Hugh Calkins
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Office
(443) 997-0270
Fax (410) 614-1168 601 North Caroline Street Suite 7200 Baltimore, MD 21287
About
Hugh Calkins
Dr. Hugh Calkins is the Catherine Ellen Poindexter Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) and arrhythmia management.Dr. Calkins attended Williams College and Harvard Medical School before training in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received his cardiology training at Johns Hopkins. His first faculty position was at the University of Michigan, where he directed the Pacemaker Service, and he returned to Johns Hopkins as director of the Arrhythmia Service in 1992.Dr. Calkins is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and is on the editorial board of many other cardiology journals. He is a former member of the American Board of Internal Medicine Electrophysiology Boards Test Writing Committee. Dr. Calkins is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He led a 44-member international task force whose 2012 Expert Consensus Statement gave recommendations for treatment and research of atrial fibrillation. Dr Calkins is a past president of the Heart Rhythm Society and was elected to be a member of the Miler Coulsen Academy of Clinical Excellence in 2014.Dr. Calkins has published more than 500 articles and book chapters on a large variety of cardiac arrhythmias. His research has focused predominantly on catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, syncope, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia. Dr. Calkins has also written extensively on most aspects of heart rhythm disorders and their treatment.
Primary Specialty
Cardiologist
Practice
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
Languages
English
Services
Hugh Calkins provides cardiology services in Baltimore, MD. A cardiologist is a physician who is certified to diagnose and treat disorders of the circulatory system and the cardiovascular system — the heart, arteries and veins.
To learn more, or to make an appointment with Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore, MD, please call (443) 997-0270 for more information.
To learn more, or to make an appointment with Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center in Baltimore, MD, please call (443) 997-0270 for more information.
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