Christopher Woods MD PhD FHRS (He/Him)
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology Jim and Carol White Chair in CV Research
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CPMC Van Ness Campus1101 Van Ness Ave, 5th floorSan Francisco, CA 94109
Phone+1 415-600-6500
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Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2012 - 2014
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008 - 2012- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2009
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAClass of 2006
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2007 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiology- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Cardiovascular Disease
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2022
- Innovation Award, Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 2016
- The Don and Sue Pritzker Fund Fellow Award Stanford University, 2011-2012
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Clinical Trials
- The FARAPULSE ADVENT PIVOTAL Trial PFA System vs SOC Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 01
- Comparison of Anticoagulation With Left Atrial Appendage Closure After AF Ablation Start of enrollment: 2019 May 20
- Assessment of Safety and Effectiveness in Treatment Management of Atrial Fibrillation With the BWI IRE Ablation System Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 18
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Esophageal cooling vs luminal esophageal temperature monitoring in high-power short-duration ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Waqas Kayani, Amir A Schricker, Ridhima Nerlekar, Brooke Earnest, Richard Hongo
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 2025-02-14 - 5 citationsComparison of cerebral safety after atrial fibrillation using pulsed field and thermal ablation: Results of the neurological assessment subgroup in the ADVENT trial.Chinmay Patel, Edward P Gerstenfeld, Sanjaya K Gupta, Jeffrey Winterfield, Christopher Woods
Heart Rhythm. 2024-11-01 - 15 citationsPulsed Field vs Conventional Thermal Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Recurrent Atrial Arrhythmia Burden.Vivek Y Reddy, Moussa Mansour, Hugh Calkins, Andre d'Avila, Larry Chinitz
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2024-07-02
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