Boaz Avitall, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine; Director, Research and Clinical Electrophysiology Services; recipient of National Institute of Health and Veteran Administration funding for research in atrial fibrillation ablation. Dr. Avitall is a pioneer and inventor. He holds numerous patents in cardiac arrhythmia ablation and has published extensively on the subject. He is one of the first to test endocardial atrial fibrillation ablation. He introduced linear ablation technology to the field of atrial fibrillation ablation. Dr. Avitall and Dan Lafontaine were the first to examine cryo balloon technology for the isolation of pulmonary veins. He has done extensive work on the long-term harms of chronic atrial fibrillation. Recently, he has researched endocardial LV pacing for cardiac synchronization and atrial fibrillation suppression in the pursuit of wireless pacing technology. Dr. Avitall developed and introduced web-based, remote home heath care monitoring for the management of heart failure, hypertension and diabetes. He has coauthored numerous articles on the efficacy of home health care monitoring and is the recipient of several SBIR and STTR grants for the testing of this technology. bavitall@uic.edu
