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Mark Blitzer, MD

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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)

Biography

Mark Blitzer, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Cardiology at the Yale School of Medicine. As an undergraduate, he received his BAS degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Bio-engineering, graduating Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa and first in his Undergraduate Degree Program. He then attended Harvard Medical School followed by Internship and Residency at Harvard’s Brigham and Women's Hospital. He then moved to New York City where he completed his Cardiovascular Medicine and Electrophysiology Fellowship Training at Columbia- Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Blitzer then moved to Connecticut where he joined the Arrhythmia Center of Connecticut. He is excited to have recently left private practice to join the Yale Medicine Faculty.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1999)
Fellow
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1997)
Resident
Brigham and Women's Hospital (1994)
Intern
Brigham and Women's Hospital (1992)
MD
Harvard Medical School (1991)
BAS
University of Pennsylvania, Bio Engineering (1987)

Research

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Frequent collaborators of Mark Blitzer's published research.

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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement

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    Committee Member

    CommitteesPharmacology Committee
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    Committee Member

    CommitteesClinical Competency Committee
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    Connecticut's "Top Doctors", 2021,2022,2023

    Regional AwardConnecticut Magazine
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    CommitteesSaint Raphael Hospital
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    CommitteesSaint Raphael hospital
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Clinical Care

Overview

Mark Blitzer, MD, is a cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist, a type of specialist who diagnoses and treats heart rhythm abnormalities, or arrhythmias.

Dr. Blitzer takes care of patients with a variety of cardiac issues including atrial fibrillation(an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm), cardiomyopathy(disease of the heart muscle), and tachycardia (a too-fast heart rate).

He utilizes many different treatments in his practice, including implantable cardioverter defibrillators (which detect and stop heart arrhythmias), pacemakers (which send electrical pulses to regulate heartbeats), and catheter ablations. Catheter ablation is a minimally invasive treatment to help patients with arrhythmias.

Dr. Blitzer is an assistant professor of medicine (cardiology) at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Cardiovascular Medicine; Electrophysiology

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