GopiDandamudiMDMBA, FHRS

Cardiology • Tacoma, WA

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Executive Medical Director, Cardiovascular Service Line, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Pacific Northwest

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Office
1717 South J Street
MS: 01-08
Tacoma, WA 98405
Fax+1 253-426-6440
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Summary

I am a cardiac electrophysiologist specializing in ablation therapies including complex ablations. I am also interested in chronic management of atrial fibrillation, permanent His bundle pacing, clinical trials and education.

Education & Training

Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2007 - 2008
Indiana University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2007
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Ross University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

WA State Medical License 2018 - 2025
IN State Medical License 2004 - 2025
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013

Clinical Trials

Efficacy of Implantable Defibrillator Therapy After a Myocardial Infarction Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Recruiting
Phase 3
Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
Completed
Not Applicable
Vest Prevention of Early Sudden Death Trial and VEST Registry Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Post-Approval Study (STOP AF PAS) Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 26
Completed
Not Applicable
CARTO® 3 System and Real Time Intracardiac Ultrasound Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
AdaptResponse Clinical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Randomized Evaluation of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment With Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation Guided Procedures Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Imaging Study of Lead Implant for His Bundle Pacing Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 29
Completed
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Conduction system pacing: overview, definitions, and nomenclature.
Marek Jastrzebski, Gopi Dandamudi, Haran Burri, Kenneth A Ellenbogen> ;European Heart Journal Supplements. 2023 Nov 1
27 citations
2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure.
Mina K Chung, Kristen K Patton, Chu-Pak Lau, Alexander R J Dal Forno, Sana M Al-Khatib, Vanita Arora, Ulrika Maria Birgersdotter-Green, Yong-Mei Cha, Eugene H Chung, E...> ;Journal of Arrhythmia. 2023 Oct 1
6 citations
Cardiac Conduction System Pacing: A Comprehensive Update.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Mihal G Chelu, Karol Curila, Gopi Dandamudi, Bengt Herweg, Shumpei Mori, Marek Jastrzebski, Parikshit S Sharma, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Roderick T...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Nov 1
53 citations
2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure.
Mina K Chung, Kristen K Patton, Chu-Pak Lau, Alexander R J Dal Forno, Sana M Al-Khatib, Vanita Arora, Ulrika Maria Birgersdotter-Green, Yong-Mei Cha, Eugene H Chung, E...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
A Novel Orderset Driven Emergency Department Atrial Fibrillation Algorithm to Increase Discharge and Risk-appropriate Anticoagulation.
Steven K Roumpf, Jeffrey A Kline, Gopi Dandamudi, Jason T Schaffer, Tara Flack, Wesley Gallaher, Allison M Weaver, Ina Hunt, Erynn Thinnes, Christian C Strachan, Cassa...> ;Critical Pathways in Cardiology. 2022 Sep 1
6 citations
Quality of life after the initial treatment of atrial fibrillation with cryoablation versus drug therapy.
Oussama M. Wazni, Gopi Dandamudi, Nitesh Sood, Robert S. Hoyt, Jaret Tyler, Sarfraz Durrani, Mark Niebauer, Kevin J. Makati, Blair D. Halperin, Andre Gauri, Gustavo Mo...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2021 Oct 16
14 citations
Safety and feasibility of conduction system pacing in patients with congenital heart disease
Óscar Cano, Gopi Dandamudi, Robert D. Schaller, Víctor Pérez-Roselló, Hebert D Ayala, Maite Izquierdo, Joaquín Osca, María-José Sancho-Tello, Joaquín Rueda, Eladio Rui...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2021 Oct 1
Reconstitution of native intrinsic conduction in patients with chronic conduction block with His bundle pacing.
Fatima M. Ezzeddine, Rajeev Singh, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Gopi Dandamudi, Subodh R. Devabhaktuni> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2021 Mar 23
261 citations
Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
Oussama M Wazni, Gopi Dandamudi, Nitesh Sood, Robert N. Hoyt, Jaret Tyler, Sarfraz Durrani, Mark Niebauer, Kevin Makati, Blair Halperin, Andre Gauri, Gustavo Morales, ...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2021 Jan 28
17 citations
Imaging-Based Localization of His Bundle Pacing Electrodes: Results From the Prospective IMAGE-HBP Study.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Gopi Dandamudi, Faiz A. Subzposh, Richard K. Shepard, Gautham Kalahasty, Santosh K. Padala, John S. Strobel, Terry D. Bauch, Kenneth A. Ellenb...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Jan 1
9 citations
Permanent His Bundle Pacing in Patients With Congenital Complete Heart Block: A Multicenter Experience.
