Fellows

Welcome to the Robotic EP Fellows Program

Welcome to the

Robotic EP

Fellows Program

The Robotic EP Fellows Program allows you, a forward-thinking electrophysiology fellow, to augment your clinical and career development through mastery of robotic skill sets. The program is designed to enhance your existing curriculum with a streamlined and parallel path to mastery of robotic magnetic navigation. It is intended to provide incremental value to your fellowship by providing the following:

Early & Safe Hands-on Participation in Procedures

A robotic magnetic catheter is intrinsically forgiving of errors and safe for patients due to a catheter design free from internal pull wires or shaft rigidity. This unmatched safety profile allows for physicians with limited ablation experience to actively participate in all aspects of cardiac ablation procedures. Robotics navigates a catheter from the distal tip – improving catheter reach, precision and stability – facilitating otherwise difficult or impossible procedures.

Enhanced Appreciation of Heart Anatomy and ECG Analysis

Robotics provides you with the ability to independently control catheter navigation, as well as all 3D mapping, diagnostic, imaging, and treatment information. By enabling independent creation of cardiac maps, and by displaying maps and ECG data on a large computer screen directly in front of you, robotics is an ideal mechanism by which you can quickly deepen working knowledge of cardiac 3D anatomy and ECG analysis.

Exposure to Advanced Robotic Technology

You will be exposed to robotic technology early in your career. With over 100,000 patients treated with Stereotaxis technology, and at a time when various surgical specialties are being transformed by robotics, it is difficult to imagine a future in which such technology will not be utilized more in electrophysiology. Your involvement will contribute to the evolution of the field and allow for contribution to novel research and technology development.

Improved Career Opportunities

Mastery of both traditional manual catheter and robotic magnetic catheter navigation skills differentiates and enhances your resume and competitive attraction to hospitals. Stereotaxis will leverage its global network of nearly 200 robotic EP programs, providing guidance and support to pair you with the increasing number of programs seeking physicians with robotic ablation experience and expertise.

Program Design

The Robotic EP Fellows Program is designed to facilitate deep understanding of the magnetic environment and mastery of robotic magnetic navigation. Fellows satisfactorily completing all program requirements will receive a certificate acknowledging their completion of the program and detailed documentation of their experience with robotic cardiac ablation. The core program design includes hands-on didactic training, navigation simulator training, and live case training. The program may be enhanced with additional optional components such as hands-on heart anatomy sessions, animal procedures, interactions with other fellows participating in the program, and participation in meetings of the Society for Cardiac Robotic Navigation.

Early & Safe Hands-on Participation in Procedures

Enhanced Appreciation of Heart Anatomy and ECG Analysis

Exposure to Advanced Robotic Technology

Improved Career Opportunities

Program Design

Fellows

"I am driven professionally by curiosity, interest in physiology, and medical technology."

Brage Amundsen, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Trondheim, Norway

Medical School: Trondheim, Norway

Hometown: Trondheim, Norway

John's hobbies include mountain biking and boating.

John Bibawy, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: University of Rochester, NY

Medical School: Ross Univ, Dominica

Hometown: Staten Island, NY, US

"I am interested in the human aspect of medicine and technology. In my opinion, electrophysiology and new methods in EP are the best of both worlds."

Sebastian Biewener, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Charité Univ Medicine Berlin

Medical School: Ulm, Germany

Hometown: Berlin, Germany

Tim enjoys travel.

Timothy Byrnes, DO

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: University of Rochester, NY

Medical School: LECOM, Lake Erie, PA

Hometown: Eden, NY, US

Dr. Cazzoli has a very well rounded background enjoying travel, art, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and sports. She was drawn to electrophysiology by the "chance to actually 'cure' a disease and not just control it with drugs."

Ilaria Cazzoli, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Royal Brompton, London

Medical School: Tor Vergata Univ, Rome

Hometown: Rome, Italy

Dr. Jadczyk is interested in machine learning and new technologies for advanced arrhythmias and is an alumnus of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator and Johns Hopkins Tech Ventures studying voice-enabled technology and natural language processing.

