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Jorge Romero, MD, Cardiology, Boston, MA, Brigham and Women's Hospital

JorgeERomeroMD- FACC, FHRS(He/Him)

Cardiology • Boston, MA

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Director of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Research and Associate Director of the Ventricular Arrhythmia Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

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Summary

  • Dr. Romero is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Research and Associate Director of the Ventricular Arrhythmia Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed his training at recognized academic institutions including Columbia University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ronald Regan Medical Center/UCLA and Brigham and Women’s Hospital /Harvard Medical School. Dr. Romero is a quadruple board-certified physician for the American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, and the National Board of Echocardiography.
    He has specialized in the treatment of complex arrhythmias, particularly in endocardial-epicardial mapping and catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. He has several publications in this field, describing innovative techniques to improve acute and long-term clinical outcomes in these patients. Similarly, Dr. Romero has also specialized in the management of patients with Atrial Fibrillation. He is founded as the co-principal investigator for several initiated-investigator industry trials.
    Dr. Romero’s research interests include the treatment of complex arrhythmias, particularly in endocardial-epicardial mapping and catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia and novel therapeutic interventions for atrial fibrillation. He has authored over 350 publications and 50 book chapters in leading textbooks in the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology particularly on the management and treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmias. He has also been awarded two Young Investigator Awards—one from the American Heart Association and the other from the American Society of Hypertension. He also received The Eric N. Prystowsky Early Career Researcher Award at the Heart Rhythm Society Scientific meeting in 2018 for describing a novel PVC ablation technique. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical Center
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/West Roxbury Veterans Affairs Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2015 - 2016
  • UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center
    UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2014 - 2015
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2014
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
  • Universidad del Valle Health Sciences
    Universidad del Valle Health SciencesClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2013 - Present
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2021 - 2024
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2016 - 2023
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • National Board of EchocardiographyCardiac Echocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 2020
  • Investigator-initiated research award for US$ 3.200.000 Biosense Webster, 2019
  • The Eric N. Prystowsky Early Career Researcher Award Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Meeting, 2018
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Color Atlas and Synopsis of Electrophysiology. 
    Chapter: 19. Ventricular Tachycardia & Cardiac Anatomy: Aortic Cusp. 
    Jorge Romero, MD, Luigi Di Biase , MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Alessandro Paoletti Perini, MD, Francesco Santoro, MD, Rong Bai, MD, J. David Burkhard...Editors: Emile G. Daoud, MD; Steven J. Kalbfleisch, MD; William T. Abraham..McGraw-Hill, , USA.2015
  • Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: A Practical Guide. 
    Chapter: 36. Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. 
    Jorge Romero, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD; Pasquale Santangeli, MD; Alessandro Paoletti Perini, MD; Francesco Santoro, MD; Srijoy Mahapatra, MD; John David Burkhardt, ...Editors: Srijoy Mahapatra, MD, Francis Marchlinski, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD..Cardiotext Publishing, LLC. , Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.2014

Abstracts/Posters

  • Single Procedure Success Rate Of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Results From A Prospective, Multicentre, Observational Registry.
    Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Luigi Di Biase, Nicola Tarantino, Chintan Trivedi, Mohamed Bassiouny, Amin Al-Ahmad, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Ghulam Murtaza, Krishna Akella..., Journal of American College of Cardiology, Volume 75: Issue 11: 509, 3/2020
  • Electrical Isolation Versus Focal Ablation Of The Coronary Sinus In Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.
    Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Luigi Di Biase, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Nicola Tarantino, Rodney Horton, Mohamed Bassiouny, Amin Al-Ahmad, Krishna Akella,..., Journal of American College of Cardiology, Volume 75: Issue 11: 281., 3/2020
  • Transcatheter Leak Occlusion With Endovascular Coils Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure.
    Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, Rodney Horton, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Luigi Di Biase, Nicola Tarantino, Mohamed Bassiouny, Amin Al-Ahmad, John Burkhardt, Carola Gianni, G..., Journal of American College of Cardiology, Volume 75: Issue 11: 1134., 3/2020
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Authored Content

  • Benefit of Uninterrupted DOACs vs. VKA During CA of AFJanuary 2020
  • Benefit of Uninterrupted DOACs vs. VKA During CA of AFibJanuary 2020

Press Mentions

  • Explore JACC Science Presented at Heart Rhythm 2023
    Explore JACC Science Presented at Heart Rhythm 2023May 19th, 2023
  • New Risk Factors, Better Treatments for AFib: What to Know
    New Risk Factors, Better Treatments for AFib: What to KnowMay 4th, 2023
  • When the Price of Lyme Disease Was a Young Mom's Heart
    When the Price of Lyme Disease Was a Young Mom's HeartJanuary 10th, 2020
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Grant Support

  • The PLEA Trial-Investigator Initiated Research GrantBiosense Webster2019–2026
  • Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death after Acute Myocardial Infarction by Measuring Volume Scar with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Can this Measure Predict Ejection Fraction at 40 days and the need for early AICD Implantation?Medtronic US2013

Research History

  • Fundamentals of Clinical Research MethodsAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Michael F. Price Center for Genetic & Translational Medicine, Harold & Muriel Block Research Pavilion, New York, NY2013 - 2013
  • The Metabolic Effects of Exenatide on Islet Transplant Recipients with Graft Dysfunction.Diabetes Research Institute/Pancreatic Islet Transplantation Division at the University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida2007 - 2007

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Italian

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Jorge Romero, Dr. Jorge Romero, MD, Dr. J Romero, Dr. Jorge E Romero