 Rahel Zubairi, MD, FAAP
Pediatric cardiology
Pediatric electrophysiology
Dr. Zubairi joined the Children’s Heart Institute in 2011. He received his medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed dual residencies in internal medicine and pediatrics at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital and pediatric electrophysiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Zubairi is certified by American Board of Pediatrics with a subspecialty in Pediatric Cardiology as well as the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has authored several articles that have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national and international meetings. His clinical interests include medical arrhythmia treatment, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation and maintenance, catheter ablation of arrhythmias, and the treatment of adults with congenital heart disease.
Publications:
1. Zubairi R. Arrhythmia Management in Adults with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot. In Press (Publication December 2011), Journal of Experimental and Invasive Cardiology
2. Zubairi R, Malik S, Jaquiss RDB, Imamura M, Gossett J, Morrow WR. Risk Factors for Prosthesis Failure in Pulmonary Valve Replacement. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2011; 91 (2): 561-565
Presentations:
1. Zubairi R, Vyas H, Gossett J, Tuzcu V. Improved Left Ventricular Synchrony with Parahisian and Mid-Septal Pacing Sites: Insights from Color Tissue Doppler Imaging. American Heart Association, Section on Pediatric Electrophysiology, November 2010
2. Zubairi R, Gossett J, Tuzcu V. Predictors of Recurrence After Cryoablation of Accessory Pathway-Mediated Supraventricular Tachycardia, American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, 2009. |
