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Mark Schoenfeld, MD

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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Cardiovascular Medicine

175 Sherman Avenue

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Biography

Mark H. Schoenfeld, MD, FACC ,FAHA, FHRS has been a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine for nearly 2 decades as well as a Fellow of Saybrook College, Yale University, and Professor in the Dept of Cardiovascular Medicine at Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University. After graduating from Yale College and Harvard Medical School he was a medical resident, cardiac fellow and one of the earliest fellows in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at the Massachusetts General Hospital before returning to Yale. He established the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Laboratories at both the Hospital of St Raphael (New Haven) and St Mary's Hospital (Waterbury). He has been involved in numerous clinical trials, having been one of the original investigators of the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and multiple elaborations of this technology thereafter including transvenous devices and cardiac resynchronization therapy and his involvement with catheter ablation for the management of cardiac arrhythmias extends back more than 3 decades. He served as President of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the international organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias by promoting research, education and optimal health care policies and standards, and has served as the Governor of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC). Beyond caring for thousands of patients, being involved in clinical research and in teaching, he has helped to develop ACC/AHA/HRS medical guidelines to guide practitioners on the management of patients with cardiac arrhythmias. He has been active in health care policy and regulatory affairs as relates to cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology, working with the FDA on drug/device approval and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) by serving on the Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC) of the American Medical Association which advises CMS on reimbursement.

Appointments

Education & Training

Clinical/Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital (1986)
Clinical/Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital (1986)
Clinical/Research Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital (1986)
Medical Internship/Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital (1982)
MD
Harvard University (1979)
BS
Yale College, Biology, Psychobiology (1975)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Catheter Ablation; Defibrillators, Implantable; Pacemaker, Artificial

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Mark Schoenfeld's published research.

Publications

2022

2020

2019

2018

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Relative Value Scale Update Committee (RUC)

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    American Heart Association

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    Cardiostim

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    PACE

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    American Journal of Cardiology

Clinical Care

Overview

As a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, Mark Schoenfeld, MD, diagnoses and manages heart rhythm disorders and fainting (syncope). In order to do this, he performs diagnostic electrophysiology studies (EPS) to determine abnormal electrical activity in the heart.

“I treat a range of cardiac disturbances, from the most benign to those that are potentially life-threatening,” Dr. Schoenfeld says.

Based on the rhythm disturbance that he identifies, he may perform cardiac ablation or implantation of a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator to manage a patient’s heart rhythm disturbance.

He helped pioneer the field of cardiac electrophysiology almost four decades ago and has dedicated his work to caring for patients with irregular heart rhythms.

“Using cardiac ablation, we can actually cure patients of certain arrhythmias and alleviate their symptoms,” Dr. Schoenfeld says. “This is gratifying since there are very few medical conditions that can actually be cured. In the case of more serious rhythm disturbances, pacemakers and defibrillators may save patients’ lives.”

“But, in the end, the most rewarding part of my job is interacting with patients and working together to identify, address, and manage their medical and cardiac conditions,” he says.

His research focuses on improving pacemaker and defibrillator device therapy, as well as improving the ability to remotely monitor these devices. He has established international guidelines for practitioners and the U.S. government on the optimal ways of managing patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances.

Clinical Specialties

Electrophysiology; Cardiovascular Medicine

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Board Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1985
  • Internal Medicine

    Certification Organization
    AB of Internal Medicine
    Original Certification Date
    1982

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Cardiovascular Medicine

175 Sherman Avenue

New Haven, CT 06511

United States

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