BengtHerwegMD

Cardiology • Tampa, FL

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Director, Clinical Cardia Electrophysiology Program, University of South Florida Moroni College of Medicine

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Office
2 Tampa General Cir
# Stc
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone+1 813-259-0660

Education & Training

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1997 - 1998
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Beth IsraelResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
University of Duisburg - Essen Faculty of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1992 - Present
FL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 2000 - 2003
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2002
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FHRS) Heart Rhythm Society, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Echocardiography Guided Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (EchoCRT) Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3
Catheter Ablation vs Anti-arrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation Trial Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 13
Completed
Not Applicable
NAVISTAR® THERMOCOOL® SF Catheter: Observational Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Completed
Mapping and Pacing of the His Bundle for Heart Failure Patients With Left Bundle Branch Block Start of enrollment: 2019 Mar 20
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

59 citations
Echocardiographic optimization of the atrioventricular and interventricular intervals during cardiac resynchronization.
S. Serge Barold, Arzu Ilercil, Bengt Herweg
Europace. 2008-11-01
983 citations
Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation The DECAAF Study
Nassir F. Marrouche, David J. Wilber, Gerhard Hindricks, Pierre Jaïs, Nazem Akoum
JAMA. 2014-02-05
79 citations
Comparison of Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing and Biventricular Pacing in Candidates for Resynchronization Therapy.
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman, Parikshit S Sharma, Óscar Cano, Shunmuga Sundaram Ponnusamy, Bengt Herweg
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023-07-18

Press Mentions

TGH Heart and Vascular Institute Opens First Satellite Clinic for Atrial Fibrillation in Tampa BayMarch 15th, 2023
USF Health, Tampa General Hospital 1st in State to Introduce Novel Central Sleep Apnea ProcedureFebruary 23rd, 2021
Tampa General Hospital, USF Health Are the First in Florida to Use Innovative Procedure for Central Sleep Apnea PatientsFebruary 19th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
Fellow

Other Languages

German