Gopi Dandamudi, Joel W. Simon, Óscar Cano, Vivak Master, Jacob S. Koruth, Angela Naperkowski, Adam C. Kean, Robert D. Schaller, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Jordana Kron, Pu...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2021 Apr 1
Editorial commentary: Management of heart failure: Are we there yet?
David Zhang, Gopi Dandamudi> ;Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2020 Nov 1
Left Bundle Branch Block-Induced Cardiomyopathy in a Transplanted Heart Treated With His Bundle Pacing.
Kavita B. Khaira, Rajeev Singh, Subodh R. Devabhaktuni, Joel W. Simon, Gopi Dandamudi> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2020 Aug 12
7 citations
His‐bundle pacing: A novel treatment for left bundle branch block‐mediated cardiomyopathy
Rajeev Singh, Subodh R. Devabhaktuni, Fatima M. Ezzeddine, Joel Simon, Kavita Khaira, Gopi Dandamudi> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Aug 4
38 citations
Development of an international standard set of outcome measures for patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Me...
William H Seligman, Zofia Das-Gupta, Adedayo O Jobi-Odeneye, Elena Arbelo, Amitava Banerjee, Andreas Bollmann, Bridget Caffrey-Armstrong, Daniel A Cehic, Ramón Corbalá...> ;European Heart Journal. 2020 Mar 7
15 citations
Permanent His-bundle Pacing in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease.
Shannon M. Lyon, Gopi Dandamudi, Adam C. Kean> ;The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 2020 Feb 15
Advisor™ HD Grid Use in the Setting of Papillary Muscle Ventricular Tachycardia.
Eathar Razak, Nasir Shariff, Gopi Dandamudi, Jason Clark> ;The Journal of Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 2020 Jan 1
114 citations
On-treatment comparison between corrective His bundle pacing and biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization: A secondary analysis of the His-SYNC Pilot Trial
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Hemal M. Nayak, Nishant Verma, Gopi Dandamudi, Parikshit S. Sharma, Moeen Saleem, John Mandrola, Davide Genovese, Jess W. ...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2019 Dec 1
62 citations
Outcomes of His-bundle pacing upgrade after long-term right ventricular pacing and/or pacing-induced cardiomyopathy: Insights into disease progression.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Bengt Herweg, Gopi Dandamudi, Suneet Mittal, A Bhatt, Lina Marcantoni, Angela Naperkowski, Parikshit S. Sharma, Francesco Zanon> ;Heart Rhythm. 2019 Oct 1
10 citations
His-bundle pacing: impact of social media
Dominik Beer, Gopi Dandamudi, John Mandrola, Paul A. Friedman, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman> ;Europace. 2019 Oct 1
86 citations
Long term performance and safety of His bundle pacing: A multicenter experience
Francesco Zanon, Mohamed A.E. Abdel-Rahman, Lina Marcantoni, Angela Naperkowski, Faiz A. Subzposh, Gianni Pastore, Enrico Baracca, Graziano Boaretto, Paola Raffagnato,...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019 Sep 1
3 citations
Updates on His bundle pacing: The road more traveled lately.
Fatima M. Ezzeddine, Gopi Dandamudi> ;Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2019 Aug 1
144 citations
His Corrective Pacing or Biventricular Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization in Heart Failure
Gaurav A. Upadhyay, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Hemal M. Nayak, Nishant Verma, Gopi Dandamudi, Parikshit S. Sharma, Moeen Saleem, John Mandrola, Davide Genovese, Roderick...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019 Jul 9
51 citations
Clinical Outcomes of Selective Versus Nonselective His Bundle Pacing.
Dominik Beer, Parikshit S. Sharma, Faiz A. Subzposh, Angela Naperkowski, Grzegorz M. Pietrasik, Brendan Durr, Maria Qureshi, Ragesh Panikkath, Mohamed Abdelrahman, Bre...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2019 Jul 1
Evolving Strategies in Heart Failure Management: An Eye Toward Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
Gopi Dandamudi, Jagmeet P. Singh> ;Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 2019 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

His Bundle Pacing
Gaurav A Upadhyay, John D Fisher, Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Mina K Chung, George Crossley, Byron K Lee, Sanjeev Saksena, Gopi Dandamudi, Kousik Krishnan, ScienceDirect
Permanent Nonselective His Bundle Pacing in an Adult with L‐Transposition of the Great Arteries and Complete AV Block
John M Miller, W Aaron Kay, Gopi Dandamudi, Adam C Kean, Jyoti K Patel, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Authored Content

Clinical Outcomes of His Bundle Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular PacingMarch 2018
Clinical Outcomes of His Bundle Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular PacingMarch 2018
Clinical Outcomes of His Bundle Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular PacingMarch 2018
Clinical Outcomes of His Bundle Pacing Compared to Right Ventricular PacingFebruary 2018
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Press Mentions

Reconstitution of Native Intrinsic Conduction in Patients with Chronic Conduction Block with His Bundle PacingMarch 23rd, 2021
Clinical Innovations Moving the Needle in Heart Care: 7 Cardiology Leaders DiscussOctober 7th, 2020
Cardiology Game Changers: 7 Health Leaders Weigh InJune 23rd, 2020
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