Douglas L. Packer, M.D.

Minnesota

Medical School

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Internship

Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Residency

Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Fellowship

Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Academic Rank

Professor of Medicine

Interests

• Ablation of atrial fibrillation, including ultrasound and cryoablation of atrial fibrillation
• Ablation of complex atrial arrhythmias, mechanisms of heart rhythm disturbances
• 4/5D Image integration guided ablation of AF, VT
• MR/Intracardiac ultrasound imaging of arrhythmia substrate
• Ablation of advanced ventricular tachycardias
• Development of new ablation methods and technology
• Cell therapy for cardiac arrhythmias
• Cellular ablation and conduction modification research

Professional Highlights

• Developer and Lead Investigator, Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation (CABANA) Trial, National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2009-2015
• President, National Heart Rhythm Society, 2010-2011
• President-Elect, Heart Rhythm Society, 2009-2010
• Chair, Events Committee, Home Automated External Defibrillator Trial (HAT), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2002-2008
• Member, Executive Committee, Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCDHeFT), National Institutes of Health (NIH), 1995-2006

Publications

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Research

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