Fermin C. Garcia, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Physician Leader: Cardiac Unit Safety and Quality Healthcare Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Director of VT Ablation Center , University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine - Cardiology/Electrophysiology
One Convention Avenue - Level 2/City Side
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Medicine - Cardiology/Electrophysiology
One Convention Avenue - Level 2/City Side
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215)662-6006
Fax: (215) 615-5441
Fax: (215) 615-5441
Email:
fermin.garcia@uphs.upenn.edu
fermin.garcia@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
M.D. ( )
Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1996.
Permanent linkM.D. ( )
Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1996.
Selected Publications
Zghaib T, Enriquez A, Schaller RD, Dixit S, Supple GE, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Hyman MC, Frankel DS, Marchlinski FE, Nazarian S, Markman TM.: Coronary venous ethanol infusion for treatment of refractory ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm 27(25): E682-E690, Apr 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2025.04.049.Yogasundaram H, Petzl AM, Raad M, Chaumont C, Guandalini GS, Kumareswaran R, Hyman MC, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Garcia FC, Nazarian, Lin D, Riley MP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS. : Combined catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and premature ventricular complexes. Heart Rhythm 22(8): P2139-2140, August 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.10.019.
Oraii A, Hanumanthu BKJ, Petzl A, Liao TW, Afzalian A, Rodriguez-Queralto O, Chaumont C, Spears J, Markman TM, Hyman MC, Tschabrunn CM, Guandalini G, Enriquez A, Shivamurthy P, Kumareswaran R, Deo R, Ferrari VA, Riley MP, Lin D, Callans DJ, Supple GE, Schaller RD, Frankel DS, Garcia FC, Nazarian S, Dixit S, Marchlinski FE.: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac amyloidosis and sarcoidosis: procedural findings and outcomes. Europace 27(6): euaf100, Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1093/europace/euaf100.
Romero JE, Matos CD, Garcia F, Enriquez A, Saenz LC, Hoyos C, Alviz I, Gabr M, Moreno F, Peters C, Isaac RH, Tapias C, Braunstein ED, Velasco A, Hanson M, Steiger N, Koplan B, Lopez-Cabanillas N, Zei P, Sauer WH, Tedrow UB: Intrapericardial Corticosteroids and Colchicine Prevent Pericarditis and Atrial Fibrillation After Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 11(3): 498-508, March 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.10.033.
Blumenthal CJ, Hsue W, Chen T, Zhang D, Brem E, Garcia FC, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE, Santangeli P, Tschabrunn CM. : Preclinical Experience Using 4D Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 36(2): 480-486, Feb 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1111.jce.16531.
Hanson M, Enriquez A, Garcia F. : Intramural Ventricular Arrhythmias: How to Crack a Hard Nut. Curr Cardiol Rep 26(12): 1405-1411, Dec 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11886-024-02143-1.
Chaumont C, Oraii A, Markman TM, Garcia FC, Lin D, Supple GE, Zado ES, Epstein AE, Callans DJ, Frankel DS, Anselme F, Santangeli P, Marchlinski FE, Hyman MC.: Epicardial carbon dioxide insufflation is a novel technique for the identification of epicardial adhesions and targeting epicardial access. Heart Rhythm 21(7): 1040-1041, Jul 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.01.034.
Maher TR, Raza AS, Tapias C, Garcia F, Reynolds MR, Chaudry GM, Saenz LC, Valderrábano M, d'Avila A.: Ventricular septal defect as a complication of bipolar radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm 21(6): 950-955, Jun 2024.
Enriquez A, Muser D, Markman TM, Garcia F.: Mapping and Ablation of Premature Ventricular Complexes: State of the Art. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 10(6): 1206-1222, June 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.02.008.
Raad M, Yogasundaram H, Oranefo J, Guandalini G, Markman T, Hyman M, Schaller R, Supple G, Deo R, Nazarian S, Riley M, Lin D, Garcia F, Dixit S, Epstein AE, Callans D, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS.: Class 1C Antiarrhythmics for Premature Ventricular Complex Suppression in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. Elsevier, 10(5): 846-853, May 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.01.021.