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6006 49th Street NorthSuite 200Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
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Summary
- Dr. Francisco Cardona is a cardiologist based in Saint Petersburg, FL, specializing in cardiac electrophysiology. He completed his medical education at the Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine, followed by a residency in internal medicine at UPMC Medical Education/Mercy and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Puerto Rico and the University of Florida, respectively. His expertise includes cardiac electrophysiology, atrial fibrillation, and pacemaker-related procedures. Dr. Cardona has contributed to the field with several publications focusing on atrial fibrillation and atrioventricular node electrophysiology, which have been cited by other publications. He is recognized as a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology and holds a CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification.
Education & Training
University of FloridaFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2001 - 2002
University of Puerto RicoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1998 - 2001
UPMC Medical Education/MercyResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1996 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FHRS) Heart Rhythm Society, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsEffect of right atrial pacing, intravenous amiodarone and beta blockers for suppression of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery: a pilot study.Francisco Cardona, Hanscy Seide, Rafael A. Cox, Cynthia M. Pérez
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal. 2003-06-01 - 4 citationsV-A block during atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: reentry confined to the AV node.Mario D. Gonzalez, Leonardo J. Contreras, Francisco Cardona, Christopher J. Klugewicz, Knut S. Erga
Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2003-03-01 - 41 citationsDemonstration of a Left Atrial Input to the Atrioventricular Node in HumansMario D. Gonzalez, Leonardo J. Contreras, Francisco Cardona, Christopher J. Klugewicz, Jamie B. Conti
Circulation. 2002-12-03
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
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