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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4145Fax+1 913-663-2980
Summary
- Dr. Polin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Princeton University, where he graduated Cum Laude and was awarded the Class of 1869 Prize in Ethics. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and completed internship and medicine residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Polin finished fellowship training in Cardiovascular Disease at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center in 2008. He then returned to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to complete an additional two years of subspecialty training in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, where he worked under nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field. In 2011, Dr. Polin passed the board certification examination in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, scoring in the top 10% of examinees.
Dr. Polin has a particular interest in the treatment of complex heart rhythm disturbances, and has extensive training and experience in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and other cardiac arrhythmias. He also has expertise in the implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, and biventricular devices.
He is currently on faculty at the John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, where he serves as Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory.
Education & Training
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008 - 2009
- New York Presbyterian Hospital(Cornell Campus)/Coney Island HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- KS State Medical License 2010 - 2013
- MO State Medical License 2010 - 2013
- NY State Medical License 2005 - 2010
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2010
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Clinical Trials
- Single vs. Dual-DCCV in Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 07
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsDual vs Single Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Joshua D Aymond, Alexandra M Sanchez, Michael R Castine, Michael L Bernard, Sammy Khatib
JAMA Cardiology. 2024-07-01 - 1 citationsRisk of ventricular arrhythmias following implantable cardioverter-defibrillator generator change in patients with recovered ejection fraction: Implications for shared...Donald D Chang, Peter G Pantlin, Francis A Benn, T Ryan Gullatt, Michael L Bernard
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2023-06-01 - 2 citationsSacubitril/valsartan: An antiarrhythmic drug?Elaine Huang, Michael L Bernard, A Elise Hiltbold, Sammy Khatib, Glenn M Polin
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2022-11-01
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