Niraj Varma, MD, PhD

Appointed
2008

Education & Fellowships

Fellowship - Beth Israel Hospital
Cardiology Electrophysiology
Boston, MA
1996

Medical Education - Boston University
Cardiology
Boston, MA
1994

Medical Education - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
Cardiology
Boston, MA
1994

Fellowship - St. Bartholomew's Hospital
Cardiology
London, United Kingdom
1992

Fellowship - Addenbrooke's Hospital
Pulmonary & Intensive Care Medicine
Cambridge,
1990

Residency - The General Infirmary - Leeds University
Medicine
Leeds,
1987

Internship - The Royal Infirmary
Medicine
Edinburgh,
1985

Medical Education - University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh,
1984

Undergraduate - University of Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
1981

Certifications

• Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Specialty Interests

Abnormal Heart Rhythms, Long QT Syndrome, Atrial Fibrillation, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Biventricular Pacemaker, Catheter Ablation, Lead Extraction, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator, Pacemaker Implant, Pulmonary Vein Isolation Ablation

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Consulting and/or Speaking. Dr. Varma receives fees of $5,000 or more per year (or, in rare cases, equity or stock options) as a paid consultant, speaker or as a member of an advisory committee for the following companies:

• Impulse Dynamics
• St. Jude Medical, Inc.
• HeartBeam, Inc.

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