
Richard H Hongo MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology
Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation
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1100 Van Ness AveFl 5San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone+1 415-600-6500
Fax+1 415-558-5359
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2002 - 2004
Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002
Legacy Health/Emanuel Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1999
Loma Linda University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Pacific Union CollegeBA, 1991
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 1996 - Present
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Beacon Oncology 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Sunquest Laboratory, Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Esophageal cooling vs luminal esophageal temperature monitoring in high-power short-duration ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Waqas Kayani, Amir A Schricker, Ridhima Nerlekar, Brooke Earnest, Richard Hongo
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2025-08-01 - Opening the door to a new era: A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker.Miyo Nakano, Yusuke Kondo, Richard H Hongo, Hiroyuki Takaoka, Yoshio Kobayashi
Journal of Arrhythmia. 2025-06-01 - 22 citationsAtrioesophageal Fistula Rates Before and After Adoption of Active Esophageal Cooling During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.Javier Sanchez, Christopher Woods, Jason Zagrodzky, Jose Nazari, Matthew J Singleton
JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023-12-01
Journal Articles
- Fragmented and delayed electrograms within fibrofatty scar predict arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: results from a prospective ris...Santangeli P, Dello Russo A, Pieroni M, Casella M, Di Biase L, Burkhardt JD, Sanchez J, Lakkireddy D, Carbucicchio C, Zucchetti M, Pelargonio G, Themistoclakis S, Camp..., Heart Rhythm, 8/9/2012
- Endo-epicardial homogenization of the scar versus limited substrate ablation for the treatment of electrical storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathyDi Biase L, Santangeli P, Burkhardt DJ, Bai R, Mohanty P, Carbucicchio C, Dello Russo A, Casella M, Mohanty S, Pump A, Hongo R, Beheiry S, Pelargonio G, Santarelli P, ..., J Am Coll Cardiol, 7/10/2012
- Ablation of atrial fibrillation under therapeutic warfarin reduces periprocedural complications: evidence from a meta-analysisSantangeli P, Di Biase L, Horton R, Burkhardt JD, Sanchez J, Al-Ahmad A, Hongo R, Beheiry S, Bai R, Mohanty P, Lewis WR, Natale A., Circ Arrythm Electrophysiol, 4/5/2012
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Evaluation and Management of Patients with Documented or Suspected Ventricular ArrhythmiasHongo RH, 22rd Annual Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine Olympic Valley, CA, 11/5/2012
- Screening for Life Threatening Arrhythmias: Abnormal EKG Patterns and What They MeanHongo RH, 23rd Annual Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine Olympic Valley, CA, 11/4/2012
- Current State of ICD TherapyHongo RH, 7th Annual Physician Symposium Series: Current Topics in Cardiovascular Medicine, Monterey, CA, 10/13/2012
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
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