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Office
2650 Ridge Rd.
Walgreens Blg 3rd Floor
Evanston, IL 60201Phone+1 847-570-2640Fax+1 847-570-1895- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1990 - 1993
- National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1985
- Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2003
- KY State Medical License 1998 - 2002
- MD State Medical License 1986 - 1998
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 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, Amir Schricker, Annie Ruppert, Babette Brumback, Benjamin Jenny, Charles Athill, ...> ;JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology. 2023 Dec 1
- 9 citationsProcedural time reduction associated with active esophageal cooling during pulmonary vein isolation.Christopher Joseph, Jacob Sherman, Alex Ro, Westby G Fisher, Jose Nazari, Mark Metzl> ;Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2022 Dec 1
- 9 citationsA 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
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Authored Content
- Boarded to Death: Physicians Sue ABIM12/9/2018
- Boarded to Death: Physicians Sue the ABIMDecember 2018
- Reviewing Two Surveys on Physician Perspectives of ABMS Board CertificationAugust 2018
- Review of Two Surveys on Physician Perspectives of ABMS Board CertificationAugust 2018
- Fake News: Annals of Internal Medicine's DisclosuresAugust 2017
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Press Mentions
- My MOC Debacle: Nevermind That $2,100 Exam You Just TookFebruary 9th, 2019
- The Geezer Is “Not Meeting MOC Requirements”February 25th, 2018
- Doctors Unified in Their Fight over MOCJune 23rd, 2017
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Professional Memberships
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Evanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois
- Glenbrook HospitalGlenview, Illinois
- Highland Park HospitalHighland Park, Illinois
- Skokie HospitalSkokie, Illinois
External Links
- Dr Wes bloghttp://drwes.blogspot.com
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