Mark Josephson Born January 27, 1943 Died January 11, 2017 Residence Citizenship Alma mater, Known for Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations authorship Scientific career Fields Institutions, Mark E. Josephson (1943-2017) was an American and writer, who was in the 1970s one of the American pioneers of the medical subspecialty of.
His book titled Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations is widely acknowledged as the definitive treatment of the discipline. He was the Herman Dana Professor of Medicine at and the director of the Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute and Arrhythmia Service.
Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 5th Edition delivers Dr. Mark Josephson’s unparalleled guidance on the electrophysiologic methodology required to define the mechanism and site.
He was also until 2016 the chief of cardiology at 's in. Contents. Career Josephson was a graduate of and subsequently went to medical school at College of Physicians and Surgeons. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at in and his fellowship training in cardiology at the School of Medicine.
After spending two years as a research associate with Anthony Damato at the, he published articles on the electrophysiologic basis and anatomic location of AV nodal reentry and map-guided subendocardial resection to cure ventricular tachycardia, a procedure dubbed 'the Pennsylvania Peel' in honor of the Penn cardiology department's surgical innovation. Josephson's work helped to transform electrophysiology from a research field to a powerful clinical discipline for treating patients. Josephson has published over 400 original journal articles and 200 book chapters and reviews and is the author of the textbook of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations. First published in 1979, the book has run to four editions. Josephson worked closely over the years with European cardiac electrophysiology pioneer, chief of cardiology emeritus at the in Maastricht,. For over 30 years, they coached together at high-yield 'How to Approach Complex Arrhythmias' course for cardiologists and EP fellows. In the 2000s, they initiated an advanced course 'Intracardiac Unknowns' which was attended by almost all electrophysiology trainees in the USA for over 10 years.
Awards Throughout his career Josephson won numerous awards. This includes the Career Achievement Award from the University of California San Francisco Medical School as well as the University Medal for Excellence from as well as the Distinguished Teacher Award. He has been given the Pioneer Award in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology from the Heart Rhythm Society. He also received the 's Paul Dudley White Award and the Eugene Braunwald Academic Mentorship Award.
Personal Josephson and his wife, Joan, married in 1967 and remained married until her death in June 2016. They had two children. He died on January, 11 2017 from cancer. References.
Turn to this updated, classic text for a thorough understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and the therapeutic interventions used to treat them. Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 5th Edition delivers Dr. Mark Josephson’s unparalleled guidance on the electrophysiologic methodology required to define the mechanism and site of origin of arrhythmias – enabling you to choose the safest and most effective therapy for each patient. Features: Get comprehensive coverage of mechanisms, clinical implications, and limitations of current therapeutic interventions, including drugs, and catheter and surgical ablation.
Gain a better visual understanding thanks to more than 1,100 illustrations (over 100 are new!), an increased number of 3-D color anatomical mapping images, ECG examples, photographs of equipment, and procedural diagrams. Stay up to date with information on new technologies of ablation and pitfalls of interpreting data; innovative new catheters; new drug information; and new tables summarizing SVT and VT criteria. Benefit from Dr. Josephson’s decades of experience as “the father of clinical cardiac electrophysiology”, and learn from his proven approaches and methods in this challenging area.
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