David S Frankel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Cardiovascular Institute
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Penn Cardiovascular Institute
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6801
Fax: 215-615-4350
Fax: 215-615-4350
Email:
david.frankel@uphs.upenn.edu
david.frankel@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (American History)
University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
M.D
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
B.A. (American History)
University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
M.D
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 2004.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA , 2004-2005.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA , 2005-2007.
Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2007-2009.
Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2009-2011.
Intern in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA , 2004-2005.
Resident in Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA , 2005-2007.
Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2007-2009.
Fellow in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2009-2011.
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2007.
American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2010.
American Board of Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2011.
Permanent linkAmerican Board of Internal Medicine, 2007.
American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine, 2010.
American Board of Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2011.
Description of Clinical Expertise
ventricular tachycardiaatrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
supraventricular tachycardia
Description of Research Expertise
ventricular tachycardiaatrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
supraventricular tachycardia
Selected Publications
Anastasio N, Frankel DS, Deyell MW, Zado E, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Cooper J, Lin D, Marchlinski FE, Callans DJ.: Nearly uniform failure of atrial flutter ablation and continuation of antiarrhythmic agents (hybird therapy) for the long-term control of atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol May 2012.Anter Elad, Frankel David S, Marchlinski Francis E, Dixit Sanjay: Effect of electrocardiographic lead placement on localization of outflow tract tachycardias. Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society 9(5): 697-703, May 2012.
Frankel David S, Shah Maully J, Aziz Peter F, Hutchinson Mathew D: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in transposition of the great arteries treated with mustard atrial baffle. Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 5(2): e41-3, Apr 2012.
Lin David, Frankel David S, Zado Erica S, Gerstenfeld Edward, Dixit Sanjay, Callans David J, Riley Michael, Hutchinson Mathew, Garcia Fermin, Bala Rupa, Verdino Ralph, Cooper Joshua, Marchlinski Francis E: Pulmonary Vein Antral Isolation and Nonpulmonary Vein Trigger Ablation without Additional Substrate Modification for Treating Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Apr 2012.
Frankel David S, Lin David, Anastasio Nicholas, Mountantonakis Stavros E, Dixit Sanjay, Gerstenfeld Edward P, Hutchinson Mathew D, Riley Michael P, Marchlinski Francis E, Callans David J: Frequent Additional Tachyarrhythmias in Patients with Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia Undergoing Sinus Node Modification:: An Important Cause of Symptom Recurrence. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology Apr 2012.
Frankel David S, Mountantonakis Stavros E, Zado Erica S, Anter Elad, Bala Rupa, Cooper Joshua M, Deo Rajat, Dixit Sanjay, Epstein Andrew E, Garcia Fermin C, Gerstenfeld Edward P, Hutchinson Mathew D, Lin David, Patel Vickas V, Riley Michael P, Robinson Melissa R, Tzou Wendy S, Verdino Ralph J, Callans David J, Marchlinski Francis E: Noninvasive programmed ventricular stimulation early after ventricular tachycardia ablation to predict risk of late recurrence. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 59(17): 1529-35, Apr 2012.
Abularach Miguel E Jauregui, Campos Bieito, Park Kyoung-Min, Tschabrunn Cory M, Frankel David S, Park Robert E, Gerstenfeld Edward P, Mountantonakis Stavros, Garcia Fermin C, Dixit Sanjay, Tzou Wendy S, Hutchinson Mathew D, Lin David, Riley Michael P, Cooper Joshua M, Bala Rupa, Callans David J, Marchlinski Francis E: Ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising near the anterior epicardial veins from the left sinus of Valsalva region: ECG features, anatomic distance, and outcome. Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society Feb 2012.
Rienstra Michiel, Sun Jenny X, Lubitz Steven A, Frankel David S, Vasan Ramachandran S, Levy Daniel, Magnani Jared W, Sullivan Lisa M, Meigs James B, Ellinor Patrick T, Benjamin Emelia J: Plasma resistin, adiponectin, and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Offspring Study. American heart journal 163(1): 119-124.e1, Jan 2012.
Mountantonakis Stavros E, Frankel David S, Gerstenfeld Edward P, Dixit Sanjay, Lin David, Hutchinson Mathew D, Riley Michael, Bala Rupa, Cooper Joshua, Callans David, Garcia Fermin, Zado Erica S, Marchlinski Francis E: Reversal of outflow tract ventricular premature depolarization-induced cardiomyopathy with ablation: Effect of residual arrhythmia burden and preexisting cardiomyopathy on outcome. Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society 8(10): 1608-14, Oct 2011.
Frankel David S, Mountantonakis Stavros E, Robinson Melissa R, Zado Erica S, Callans David J, Marchlinski Francis E: Ventricular tachycardia ablation remains treatment of last resort in structural heart disease: argument for earlier intervention. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 22(10): 1123-8, Oct 2011.