RobertA.SchweikertMDMBA, FACC, FHRS

Cardiology • Akron, OH

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Vice Chairman, Heart Vascular & Thoracic Department, Cleveland Clinic Akron General

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Office
224 W Exchange St
Ste. 225
Akron, OH 44302
Phone+1 330-344-7400
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Education & Training

Baldwin Wallace UniversityHC-MBA, Business Administration, Honors, 2013 - 2015
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1998 - 2000
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1995 - 1998
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
The University of Toledo College of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1991 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Business Honor Society Baldwin Wallace University
Fellow (FHRS) Heart Rhythm Society
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

23 citations
Automatic remote monitoring utilizing daily transmissions: transmission reliability and implantable cardioverter defibrillator battery longevity in the TRUST trial
Niraj Varma, Charles J. Love, Robert A. Schweikert, Philip Moll, Justin Michalski, Andrew E. Epstein, Trust Investigators> ;Europace. 2018 Apr 1
80 citations
Scar Homogenization Versus Limited-Substrate Ablation in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia
Yalçın Gökoğlan, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Carola Gianni, Pasquale Santangeli, Chintan Trivedi, Mahmut F. Güneş, Rong Bai, Amin Al-Ahmad, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Rodney Hor...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2016 Nov 1
1 citations
Response by Di Biase et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Congestive Heart F...
Luigi Di Biase, Prasant Mohanty, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Pasquale Santangeli, Chintan Trivedi, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Madhu Reddy, Pierre Jaïs, Sakis Themistoclakis, Anto...> ;Circulation. 2016 Sep 6
512 citations
Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and an Implanted Device Results From the AATAC Mul...
Luigi Di Biase, Prashant Mohanty, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Pasquale Santangeli, Chintan Trivedi, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Madhu Reddy, Pierre Jaïs, Sakis Themistoclakis, Ant...> ;Circulation. 2016 Apr 26
11 citations
Role of Automatic Wireless Remote Monitoring Immediately Following ICD Implant: The Lumos-T Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up Study (TRUST) Trial.
Niraj Varma, Andrew E. Epstein, Robert A. Schweikert, Justin Michalski, Charles J. Love> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2016 Jan 27
32 citations
Impact of Uncontrolled Hypertension on Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcome
Francesco Santoro, Luigi Di Biase, Chintan Trivedi, John Burkhardt, Alessandro Paoletti Perini, Javier Sanchez, Rodney Horton, Prasant Mohanty, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Ro...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2015 Jun 1
365 citations
Periprocedural Stroke and Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation With Different Anticoagulation Management Results From...
Luigi Di Biase, J. David Burkhardt, Pasquale Santangeli, Prasant Mohanty, Javier Sanchez, Rodney Horton, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Sakis Themistoclakis, Antonio Rossillo...> ;Circulation. 2014 Jun 24
65 citations
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Long-Term Outcomes and Mechanisms of Arrhythmia Recurrence
Pasquale Santangeli, Luigi Di Biase, Sakis Themistoclakis, Antonio Raviele, Robert A. Schweikert, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Prasant Mohanty, Rong Bai, Sanghamitra Mohanty...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2013 Dec 1
119 citations
Automatic remote monitoring of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead and generator performance: the Lumos-T Safely RedUceS RouTine Office Device Follow-Up (TRUST...
Niraj Varma, Justin Michalski, Andrew E. Epstein, Robert A. Schweikert> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2010 Oct 1
164 citations
Safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein antral isolation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: The impact of continuous positive airway pressure
Dimpi Patel, Prasant Mohanty, Luigi Di Biase, Mazen Shaheen, William R. Lewis, Kara Quan, Jennifer E. Cummings, Paul J. Wang, Amin Al-Ahmad, Preeti Venkatraman, Eyad N...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2010 Oct 1
104 citations
Atrial fibrillation termination as a procedural endpoint during ablation in long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation
