Kenneth Ellenbogen

Division of Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia, United States of America

Kenneth Ellenbogen is Vice Chairman of the Division of Cardiology and Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University.

Professor Ellenbogen's academic, clinical and research efforts include an interest in newer, more effective ways to perform ablation and to develop methods for ablation of atrial fibrillation. He is involved in the development of new types of pacemakers and exploring the role of pacemakers in treating congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation.

He is Chairman of the American Heart Association’s Committee on Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias, Chairman of the Education Committee and member of the Board of Trustees for the Heart Rhythm Society. He is President of the Richmond American Heart Association, Director of the Cardiology Advisory Board for the entire V.A. medical system and Delegate to the American College of Cardiology. He is a senior editor of the journal PACE and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American Journal of Cardiology, the American Heart Journal, Circulation, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, and Heart Rhythm. Professor Ellenbogen is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Council on Circulation.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Section Head: Cardiovascular Disorders > Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology & Pacing (since 16 November 2005)

Kenneth Ellenbogen is a Section Head for Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology & Pacing, part of the CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS Faculty. The role of a Section Head is to work with their Co-Section Head(s) to divide the Section (sub-specialty area) into its component areas of research, nominate leaders in those areas as Faculty Members, and offer ongoing oversight of the content within their Section. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

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