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Dr. Melvin Scheinman, one of the pioneers of cardiac electrophysiology (the study of the heart's electrical activity), was the first to perform catheter ablation on humans. His team was instrumental in developing radiofrequency energy applications for cardiac arrhythmias. Scheinman and his colleagues also developed techniques for better understanding the mechanisms and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia – a condition in which resting heart rate is abnormally high – and to cure patients with automatic junctional tachycardia, in which one area of the heart is leading to a too-fast beat.

Scheinman currently directs the cardiac genetic arrhythmia program, which is devoted to discovering new genes related to heart rhythm disorders.

Scheinman grew up in Brooklyn, New York, 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.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, 1971

    American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1967

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Cardiology, 1967

  • Residencies

    Wake Forest Baptist Health, Internal Medicine, 1965

    Wake Forest Baptist Health, Internal Medicine, 1961

  • Internship

    Wake Forest Baptist Health, Transitional, 1961

  • Education

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1960

  • Languages

    English

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