GeorgeThomasMD

Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

Overview of Dr. Thomas

Dr. George Thomas is a cardiologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and has been in practice 16 years. Dr. Thomas accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 316 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and one of 689 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Cardiology. He has more than 80 publications and over 500 citings.

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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2009
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NY State Medical License 2009 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2023
NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2023
OH State Medical License 2004 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
abimCardiovascular disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Ranolazine Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Trial Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Completed
Phase 3
Sensing Atrial High Rate Episodes With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Trial (The SENSE Trial) Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Failure to Terminate Ventricular Fibrillation With Multiple Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shocks Caused by Shock Polarity.
Jim W Cheung, George Thomas> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024 Mar 1
1 citations
Early Stroke and Mortality After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.
Edward V Kogan, Christopher T Sciria, Christopher F Liu, S Chiu Wong, Geoffrey Bergman, James E Ip, George Thomas, Steven M Markowitz, Luke K Kim, Jim W Cheung, Bruce ...> ;Stroke. 2023 Apr 1
2 citations
Preclinical evaluation of a third-generation absorbable antibacterial envelope.
Charles J Love, Ibrahim Hanna, George Thomas, Arnold J Greenspon, Melissa Christie, Jonathan Goodman, Matthew Christopherson, Vasanthi Balaji, Shira Skulsky, Matthew S...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2023 May 1
2 citations
Population-Level Prevalence of Rare Variants Associated With Atrial Fibrillation and its Impact on Patient Outcomes.
Manjinder S Kandola, Scott Kulm, Luke K Kim, Steven M Markowitz, Christopher F Liu, George Thomas, James E Ip, Bruce B Lerman, Olivier Elemento, Jim W Cheung> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Jul 1
2 citations
Initial experience with stylet-driven versus lumenless lead delivery systems for left bundle branch area pacing.
Eric D Braunstein, Ruth D Kagan, David S Olshan, James K Gabriels, George Thomas, James E Ip, Steven M Markowitz, Bruce B Lerman, Christopher F Liu, Jim W Cheung> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Approach to Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Prolonged Apneic Oxygenation.
James K Gabriels, Xiaohan Ying, Subhanik Purkayastha, Eric Braunstein, Christopher F Liu, Steven M Markowitz, Stavros Mountantonakis, George Thomas, Bruce Goldner, Jon...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Apr 1
5 citations
Outcomes of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Amrita Krishnamurthy, Parag Goyal, Steven M Markowitz, Christopher F Liu, George Thomas, James E Ip, Evelyn M Horn, Bruce B Lerman, Luke K Kim, Jim W Cheung> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2022 Oct 1
2 citations
Trends and Outcomes of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy.
Christopher T Sciria, Edward V Kogan, James E Ip, George Thomas, Christopher F Liu, Steven M Markowitz, Bruce B Lerman, Luke K Kim, Jim W Cheung> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2022 Apr 1
7 citations
Reappraisal of electrocardiographic criteria for localization of idiopathic outflow region ventricular arrhythmias.
James Gabriels, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Lakshmi Nambiar, Jiwon Kim, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Christopher F. Liu, Steven M. Markowitz, Bruce B. Lerman, Jim W. Cheung> ;Heart Rhythm. 2021 Nov 1
Recurrent Atrial Tachycardias Associated With Implantable Central Venous Access Catheters in Patients With Cancer.
James Gabriels, Eric D. Braunstein, Bruce B. Lerman, George Thomas, Jim W. Cheung> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Aug 17
3 citations
The Left Atrial Appendage Ostium: Hotspots for Localized Re-Entry
Christopher F. Liu, BA Foysal Daian, Rajat Goyal, Steven M. Markowitz, Jim W. Cheung, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Bruce B. Lerman> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Mar 1
66 citations
Outcomes and Mortality Associated with Atrial Arrhythmias Among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19
