Tom McElderry MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
AssociateProfessor, Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine
1751 VETERANS DRSTE 200Florence, AL 35630
Overview of Dr. McElderry
Section Chief, Electrophysiology
Dr. McElderry holds the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine at The University of Alabama Birmingham and is the G. Neal Kay Endowed Professor in Clinical Electrophysiology. He received his MD degree from The University of South Carolina. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Wake Forrest University Bowman Gray School of Medicine, did his Cardiology Fellowship at The University of Kentucky, and his Cardiac Electrophysiology training at The University of Alabama Birmingham. He then joined the faculty in 2005 and became Section Chief in 2012. Dr. McElderry’s clinical and research interest interests include catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and device extraction.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2004 - 2005
University of Kentucky College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2000 - 2003
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
University of South Carolina School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
AL State Medical License 2003 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
KY State Medical License 2000 - 2004
NC State Medical License 1999 - 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2016
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Evaluation of the Blazer® Open-Irrigated Catheter for Treatment of Type 1 Atrial Flutter Start of enrollment: 2011 Jan 01
- DiamondTemp™ Ablation System for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 06
- AMBULATE Same Day Discharge Registry Start of enrollment: 2020 Jun 30
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Safety and Efficacy of the VASCADE MVP® XL Venous Vascular Closure System for Management of Femoral Venotomy Following Catheter-Based Interventions Utilizing 16-17F OD...Hugh Thomas McElderry, Amin Al-Ahmad, David De Lurgio, T Jared Bunch, Zayd A Eldadah
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2026-03-27 - 32 citationsAutonomic Effects of Pulsed Field vs Thermal Ablation for Treating Atrial Fibrillation: Subanalysis of ADVENT.Edward P Gerstenfeld, Moussa Mansour, William Whang, Ramkumar Venkateswaran, John D Harding
JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsEconomic Evaluation of Anesthesiology-Led Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Service.Ahmed Zaky, Ryan L Melvin, David Benz, James Davies, Vardas Panayotis
Healthcare. 2023-06-27
Press Mentions
DiamondTemp Ablation System FDA Approved for AFibFebruary 1st, 2021- FDA Clears Medtronic DiamondTemp Ablation System to Treat Atrial FibrillationJanuary 29th, 2021
- Medtronic’s DiamondTemp Ablation System Receives FDA Approval for Treatment of Atrial FibrillationJanuary 29th, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Insurance Accepted
- BCBS Alabama PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
First Health PPOHumana ChoiceCare Network PPO
Multiplan PPO
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO - Please verify your coverage with the provider's office directly when scheduling an appointment
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