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Cardiac Arrhythmia & Device Complications Expert

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Dr. Konstantinos N. Aronis is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Complex Ablation Program, and Associate Director of the Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program. He provides objective, academically rigorous expert testimony in cardiac electrophysiology, medical devices, and standard-of-care evaluation. Available for plaintiff or defense. CREDENTIALS: MD and PhD (Summa Cum Laude, University of Patras, Greece). Harvard Medical School Research Fellow. Internal Medicine (Boston University). Cardiovascular Disease and NIH-funded Computational EP Fellowship (Johns Hopkins). Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (Johns Hopkins). BOARD CERTIFICATIONS: Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (ABIM); Adult Echocardiography (NBE). Active licenses: Maryland, Pennsylvania. ACADEMIC IMPACT: H-index 31, 3,300+ citations. 55+ original research papers, 9 reviews, 6 book chapters. Associate Editor, JACC Case Reports. Peer reviewer: JACC, Circulation, Heart Rhythm, European Heart Journal. Lead inventor, USPTO patent for EP catheter guidance. CLINICAL EXPERTISE: Full-spectrum cardiac electrophysiology including AF ablation, SVT management, and device therapy, with specialized expertise in complex ventricular tachycardia ablation (epicardial, hybrid surgical, VF ablation) and adult congenital heart disease EP—sole Johns Hopkins faculty performing high-volume ACHD ablations (20+ annually). Advanced device management: conduction system pacing, CRT, extractions. Expert integration of MRI/CT/echo into procedures. ACHIEVEMENTS: First internationally reported open-chest atrial tachycardia ablation during cardiac surgery. Initiated VF ablation and hybrid surgical VT programs at Hopkins. Highest in country volume minimally invasive thoracoscopic access for VT ablation. Developed 3D-printing for complex anatomy procedural planning. RESEARCH: PI on $50K+ extramural grants. Site PI: FULCRUM-VT (Adagio), BACKBEAT (Orchestra BioMed). EP Lead: NIH trials PIVATAL, CONTEMPT-ICD. LEADERSHIP: ABIM EP Item Writing Committee. ACC EP Standard Setting Committee. HRS 2026 Program Committee. DOD Medical Research reviewer. HRS abstract reviewer. INDUSTRY: Advisor to Haemonetics (EP devices), CorNav+ (thoracoscopic VT instruments). Previous: Catheter Precision, MediView. TEACHING: "Teacher of Year," Johns Hopkins CV Fellowship (2025). Trained 14 EP fellows. Annual lecturer, Universities of Athens and Thessaloniki. Regional EP course director. AREAS OF EXPERT TESTIMONY: - EP standard of care and informed consent - Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation evaluation, ablation, outcomes - Atrial fibrillation ablation: PV isolation, complications, anticoagulation - Adult congenital heart disease arrhythmias, procedural risks - Pacemaker/ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) implantation, programming, lead extraction - Lead failure, device malfunction, inappropriate shocks, recalls - Ablation complications: tamponade, stroke, PV stenosis, esophageal injury - Epicardial access complications, surgical ablations - CRT patient selection, optimization - Conduction system pacing: left bundle branch pacing - Cardiac imaging (MRI, CT, echo) in arrhythmia care - Clinical trial design, endpoints, adverse event adjudication - Anticoagulation: bleeding, thrombotic complications, reversal - Sudden cardiac death risk stratification, ICD appropriateness - Electrical trauma and electrocution injuries - Hospital credentialing, peer review in EP LANGUAGES: English, Greek (bilingual).