WilliamWalkerBarringtonMD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Chief, Cardiology UPMC Shadyside, VP Medical Affairs UPMC Shadyside

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Office
5230 Centre Ave
1 Posner Tower, Administration
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-647-3034

Fax+1 412-623-6400
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Summary

I am a Board Certified Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist based at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. I remain active providing clinical care as well as education for medical students at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School of Medicine and residents/fellows in UPMC's Graduate Medical Education Program.

My administrative duties include serving as Chief of the Section of Cardiology at UPMC Shadyside as well as Vice President for Medical Affairs at that institution.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1987 - 1991
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1984 - 2024
IA State Medical License 1993 - 2001
NC State Medical License 1987 - 1999
OH State Medical License 1983 - 1988
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow Heart Rhythm Society
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Genetic Predictors of Outcome in HCM Patients Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 22
Terminated
Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Cryoballoon Ablation Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Priority plan for invasive cardiac electrophysiology procedures during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Norman C. Wang, Sandeep Jain, N.A. Mark Estes, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Aditya Bhonsale, Krishna Kancharla, Alaa Shalaby, Andrew Voigt, Samir Saba> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020 Apr 23
3 citations
Long-Term Outcome of Defibrillator Recipients Included in the Federal Audit Conducted by the Department of Justice
Nasir Shariff, Shiraz Rahim, Sandeep Jain, William Barrington, Samir Saba> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2014 Sep 1
An unusual defibrillator lead-associated echodensity.
George S. Mendenhall, William Barrington, Christopher C. Allen, Andrew Voigt> ;Heart Rhythm. 2014 Jul 1
11 citations
Frequency of Toxicity With Chemical Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation With Dofetilide
Genevieve Brumberg, Nitin Gera, Chris Pray, Evan Adelstein, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, G. Stuart Mendenhall, Jan Nemec, Andrew Voigt, Norman C. Wang, Samir Saba...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2013 Aug 15
41 citations
Fluoroscopic screening of asymptomatic patients implanted with the recalled Riata lead family.
Jeffrey Liu, Rohit Rattan, Evan Adelstein, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Susan Brode, Sandeep Jain, G. Stuart Mendenhall, Jan Nemec, Eathar Razak, Alaa Shalaby, An...> ;Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2012 Aug 1
1 citations
A novel manoeuvre for discerning supraventricular tachycardia mechanism.
Samir Saba, Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Ure Mezu, Eathar Razak, G. Stuart Mendenhall, Evan Adelstein, Sandeep Jain, William Barrington> ;Europace. 2011 Apr 1
14 citations
Complications of replacing implantable devices in response to advisories: A single center experience
John W. Moore, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Sandeep Jain, Jan Nemec, Ogundu Ngwu, Alaa Shalaby, Samir Saba> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2009 May 1
7 citations
Simultaneous atrial and ventricular anti-tachycardia pacing as a novel method of rhythm discrimination.
Samir Saba, Linda C. Baker, Leonard Ganz, William Barrington, Sandeep Jain, Ogundu Ngwu, B S Jill Christensen, M. Brown> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2006 Jul 1
56 citations
Renal insufficiency predicts the time to first appropriate defibrillator shock.
Haitham Hreybe, Rana Ezzeddine, Maninder Bedi, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Leonard I. Ganz, Sandeep Jain, Ogundu Ngwu, Barry London, Samir Saba> ;American Heart Journal. 2006 Apr 1
21 citations
Relation of advanced heart failure symptoms to risk of inappropriate defibrillator shocks.
Haitham Hreybe, Rana Ezzeddine, William Barrington, Raveen Bazaz, Sandeep Jain, Ogundu Ngwu, Samir Saba> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2006 Feb 15
23 citations
Biventricular pacing reduces ventricular arrhythmic burden and defibrillator therapies in patients with heart failure.
Andrew Voigt, William Barrington, Ogundu Ngwu, Sandeep Jain, Samir Saba> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2006 Feb 1
15 citations
Indications for internal cardioverter defibrillator implantation predict time to first shock and the modulating effect of β-blockers
Haitham Hreybe, Maninder Bedi, Rana Ezzeddine, William Barrington, Sandeep Jain, Ogundu Ngwu, Samir Saba> ;American Heart Journal. 2005 Nov 1
Heart failure and pulmonary embolism
Haitham Hreybe, William Barrington, Leonard I. Ganz, Samir Saba> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2004 Sep 1
65 citations
Utilization of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in survivors of cardiac arrest in the United States from 1996 to 2001.
Andrew Voigt, Rana Ezzeddine, William Barrington, Ogundu Obiaha-Ngwu, Leonard I. Ganz, Barry London, Samir Saba> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2004 Aug 18
5 citations
New method for real-time discrimination and management of ventricular and supraventricular tachyarrhythmias applicable to patients with dual-chamber cardioverter-defib...
Samir Saba, William Barrington, Leonard I. Ganz> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2004 Jan 1
21 citations
Selected patients listed for cardiac transplantation may benefit from defibrillator implantation regardless of an established indication.
Samir Saba, Walter L. Atiga, William Barrington, Leonard I. Ganz, Robert L. Kormos, Guy A. MacGowan, Michael A. Mathier, Dennis M. McNamara, Ogundu Obioha-Ngwu, Sriniv...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2003 Apr 1
6 citations
Wide and narrow complex tachycardias: what is the mechanism?
Samir Saba, William Barrington, Leonard I. Ganz> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 2001 Dec 1
24 citations
Potential Risk of Vasovagal Syncope for Motor Vehicle Driving
Huagui Li, Marc Weitzel, Arthur R. Easley, William W. Barrington, John R. Windle> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2000 Jan 15
24 citations
Usefulness of ibutilide in facilitating successful external cardioversion of refractory atrial fibrillation.
Huagui Li, Andrea Natale, Gery Tomassoni, Salwa Beheiry, Patricia Cooper, Fabio M. Leonelli, Arthur R. Easley, William W. Barrington, John R. Windle> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1999 Nov 1
4 citations
The Mean Ventricular Fibrillation Cycle Length: A Potentially Useful Parameter for Programming Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
Huagui Li, Arthur R. Easley, John R. Windle, Daniela Samoil, William W. Barrington> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 1998 Sep 1
1 citations
The mechanism of a wide QRS tachycardia.
Huagui Li, Arthur R. Easley, William W. Barrington, John R. Windle> ;Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 1998 Jul 1
39 citations
Autonomic function in manganese alloy workers.
William W. Barrington, Carol R. Angle, Nancy K. Willcockson, Marjorie A. Padula, Thomas Korn> ;Environmental Research. 1998 Jul 1
5 citations
Causes and consequences of discontinuation of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in non-terminally ill patients.
Huagui Li, Andrea Natale, Weixi Zhu, Ruth Ann Greenfield, Arthur R. Easley, William W. Barrington, John R. Windle> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 1998 May 15
28 citations
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Huagui Li, Arthur R. Easley, William W. Barrington, John R. Windle> ;Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 1998 May 1
2 citations
Desensitization of the adipocyte A(1) adenosine receptor during untreated experimental diabetes mellitus.
William W. Barrington, Michelle Crum, Curtis F. Forst, Mark Scheetz, Lamont G. Weide> ;Endocrine. 1996 Jun 1
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