Claude S. Elayi, Luigi Di Biase, Conor D. Barrett, Chi Keong Ching, Moataz al Aly, Maria Teresa Lucciola, Rong Bai, Rodney Horton, Tamer S. Fahmy, Atul Verma, Yaariv K...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2010 Sep 1
379 citations
Efficacy and Safety of Automatic Remote Monitoring for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Follow-Up The Lumos-T Safely Reduces Routine Office Device Follow-Up (TRU...
Niraj Varma, Andrew E. Epstein, Anand Irimpen, Robert A. Schweikert, Charles J. Love> ;Circulation. 2010 Jul 27
452 citations
Left atrial appendage: An underrecognized trigger site of atrial fibrillation
Luigi Di Biase, J. David Burkhardt, Prasant Mohanty, Javier Sanchez, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Rodney Horton, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Shane Bailey, Jason Zagrodzky, Pasqual...> ;Circulation. 2010 Jul 13
18 citations
Higher rate of recurrent atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation following atrial flutter ablation after cardiac surgery.
Mehmet K. Aktas, Mohammed N. Khan, Luigi Di Biase, Claude Elayi, David Martin, Walid Saliba, Jennifer Cummings, Robert Schweikert, Andrea Natale> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2010 Jul 1
236 citations
Periprocedural Stroke and Management of Major Bleeding Complications in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: The Impact of Periprocedural Ther...
Luigi Di Biase, J. David Burkhardt, Prasant Mohanty, Javier Sanchez, Rodney Horton, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Dhanunjay Lakkireddy, Atul Verma, Yaariv Khaykin, Richard H...> ;Circulation. 2010 Jun 15
39 citations
Long-term functional and neurocognitive recovery in patients who had an acute cerebrovascular event secondary to catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.
Dimpi Patel, Shane Bailey, Anthony J. Furlan, Marilou Ching, Jonathan Zachaib, Luigi Di Biase, Prasant Mohanty, Rodney Horton, J. David Burkhardt, Javier Sanchez, Jaso...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2010 Apr 1
2 citations
Epicardial Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia.
Robert A. Schweikert> ;Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 2010 Mar 1
35 citations
The impact of statins and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers on pulmonary vein antrum isolation outcomes in post-menopausal females.
Dimpi Patel, Prasant Mohanty, Luigi Di Biase, Yan Wang, Mazen Shaheen, Javier Sanchez, Rodney Horton, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Jason Zagrodzky, Shane Bailey, J. David B...> ;Europace. 2010 Mar 1
1 citations
Remote Navigation and Electroanatomic Mapping in the Pericardial Space.
J. David Burkhardt, Luigi Di Biase, Rodney Horton, Robert A. Schweikert, Andrea Natale> ;Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 2010 Mar 1
219 citations
The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation after successful atrial fibrillation ablation.
Sakis Themistoclakis, Andrea Corrado, Francis E. Marchlinski, Pierre Jaïs, Erica S. Zado, Antonio Rossillo, Luigi Di Biase, Robert A. Schweikert, Walid Saliba, Rodney ...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010 Feb 23
22 citations
Left atrial appendage tip: an unusual site of successful ablation after failed endocardial and epicardial mapping and ablation.
Luigi Di Biase, Robert A. Schweikert, Walid Saliba, Rodney Horton, Richard Hongo, Salwa Beheiry, David Burkhardt, Andrea Natale> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2010 Feb 1
186 citations
Outcomes and complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in females
Dimpi Patel, Prasant Mohanty, Luigi Di Biase, Javier Sanchez, Mazen Shaheen, J. David Burkhardt, Mohammed Bassouni, Jennifer E. Cummings, Yan Wang, William R. Lewis, A...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2010 Feb 1
228 citations
Impact of type of atrial fibrillation and repeat catheter ablation on long-term freedom from atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter study.
Mandeep Bhargava, Luigi Di Biase, Prasant Mohanty, Subramanyam Prasad, David O. Martin, Michelle Williams-Andrews, Oussama M. Wazni, J. David Burkhardt, Jennifer E. Cu...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2009 Oct 1
8 citations
Pulmonary vein antrum isolation, atrioventricular junction ablation, and antiarrhythmic drugs combined with direct current cardioversion: survival rates at 7 years fol...
Kai Sonne, Dimpi Patel, Prasant Mohanty, Luciana Armaganijan, Lucie Riedlbauchova, Moataz El-Ali, Luigi Di Biase, Preeti Venkatraman, Mazen Shaheen, Marketa Kozeluhova...> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2009 Sep 30
4 citations
Ablation of atrial fibrillation: what can we tell our patients?
Punam Chowdhury, William R. Lewis, Robert A. Schweikert, Jennifer E. Cummings> ;Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2009 Sep 1
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