SaumilRajshekharOzaMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology

Chief, Division of Cardiology St. Vincents Medical Center-Riverside; Co-Director, The Atrial Fibrillation Institute; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist

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Office
1824 King St
Suite 300
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone+1 904-388-1820

Fax+1 904-388-1827
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Education & Training

Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2007 - 2008
Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2007
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
GA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® SF Catheter: Observational Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Completed
CARTO® 3 System and Real Time Intracardiac Ultrasound Start of enrollment: 2012 Oct 01
Completed
nMARQ™ Pulmonary Vein Isolation System for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 3
CONVERGE - Epi/Endo Ablation For Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation(AF) Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
aMAZE Study: LAA Ligation Adjunctive to PVI for Persistent or Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Previously Untreatable and High Risk Upgrade Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Jan 17
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
WAveCrest Vs. Watchman TranssEptal LAA Closure to REduce AF-Mediated STroke 2 Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 27
Terminated
Phase 3
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Atrial fibrillation symptom reduction and improved quality of life following the hybrid convergent procedure: a CONVERGE trial subanalysis.
Jaswinder Gill, Karl J Crossen, Christopher Blauth, Faraz Kerendi, Saumil R Oza, Anthony R Magnano, Mark A Mostovych, Michael E Halkos, David Tschopp, Jose Osorio, Pau...> ;Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2024 Mar 29
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation with a novel temperature-controlled CF-sensing catheter: Q-FFICIENCY clinical and healthcare utilization benefits.
Ayman A Hussein, M Craig Delaughter, George Monir, Andrea Natale, Srinivas Dukkipati, Saumil Oza, Emile Daoud, Luigi Di Biase, Moussa Mansour, Robert Fishel, Miguel Va...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023 Dec 1
1 citations
Procedural Trends in Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Real-AF Registry.
Esseim Sharma, Allyson Varley, Jose Osorio, Christopher Thorne, Paul Varosy, Mark Metzl, Anil Rajendra, Saumil Oza, Gustavo Morales, Anthony Magnano, Benjamin D'Souza,...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2023 Jun 1
2 citations
High-Frequency Low-Tidal Volume Ventilation Improves Long-Term Outcomes in AF Ablation: A Multicenter Prospective Study.
Jose Osorio, Paul C Zei, Juan C Díaz, Allyson L Varley, Gustavo X Morales, Joshua R Silverstein, Saumil R Oza, Benjamin D'Souza, David Singh, Antonio Moretta, Mark D M...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Performance of the REAL-AF Same-Day Discharge Protocol in Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.
Anil Rajendra, Jose Osorio, Juan C Diaz, Carolina Hoyos, Estefanía Rivera, Carlos D Matos, Alexandru Costea, Allyson L Varley, Christopher Thorne, Michael Hoskins, San...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Aug 1
3 citations
Hybrid epicardial-endocardial ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: A subanalysis of the CONVERGE Trial.
David B DeLurgio, Christopher Blauth, Michael E Halkos, Karl J Crossen, David Talton, Saumil R Oza, Anthony R Magnano, Mark A Mostovych, Sreedhar Billakanty, Steven Du...> ;Heart Rhythm O2. 2023 Feb 1
20 citations
Very High-Power Short-Duration, Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The Prospective Multicenter Q-FFICIENCY Trial.
Jose Osorio, Ayman A Hussein, M Craig Delaughter, George Monir, Andrea Natale, Srinivas Dukkipati, Saumil Oza, Emile Daoud, Luigi Di Biase, Moussa Mansour, Robert Fish...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Apr 1
"Retained wire femoral lead removal and fibroplasty" for obtaining venous access in patients with refractory venous obstruction.
Vijaywant Brar, Seth J. Worley, Zayd Eldadah, Susan O′Donoghue, Bhavanesh Makanjee, Torkel Steen, Sandeep Bansal, Saumil R. Oza> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2021 Aug 14
33 citations
Leadless left ventricular stimulation with WiSE-CRT System - Initial experience and results from phase I of SOLVE-CRT Study (nonrandomized, roll-in phase).
Toshimasa Okabe, John D. Hummel, Alan J. Bank, Imran Niazi, Frank McGrew, Steven Kindsvater, Saumil R. Oza, John A. Scherschel, Mary Norine Walsh, Jagmeet P. Singh> ;Heart Rhythm. 2021 Jul 23
9 citations
A prospective multi-site registry of real-world experience of catheter ablation for treatment of symptomatic paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (Real-AF): d...
Allyson L. Varley, Omar Kreidieh, Brigham Elise Godfrey, Carolyn Whitmire, Susan Thorington, Benjamin D’Souza, Steven Kang, Shrinivas Hebsur, Bipin K Ravindran, Edwin ...> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2021 Jul 2
93 citations
Hybrid Convergent Procedure for the Treatment of Persistent and Long Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Results of CONVERGE Clinical Trial.
David B. DeLurgio, Karl J. Crossen, Jaswinder Gill, Christopher Blauth, Saumil Oza, Anthony R. Magnano, Mark A. Mostovych, Michael E. Halkos, David Tschopp, Faraz Kere...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2020 Nov 13
18 citations
Convergence of Epicardial and Endocardial RF Ablation for the Treatment of Symptomatic Persistent AF (CONVERGE Trial): Rationale and design.
David B. DeLurgio, Edward Ferguson, Jaswinder Gill, Christopher Blauth, Saumil Oza, Mark A. Mostovych, Yashasvi Awasthi, Nfii Ndikintum, Karl Crossen> ;American Heart Journal. 2020 Jun 1
8 citations
Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life Improvement after Ablation for Paroxysmal AF in Younger and Older Patients.
Angelo B. Biviano, Tina D Hunter, Gopi Dandamudi, Robert S. Fishel, Brett Gidney, Bengt Herweg, Saumil Oza, Anshul M. Patel, Huijian Wang, Scott J. Pollak> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2017 Apr 1
16 citations
Acute Safety of an Open-Irrigated Ablation Catheter with 56-Hole Porous Tip for Radiofrequency Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis from 2 Observationa...
Saumil R. Oza, Tina D Hunter, Angelo B. Biviano, Gopi Dandamudi, Bengt Herweg, Anshul M. Patel, Scott J. Pollak, Huijian Wang, Robert S. Fishel> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2014 Aug 1
19 citations
Substrate-based endocardial ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia.
Saumil Oza, David J. Wilber> ;Heart Rhythm. 2006 May 1
5 citations
Subcutaneous array to transvenous proximal coil defibrillation as a solution to high defibrillation thresholds with implantable cardioverter defibrillator distal coil ...
Boaz Avitall, Saumil R. Oza, Rose C. Gonzalez, Robert Avery> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2003 Mar 1
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Press Mentions

Procedure To Treat AFib Gaining Popularity in Jacksonville and BeyondMay 7th, 2023
TikTok ‘Dry Scooping’ Trend Is Dangerous, Experts Say — and an Awful Idea. Here’s WhyJune 15th, 2021
Landmark Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Trial Underway in JacksonvilleMay 27th, 2021
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