Melvin Scheinman, M.D.

Cardiologist and electrophysiologist

Dr. Melvin Scheinman, one of the pioneers of cardiac electrophysiology, was the first to perform catheter ablation on humans. Scheinman and his team used high-energy direct current shocks and were the first to open accessory pathways. The team was instrumental in developing radiofrequency energy applications for cardiac arrhythmias. Scheinman and his colleagues also developed techniques for modifying sinus node function in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia and to cure patients with automatic junctional tachycardia.

He is currently in charge of the caradiac genetic arrhythmia program, which is devoted to discovery of new genes related to heart rhythm disorders.

Scheinman grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and earned an undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University where he graduated first in his class. His medical education included Albert Einstein College of Medicine, residency training at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and cardiology training at UCSF Medical Center.

Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service
400 Parnassus Ave., Floor B1, Room 094
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2554
Fax: (415) 353-2528

Hours: Monday to Friday
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Cardiovascular Genetics Program
400 Parnassus Avenue, Plaza Level, Room 94
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-2873
Fax: (415) 476-5355

Hours: Monday
noon – 4 p.m

• Atrial Fibrillation
• Atrial Flutter
• Atrial Tachycardia
• Catheter Ablation

• Complete Heart Block
• Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
• Long QT Syndrome
• Supraventricular Tachycardia

• Ventricular Fibrillation
• Ventricular Tachycardia
• Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome