Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service

Stanford University Medical Center's Cardiac  Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service  offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment  services for patients with cardiac arrhythmia  disturbances. Their  complete range of services include several diagnostic monitoring  techniques, an active clinical and extensive research programs, drug therapy programs, radiofrequency ablations, internal and  external cardioversion, pacemaker and ICD implantation, CRT laser lead extractions and tilt table studies.

Through this full spectrum of activity, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Service provides increased options to patients, including treatment  plans  tailored to meet the individual patient's needs. There are two dedicated and active electrophysiology laboratories supported by three full time cardiac electrophysiologists, three nurse coordinators, and eight  technical nurses. The services also provides educational information to both the patient and his/her family throughout inpatient hospitalization, discharge care and outpatient services.

List of  Electrophysiology Programs and Patient  Services

• Arrhythmia Outpatient Clinic
• Stanford Atrial Fibrillation Program
• Pacemaker Outpatient Clinic
• Pacemaker Transtelephonic Surveillance Program
• Transtelephonic Arrhythmia Network
• 24-hour Holter ECG monitoring
• Signal-averaged ECG
• Head-up tilt table testing
• Exercise treadmill testing
• Invasive cardiac electrophysiology study
• Cardiac arrhythmia mapping
• Standard & complex catheter ablation therapy
• Pharmacological management
• Electrical external cardioversion
• Electrical internal cardioversion
• Pacemaker implantation
• Implantable cardioverter - defibrillator (ICD) implantation
• Lead extraction, including using laser energy
• Surgical ablation
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)

Staff Listing

Paul Wang, MD
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service 
Professor of Medicine

Karen J. Friday, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine

William Hancock, MD
Professor Emeritus in Medicine

Amin Al-Ahmad, M.D.
Clinical Instructor of Medicine

Nurse Coordinators:

Linda Ottoboni, RN MS
Angela Tsiperfal, RN MS
Michelle Gould, RN MS

Contact Information

Cardiac Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia Service Office

300 Pasteur Drive, Room H2146
Stanford University Hospital
Stanford, CA 94305-5233

Phone: (650) 723-7111
Fax: (650) 725-7568
Clinic Appointment Desk: (650) 723-6459