic Surgery
Methodist University Hospital
Vanderbilt Heart Center for Atrial Fibrillation
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Texas Heart Institute/Cardiovascular Care Providers, Inc.
University of Texas Houston/Memorial Hermann Hospital
Cardiothoracic Surgery Associates of North Texas
Intermountain Medical Group
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital
VCU Health Surgery, Richmond
VCU Health Surgery, Fredericksburg
Aspirus Heart & Vascular Institute, A-Fib Clinic
Froedtert & Medical College Clinics
Midwestern Heart Surgery Institute, St. Luke’s Medical Center
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NOTICE: We offer no preferential listings. We accept no fee, benefit or value of any kind for listing a specific doctor or medical center. A-Fib.com is not affiliated with any practice, medical center or physician.
HOW TO FIND CONTACT INFO: Use the “Search our site” box (upper right on this page) to get to the right Directory page. Then, open your browser’s ‘Find on Page’ feature (‘CTRL+F’) to locate the name on the page.
Disclaimer: this directory is provided for your convenience only. We make no endorsement of a specific physician or medical facility. Choosing a physician is an important decision and should be based upon your own investigation of each physician’s training, education and experience. This directory offers you the opportunity to locate and contact a healthcare professional directly.
A-Fib.com—your independent source of unbiased information about Atrial Fibrillation, research and treatment options.
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