Grant R. Simons MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiogy, Hackensack University Medical Center and Chief of Heart Rhythm Services, Englewood Health
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20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 615Hackensack, NJ 07601
Phone+1 551-996-5870
Fax+1 551-996-0774
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Summary
- Dr. Grant Simons is a cardiologist based in Hackensack, NJ, specializing in cardiac electrophysiology. He completed his internal medicine residency at Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital (1990-1993) and his fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and cardiovascular disease at Duke University Hospital (1993-1997). Dr. Simons holds several positions including Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Hackensack Meridian Health and Chief, Heart Rhythm Services at Englewood Health. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and has been an Associate Clinical Professor at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai since 2002. His expertise extends to atrial fibrillation, left atrial appendage closre, ICD and pacemaker implantation, among other areas. He has published research in various medical journals and has been involved in clinical trials related to cardiac devices and electrophysiology. Dr. Simons has received multiple awards including recognition by Castle Connolly as a top doctor in the New York metro area.
Education & Training
Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1997
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1990
Duke University BA, 1985
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2024 - 2028
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2027
NJ State Medical License 2001 - 2027
AR State Medical License 2024 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2005 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1997 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MedAZ, MedA-Z.net, LLC, 2012, 2014-2015
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2014
- Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2013-2014
Clinical Trials
- TYRX™ Envelope for Prevention of Infection Following Replacement With a CRT or ICD Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- AIGISRx Anti-Bacterial Envelope and Custom Mesh for Prevention of Infection Following Cardiac Rhythm Management Device Replacement With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
- Use of the Hansen Medical System in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSuccessful New Generation LAA Closure Device Implantation After Prior Incomplete Surgical LAA Ligation.Hemal Bhatt, DO Lucy M. Safi, Vladimir Jelnin, Tilak Pasala, Grant R. Simons
JACC. Case Reports. 2021-09-15 - 1 citations76-Year-Old Man With PalpitationsAkintunde M Akinjero, Sahai Donaldson, Grant R. Simons, Jay Erlebacher
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2017-07-01 - 56 citationsAntibacterial Envelope Is Associated With Low Infection Rates After Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Replacement: Re...Charles A. Henrikson, M. Rizwan Sohail, Helbert Acosta, Eric E. Johnson, Lawrence Rosenthal
JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2017-05-31
Journal Articles
- Quantitative Plasma D-dimer Levels among Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Angiography for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism.Goldhaber SZ, Simons GR, Elliott CG, Haire WD, Toltzis R, Blacklow SC, Doolittle MH, Weinberg DS, . JAMA 1993; 270(23): 2819-2822
- Ovarian Vein Thrombosis.Simons GR, Piwnica-Worms DR, Goldhaber SZ, American Heart Journal
- Utility of Leg Ultrasonography in Suspected Symptomatic Isolated Calf Deep Venous Thrombosis.Simons GR, Skibo LK, Polak JF, Creager MA, Klapec-Fay JM, Goldhaber SZ, American Journal of Medicine 1995; 99:43-47
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Analysis of Anatomic Relationships between the Right Phrenic Nerve, the Right Superior Pulmonary Vein, and the Left Atrium using Pace-Mapping.Simons GR, Sharma PS, Feigenblum DY, Nemirovsky D, 30th Annual Sessions, Heart Rhythm Society, Boston
- Time to First Appropriately Treated VT/VF Episode in Guideline vs. Non-Guideline Primary Prevention ICD Patients: Preliminary Results from the OMNI Study.Machado CD, Sweeney MO, Sakaguchi S, Simons GR, Qiao H, Skorupa S, 30th Annual Sessions,Heart Rhythm Society, Boston
- Is there Decremental Conduction at the Coronary Sinus Ostial Region during Entrainment of Typical Atrial Flutter?Simons GR, Nair LA, Sogade FO, Hillsley RE, Barold HS, Wharton JM, 18th Annual Sessions, NASPE, New Orleans
Lectures
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy—An Established Treatment for CHF.University Medical Center
- CRT-Can We Reduce the Nonresponder Rate.Conference: New Developments in Heart and Vascular Disease Management, Hackensack University Medica
- Atrial Fibrillation Disease State 2010.Bergen Regional Medical Center Grand Rounds
Press Mentions
Can a Cold Drink Trigger an Irregular Heartbeat?June 24th, 2025- An Age-by-Age Guide to Cholesterol Levels, Good and the BadMay 22nd, 2025
- Shingles Vaccine Can Lower Heart Disease Risk by 23%, New Study FindsMay 9th, 2025
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Other Languages
- Thai
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