Tomasz Jadczyk, MD, PhD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Brno FNUSA, Czechia

Medical School: Medical Univ of Silesia

Hometown: Katowice, Poland

Dr. Jøns' key interests in EP include arrhythmia mapping and mechanisms.

Christian Jøns, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

Medical School: Copenhagen, Denmark

Hometown: Kongens Lyngby

Indrek has a "can-do" attitude, and he is certainly not afraid of a challenge. He is interested in the safety profile and versatility of RMN. He enjoys cross-country skiing in his spare time.

Indrek Kolk, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Kuopio Univ Hospital, Finland

Medical School: University of Tartu, Estonia

Hometown: Tartu, Estonia

Erik’s research has focused on arterial stiffness and the impact of heart rate on central hemodynamics, and his work has been published in several journals. He is dedicated to patient care, but his greatest pleasure is spending time with his wife and three children.

Erik Salum, MD, PhD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Sunnybrook, Univ of Toronto

Medical School: University of Tartu, Estonia

Hometown: Tartu, Estonia

Among various research topics, Dr. Varnavas is interested in the interaction between hemodynamics and electricity. Beyond medicine he enjoys studying European and international history, the cinema, and cooking for friends.

Varnavas Varnavas, MD PhD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp

Medical School: University of Bonn, Germany

Hometown: Athens, Greece

Ali has a deep motivation to improve cardiac health for his patients. He is excited to learn about robotics due to its potential to improve care and expand access to therapy. He grew up in Dallas, Texas and enjoys tennis.

Ali Yousif, MD

Class of 2020

EP Fellowship: OU Health Sciences Center

Medical School: Univ of Texas, Galveston

Hometown: Dallas, Texas, US

"I have always enjoyed problem-solving. Challenge is what drew me to medicine. Medicine and especially electrophysiology allow me to solve challenging problems that improve patients' lives."

Steven Hamilton, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: OU Health Sciences Center

Medical School: UT Southwestern

Hometown: Alamogordo, NM, US

"I find the rapidly evolving technology and techniques fascinating, and EP is one of the few disciplines of medicine in which I can see an immediate and tangible benefit during/following a procedure. We are able to improve the quality of the lives of our patients directly, which is the most rewarding aspect of the work."

Todd Kobrinski, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, NY

Medical School: Nova Southeastern Univ

Hometown: Ashtabula, OH, US

“Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology have made substantial progress in recent times, offering exciting opportunities for clinical work, translational research, and lifesaving therapies.”

Sharath Kumar, MD

Class of 2019

EP Fellowship: Sunnybrook, Univ of Toronto

Medical School: Madras Medical College

Hometown: Mangalore, India

Miriam is driven by understanding the mechanisms of tachycardia. Outside of medicine, her passion is horseback riding.

Miriam Müller, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: Oulu University Hospital

Medical School: Univ Saarland, Homburg

Hometown: Saarbrücken, Germany

"I like swimming and playing the piano."

Yelemessov Nurlan, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: Meshalkin Inst, Novosibirsk, RU

Medical School: Novosibirsk, Russia

Hometown: Karaganda, Rep of Kazakhstan

When he's not exploring cutting-edge technology in EP, Harri enjoys both playing and watching football and ice hockey.

Harri Saarinen, MD

Class of 2019

EP Fellowship: Tampere Heart Hospital

Medical School: Tampere Univ, Finland

Hometown: Tampere, Finland

As a child, Daniel had open heart surgery for an atrial septal defect. Influenced by that experience, he pursued a career in cardiology. Today, he is motivated by the care of his patients and the evolving technologies of electrophysiology.

Daniel A. Sohinki, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: OU Health Sciences Center

Medical School: University of Iowa

Hometown: Reston, Virginia, US

"I decided to train in EP because of my interest in learning diseases of the conduction system and helping patients who suffer from sudden cardiac death."

Keith Suarez, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: Scott & White MC

Medical School: Univ del Norte, Columbia

Hometown: Texas, US

"Patients teach me the important things of medicine, just as family teaches me the important things of life."

Douglas Wan, MD

Class of 2019 🎓

EP Fellowship: Sunnybrook, Univ of Toronto

Medical School: Warwick Medical School

Hometown: Toronto, Canada

"I am driven professionally by curiosity, interest in physiology, and medical technology."