Clinical Focus

• Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Cardiology (Heart)
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Atrial Fibrillation

Honors and Awards

• William E. Hancock teaching Award, Cardiology Fellows (2006)

Professional Education

Clinical Trials

• Catheter ABlation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy For Atrial Fibrillation Trial (CABANA) Recruiting
• Safety and Performance Study of the Hansen Medical Sensei Robotic System and Artisan Catheter when used to robotically manipulate the ThermoCool Ablation cather for the treatement of atrial fibrillation Recruiting
• To assess the safety and technical feasibility of treating subjects with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation or Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation using a hybrid approach of epicardial and endocardial ablation. No longer recruiting

Publications

• Contrast-enhanced C-arm CT evaluation of radiofrequency ablation lesions in the left ventricle. Girard EE, Al-Ahmad A, Rosenberg J, Luong R, Moore T, Lauritsch G, Boese J, Fahrig R. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011; 4 (3): 259-68
• Atrial fibrillation termination as a procedural endpoint during ablation in long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation. Elayi CS, Di Biase L, Barrett C, Ching CK, al Aly M, Lucciola M, Bai R, Horton R, Fahmy TS, Verma A, Khaykin Y, Shah J, Morales G, Hongo R, Hao S, Beheiry S, Arruda M, Schweikert RA, Cummings J, Burkhardt JD, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A, Cauchemez B, Gaita F, Natale A. Heart Rhythm. 2010; 7 (9): 1216-23
• Dyssynchrony Assessment with Tissue Doppler Imaging and Regional Volumetric Analysis by 3D Echocardiography Do Not Predict Long-Term Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Kuppahally SS, Fowler MB, Vagelos R, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A, Hsia H, Liang D. Cardiol Res Pract. 2010: 2011 568918
• Inappropriate pacing in a patient with managed ventricular pacing: what is the cause? Perez MV, Al-Ahmad AA, Wang PJ, Turakhia MP. Heart Rhythm. 2010; 7 (9): 1336-7
• Left atrial appendage: an underrecognized trigger site of atrial fibrillation. Di Biase L, Burkhardt JD, Mohanty P, Sanchez J, Mohanty S, Horton R, Gallinghouse GJ, Bailey SM, Zagrodzky JD, Santangeli P, Hao S, Hongo R, Beheiry S, Themistoclakis S, Bonso A, Rossillo A, Corrado A, Raviele A, Al-Ahmad A, Wang P, Cummings JE, Schweikert RA, Pelargonio G, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Santarelli P, Lewis WR, Natale A. Circulation. 2010; 122 (2): 109-18