NITISH
BADHWAR, MD is Assistant Professor of Medicine and joined
the faculty in 2003. Dr. Badhwar received his medical degree from
Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi, India). After
completing his internal medicine training from New York Hospital
of Queens (affiliated with Cornell Medical School), he worked as
faculty in the Department of Medicine at Hospital of St. Raphael
(Yale University School of Medicine). He completed his Cardiology
training at LSU and Cardiac Electrophysiology training at UCSF with
Dr. Scheinman and subsequently joined the Cardiac Electrophysiology
faculty at UCSF in 2003.
Dr. Badhwar’s clinical interest is in mapping and ablation of supraventricular
(including atrial fibrillation) and ventricular arrhythmias. During his training
at UCSF he has done research on catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardias
using a new ultrasound based 3D mapping system (RPM) system. He has worked with
Dr Scheinman to describe the electrophysiologic characteristics of atrial tachycardia
arising from the coronary sinus musculature. He is interested in clinical and
technical aspects of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. He is also involved
in device implantation including ICD and biventricular pacing for heart failure.
Dr. Badhwar is collaborating with Dr. Botvinick in assessing left ventricular
dyssynchrony as well as optimal pacing sties in patients with heart failure requiring
biventricular pacing. He is a NASPExAM Testamur (competency exam on pacing and
defibrillation administered by North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology).
Medical
School:
Maulana
Azad Medical College, Delhi India 1992
Residencies:
New
York Hospital, Internal Medicine 1996
Fellowships:
UCSF
Medical Center, Cardiac Electrophysiology 2003
Certifications:
Internal
Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
