Brett D. Atwater MD

Cardiology•Fairfax, VA

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Director of Electrophysiology, Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

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8081 Innovation Park Dr602Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone+1 571-472-3270
Fax+1 571-472-3271

Summary

Dr. Brett Atwater is an electrophysiologist in Fairfax VA and is the Director of Electrophysiology for the Inova Health System. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology and is experienced in cardiac electrophysiology and icd / pacemaker insertion.

Meet Dr. Brett Atwater, MD with Inova Heart and Vascular Institute

Learn more about Brett D. Atwater, MD at https://www.inova.org/doctors/brett-d-atwater-md

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2010
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2008 - 2021
WI State Medical License 2005 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Clinical Trials

Pacing Affects Cardiovascular Endpoints in Patients With Right Bundle-Branch Block (The PACE-RBBB Trial) Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Characterization of Interventricular Conduction Measurements Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Early Phase 1
Automated MEdical Record Driven Implantable CArdioverter-defibrillator Heart Failure Trial (AMERICA-HF) Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Physiologic Pacing Registry Start of enrollment: 2018 Nov 27
COMPLETED
Efficacy and Safety of ICD Remote Monitored Exercise Testing to Improve Heart Failure Outcomes: REMOTE HF-ACTION Start of enrollment: 2021 Apr 27
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Safety and effectiveness of a novel balloon-in-basket pulsed-field ablation catheter for the treatment of paroxysmal and persistent AF: Volt-AF IDE trial acute results.
Monica Lo, Alok Gambhir, Sri Sundaram, Prashanthan Sanders, David DeLurgio
Heart Rhythm. 2025-10-01
Geographic Variation in Persistence of Oral Anticoagulant Treatment Among Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation in the United States.
Brett D Atwater, Risho Singh, Ali Bonakdar, Dong Cheng, Serina Deeba
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-09-05
1 citations
Geographic and Racial Variation in Oral Anticoagulant (OAC) Treatment Among Commercially Insured Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF) in the United St...
Brett D Atwater, Risho Singh, Shashi Parmar, Augustina Ogbonnaya, Amiee Kang
American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 2025-09-01

Authored Content

Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch BlockJanuary 2018
Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch BlockJanuary 2018
Impaired Recovery of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Cardiomyopathy and Left Bundle Branch BlockJanuary 2018

Press Mentions

Medtronic Initiates Global Pivotal Study of Cardiac Pacing in a New Patient PopulationSeptember 15th, 2025
EP Innovations at Inova Schar Heart and VascularSeptember 10th, 2025
Inova’s Multidisciplinary AFib Center Improves Patient Outcomes and SatisfactionJanuary 27th, 2023
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