JoseFranciscoHuizarMDFACC, FAHA, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development, Central Virginia VA Health Care System / McGuire VA Medical Center Professor of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University / Pauley Heart Center

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Office
1201 Broad Rock Blvd
(652/111j3)
Richmond, VA 23249
Phone+1 804-675-5151

Fax+1 804-675-5467
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2005 - 2006
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2002 - 2005
MetroWest Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2002
Universidad Anahuac School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

VA State Medical License 2006 - 2024
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2007
AL State Medical License 2005 - 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

JACC Editor-in-Chief’s Top Manuscripts from 2019 Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020
Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2020
Distinguished Scholarship Award Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2016
Heart Rhythm Journal: Most notable Papers of 2014 Heart Rhythm Journal, 2014
Scientist Development Grant Award American Heart Association, 2012
Circulation: Heart Failure Editor’s Picks: Most important Papers in Heart Failure and Electrophysiology. Circulation, 2012
A.D. Williams Research Grant Award Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, 2010
Fellow Teacher of the Year Department of Medicine, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 2005
Chief Medical Resident MetroWest Medical Center, Framingham, MA, 2001-2002
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

18 citations
Consequences of chronic frequent premature atrial contractions: Association with cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac structural changes.
Sampath Gunda, Daniel Akyeampong, Jose Gomez-Arroyo, Daniel G Jovin, Narayan G Kowlgi
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2019-10-01
40 citations
Impact of ventricular ectopic burden in a premature ventricular contraction-induced cardiomyopathy animal model.
Alex Y. Tan, Yuhning L. Hu, Jonathan Potfay, Karoly Kaszala, Maureen Howren
Heart Rhythm. 2016-03-01
162 citations
Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Jose F. Huizar, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Alex Y. Tan, Karoly Kaszala
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019-05-14

Journal Articles

Paradoxical Reflex Bradycardia After Epinephrine Infusion for Arrhythmia Induction in the Electrophysiology Lab
Karoly Kaszala, Jose F Huizar, Timothy R Larsen, Alex Y Tan, oncology-and-radiotherapy.com.marlin-prod.literatumonline.com

Grant Support

Validation of Premature Ventricular Contraction-induced Cardiomyopathy in a Swine ModelDepartment of Veterans Affairs / VA Merit Grant2020–2024
Mechanistic Insights to Premature Ventricular Contractions-induced CardiomyopathyNational Institutes of Health/NHLBI (RO1)2018–2022
Prospective Assessment of Premature Ventricular Contractions Suppression in Cardiomyopathy (PAPS): A pilot study.National Institutes of Health/NHLBI (R34) – Clinical Pilot Studies.2017–2020
Mechanistic Insight of Premature Ventricular Contraction-induced CardiomyopathyNational Institute of Health / NHLBI – R56 Bridging funds2016–2018
LV Systolic Dysfunction Induced by Ventricular Ectopy: a Novel Model for PVC-induced CardiomyopathyAmerican Heart Association - Scientist Development Grant Award2012–2015