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Lon Castle, M.D.

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Appointed: 1998
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Cardiovascular Medicine (Westlake)
Phone:(440) 899-5541
Location:Westlake
Mail Code J2-2
30033 Clemens Road
Westlake, OH 44145
 
 
Biographical Sketch

Lon Castle, MD, is a Staff Electrophysiologist with Cleveland Clinic. He is Head of the Cardiac Device Lab at Lakewood Hospital and Fairview General Hospital. He also serves as a medical consultant to the National Football League. Dr. Castle is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and is a Diplomate of the Board of Medical Examiners. His specialty interests focus on implanting devices that correct heart rhythm malfunctions and electrophysiologic studies and ablations of cardiac arrythmias.

A Pennsylvania native, Dr. Castle attended Temple University as an undergraduate in the School of Pharmacy, continuing on to receive his medical degree. He completed his clinical internship and residency at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., before joining the United States Air Force. During his military service, Dr. Castle served as Chief of Medicine at Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas. Upon leaving military service, Dr. Castle received a fellowship in cardiology from Cleveland Clinic, where he became Head of the Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Dr. Castle was originally appointed to Cleveland Clinic in 1973. After a four-year absence, he was re-appointed to the Cleveland Clinic in 1998.

Dr. Castle currently serves as an abstract reviewer for the professional journals Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. He has been widely published in such journals as American Heart Journal, Journal of Electrophysiology and Clinical Progress in Pacing and Electrophysiology. In addition to his current role as medical consultant to the National Football League, Dr. Castle has been a past medical consultant for the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Ballet, and he served as Associate Team Physician for the Cleveland Browns.

Dr. Castle is a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He is a member of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, the American Medical Association Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology Assessment Board, the Cleveland Academy of Medicine, the Ohio State Medical Association and the Northeast Ohio Pacemaker Society.

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Education & Fellowships
Medical School:Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
 
Internship:Geisinger Medical Center, Transitional, Danville, PA
Residency:Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic, Cardiology, Cleveland, OH
Other Education:(Undergraduate) Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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Certifications

Cardiovascular Disease

Internal Medicine

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Specialty Interests
Cardiac arrhythmias, device implantation, electrophysiologic studies and ablation of arrhythmias.
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Professional Memberships
  • American College of Cardiology
  • North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology
  • American Medical Association, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technology Assessment Board
  • Cleveland Academy of Medicine
  • Ohio State Medical Association
  • Northeast Ohio Pacemaker Society
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Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide medical education about recent trends. The collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with which they collaborate. The Cleveland Clinic requires its doctors to approve the public disclosures of their scientific collaborations with industry. As of 10/24/2008 the review process regarding Dr. Castle’s disclosure had not been completed. Patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
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