Behzad B. Pavri, MD, FACC
Professor
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Contact Information
925 Chestnut Street
Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-955-8882
215-503-3976 fax
Professor
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Program
Education
Medical School
University of Bombay - Seth G.S. Medical College, India - 1984
Residency
Harlem Hospital/Columbia University, New York, NY
Fellowship
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Publications
- Mode and Characteristics of Arrhythmia Initiation in Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation: A THESIS Substudy
- To the Editor— Alternate interpretation of left bundle branch potential
- Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Therapy for Treatment-Naive Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Single operator experience, learning curve, outcomes, and insights gained with conduction system pacing
- Beyond biventricular pacing: Exploring the advantages of his-bundle pacing and left bundle branch pacing in heart failure—A systematic review and meta-analysis
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards & Achievements
Merck Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award, 1995
Nominated for Robert Dunning Dripps Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, 1996
University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine, Outstanding Teacher Award, 1998
Donna K. McCurdy Housestaff Teaching Award (voted by Department of Medicine House Staff), 1999
Nominated for Leonard Berwick Teaching Award, 2000
Thomas Jefferson University, Cardiovascular Division Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, 2002
Nominated for ACGME Parker J Palmer Courage to Teach Award Finalist, 2003
Outstanding EP Teacher Award, 2008
Dean's Award for Excellence in Education at Jefferson Medical College, 2010
Expertise & Research Interests
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
ECG
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Pacing and Defibrillation