Bradley Peltzer, Kevin K. Manocha, Xiaohan Ying, Jared Kirzner, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Christopher F. Liu, Steven M. Markowitz, Bruce B. Lerman, Monika M. Safford...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Oct 5
5 citations
Novel two‐lead cardiac resynchronization therapy system provides equivalent CRT responses with less complications than a conventional three‐lead system: Results from t...
Naushad A. Shaik, Michael Drucker, Christopher Pierce, Gabor Z. Duray, Shane Gillett, Crystal Miller, Camden Harrell, George Thomas> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jul 1
14 citations
Inpatient hospital procedural volume and outcomes following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Jim W. Cheung, Ilhwan Yeo, Edward P. Cheng, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Christopher F. Liu, Steven M. Markowitz, Luke K. Kim, Bruce B. Lerman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Jun 4
8 citations
Restructuring Electrophysiology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Practical Guide From a New York City Hospital Network.
Geoffrey A. Rubin, Elaine Wan, Deepak Saluja, George Thomas, David J. Slotwiner, Seth Goldbarg, Salma Chaudhary, Gioia Turitto, Jose Dizon, Hirad Yarmohammadi, Frederi...> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2020 Apr 21
11 citations
Robotics for catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias: Current technologies and practical approaches.
Guillaume Bassil, Steven M. Markowitz, Christopher F. Liu, George Thomas, James E. Ip, Bruce B. Lerman, Jim W. Cheung> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Feb 10
12 citations
Strategies to Prevent Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infection.
Tarek Barbar, Rohan Patel, George Thomas, Jim W. Cheung> ;The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 2020 Jan 15
22 citations
Arrhythmic Complications of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes.
Bradley Peltzer, Kevin K. Manocha, Xiaohan Ying, Jared Kirzner, James E. Ip, George Thomas, Christopher F. Liu, Steven M. Markowitz, Bruce B. Lerman, Monika M. Safford...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2020 Jan 1
11 citations
Approach to catheter ablation of left atrial flutters.
Steven M. Markowitz, George Thomas, Christopher F. Liu, Jim W. Cheung, James E. Ip, Bruce B. Lerman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019 Dec 1
80 citations
Risk of Mortality Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.
Edward P. Cheng, Christopher F. Liu, Ilhwan Yeo, Steven M. Markowitz, George Thomas, James E. Ip, Luke K. Kim, Bruce B. Lerman, Jim W. Cheung> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Nov 5
7 citations
Effects of focal impulse and rotor modulation-guided ablation on atrial arrhythmia termination and inducibility: Impact on outcomes after treatment of persistent atria...
Jared Kirzner, Colin A Raelson, Christopher F. Liu, George Thomas, James E. Ip, Bruce B. Lerman, Steven M. Markowitz, Jim W. Cheung> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019 Dec 1
7 citations
Regional isolation in the right atrium with disruption of intra-atrial conduction after catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia.
Steven M. Markowitz, Daniel Y Choi, Foysal Daian, Christopher F. Liu, Jim W. Cheung, George Thomas, James E. Ip, Bruce B. Lerman> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019 Jul 9
19 citations
Subclinical atrial fibrillation detection with a floating atrial sensing dipole in single lead implantable cardioverter-defibrillator systems: Results of the SENSE trial.
George Thomas, Daniel Y Choi, Harish Doppalapudi, Mark Richards, Sei Iwai, Emile G. Daoud, Mahmoud Houmsse, Arvindh Kanagasundram, Sumeet K. Mainigi, Steven A. Lubitz,...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019 Oct 1
44 citations
Sex-based differences in outcomes, 30-day readmissions, and costs following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the United States Nationwide Readmissions Databas...
Jim W. Cheung, Edward P. Cheng, Xian Wu, Ilhwan Yeo, Paul J. Christos, Hooman Kamel, Steven M. Markowitz, Christopher F. Liu, George Thomas, James E. Ip, Bruce B. Lerm...> ;European Heart Journal. 2019 Sep 21
16 citations
Improving Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy.
George Thomas, Jiwon Kim, Bruce B. Lerman> ;Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review. 2019 Jul 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Member

Hospital Affiliations

New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, New York
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical CenterNew York, New York

Insurance Accepted

BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First Health PPO
GHI PPO
Great West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PHCS PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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