Peter P. Karpawich MD MSc, FAAP FACC FAHA FHRS (He/Him)

Summary

• Dr. Peter Karpawich is a cardiologist based in Detroit, MI, with medical training from Hahnemann/Drexel University College of Medicine, Children's Medical Center/University of Texas SW (Dallas), and Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine (Houston). He is Board-certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology. His professional roles include professorships at Central Michigan University College of Medicine and Wayne State University School of Medicine, as well as Founder and Director of the Cardiac Electrophysiology program at the Children's Hospital of Michigan since 1984. He is experienced in complex invasive procedures including cardiac catheterization, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and intracardiac arrhythmia ablation, focusing on congenital heart disease in children and adults. Dr. Karpawich has contributed significantly to advance knowledge in the field of Cardiology, especially heart rhythm abnormalities, with funded research from The American Heart Association as well as the pharmacologic and cardiac device industries. He has contributed over 250 authored publications in reputable scientific journals, textbook chapters and textbooks and has attained Fellowship status from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society. Professionally, he has received numerous accolades, including academic awards for excellence in research and teaching as well as recognition in Who's Who in American and America's Top Doctors from Castle Connolly for multiple years.