Nitish Badhwar MD FACC, FAHA, FHRS

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor, Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

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Summary

Dr. Nitish Badhwar, based in Stanford, CA, is a cardiologist specializing in cardiac electrophysiology. He completed his fellowships in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of California (San Francisco) and in cardiovascular disease at Louisiana State University, following his residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Queens. He is an attending physician at Stanford Health Care with experience in managing conditions such as atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and arrhythmias. Dr. Badhwar has contributed to multiple clinical trials and published extensively in reputable journals, including publications on persistent atrial fibrillation and tachycardia. He is a Fellow of both the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society and has received several certifications for meaningful use of electronic health records.

Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2001 - 2003
Louisiana State UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2001
New York-Presbyterian/QueensResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1997
Maulana Azad Medical CollegeClass of 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
LA State Medical License 1999 - 2001
CT State Medical License 1997 - 1999
PA State Medical License 1997 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAHA) AHA, 2021
Fellow (FHRS) Heart Rhythm Society
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
COMPLETED
NA
The HOLIDAY (HOw ALcohol InDuces Atrial TachYarrhythmias) Study
COMPLETED
NA
aMAZE Study: LAA Ligation Adjunctive to PVI for Persistent or Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
UNKNOWN
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Effect of Left Atrial Size and Volume Reduction on Pulmonary Vein Isolation Efficacy in Patients With Persistent and Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Subse...
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, David J Wilber, Suneet Mittal, David Rene Tschopp, Christopher R Ellis
Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2026-08-01
A Rare Occurrence of Simultaneous Dual Tachycardias: Simultaneous Fascicular VT With AVNRT.
Usnish Adhikari, Christopher X Wong, Nitish Badhwar, Melvin M Scheinman, Deep Chandh Raja
JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2026-08-01
Identifying the Presence and Characteristics of Mid-Myocardial and Epicardial Fibrosis From Intracardiac Electrograms in Patients Undergoing Ventricular Arrhythmia Abl...
Xichong Liu, Abdul Qayyum, Sabyasachi Bandyopadhyay, Sulaiman Somani, Prasanth Ganesan
Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2026-07-01

Journal Articles

Surface ECG and Intracardiac Spectral Measures Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation
Byron Lee, Nitish Badhwar, Vasanth Vedantham, Tomos E Walters, Randall Lee, Edward P Gerstenfeld, Gregory M Marcus, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Press Mentions

Subxiphoid Hybrid Epicardial-Endocardial Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and LAA Ligation Initial Sub-X Hybrid MAZE Registry ResultsSeptember 16th, 2020
Therapy for Abnormal Heartbeats May Cause Brain InjuryJanuary 24th, 2017