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Interview with Michael Rosen
Michael Rosen, M.D. is a Professor of Pharmacology and Pediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and full-time cardiovascular researcher. Dr. Rosen discusses his contributions and fundamental observations that led to greater understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac arrhythmias and a number of innovative anti-arrhythmic approaches. (13:16 minutes)
Interview with Victor Parsonnet
Dr. Victor Parsonnet, Medical Director of the Pacemaker and Defibrillator Evaluation Center and Director of Surgical Research at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, discusses his work in the field of cardiovascular surgery, including his accomplishment of becoming the first surgeon in New Jersey to install a pacemaker. Dr. Parsonnet also co-founded the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, which evolved into the Heart Rhythm Society. (13:53 minutes)
Interview with Ben Scherlag
Dr. Benjamin Scherlag, Professor of Medicine at the Oklahoma Health Science Center, discusses his beginning in electrophysiology and research that led to the development of the His bundle recording technique in humans. This technique is now a standard procedure worldwide used in the analysis and diagnosis of many cardiac arrhythmias. (10:53 minutes)
