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  • Jorge E. Romero, M.D.

Jorge E. Romero, M.D.

Jorge E. Romero

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology)

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718.920.2248718.652.1833jorromer@montefiore.org

Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467

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Professional Interests

Jorge Romero, MD, is an Attending Physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Arrhythmia Service in the Cardiology Division at our Montefiore-Einstein Center for Vascular Care. He has maintained this position since the summer of 2016.

Dr. Romero specializes in the treatment of complex arrhythmias, particularly in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation using cutting-edge technology. He is one of the few electrophysiologists in the country who performs these procedures without fluoroscopy, which avoids radiation exposure to both patients and staff.

Dr. Romero, who hails from Colombia, earned his medical degree at the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia. Following graduation, he spent a year working as a community physician in Colombia’s rural areas before coming to the United States. There, he embarked on a series of residencies as well as cardiovascular and cardiac electrophysiology fellowships at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.

His extensive research focuses on issues within cardiology and specifically on electrophysiology. He has developed the autonomic modulation program for the treatment of refractory ventricular arrhythmias by performing bilateral cervico-thoracic sympathectomy. Additionally, he investigates His-bundle pacing for patients with heart failure who are not candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy as well as the use of devices to occlude the left atrial appendage for patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot be anticoagulated.

Dr. Romero has designed and played a leading role in managing two prospective clinical research studies at our Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care: implementing novel catheter ablation techniques and developing techniques for esophageal and phrenic nerve protection, particularly during radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation. He is one of the few electrophysiologists in the world, along with Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, who performs electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage for treatment of persistent and long persistent atrial fibrillation.

Dr. Romero has been recognized with several awards, including the Cardiology Fellowship Training Program Director’s Award at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and two Young Investigator Awards—one from the American Heart Association and the other from the American Society of Hypertension.

Dr. Romero is a member of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), and a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS) and the American College of Cardiology (FACC). Dr. Romero is the author of approximately 80 publications in indexed journals, 150 abstracts, and eight electrophysiology book chapters. He serves as a reviewer for major electrophysiology and cardiology journals.


Selected Publications

David F. Briceño, MD, Kavisha Patel, MD, Jorge Romero, MD, Isabella Alviz, MD, Nicola Tarantino, MD, Domenico Della Rocca, MD, Veronica Natale, MD, Xiao-Dong Zhang, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FHRS. Beyond Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Nonparoxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Posterior Wall, Vein of Marshall, Coronary Sinus, Superior Vena Cava, and Left Atrial Appendage. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2020. Volume 12, Issue 2, 219-231. PMID: 32451106

 

Jorge Romero, MD-FHRS; Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS; Luis Cerna, MD; Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; Isabella Alviz, MD; Vito Grupposo, RT; Saul A. Rios, MD; Roberto C. Cerrud-Rodriguez, MD; Nestor Lopez Cabanillas, MD; Mohamed Gabr Elsayed, MD; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD; Chintan Trivedi, MD MPH; RT; Mario Garcia, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, FHRS, PhD. Imaging Integration to Localize and Protect the Left Coronary Artery in Patients Undergoing LAAEI. Journal of American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, Volume 6: Issue 2; 157-167. PMID: 32081217 

 

Andrea Saglietto MD, Roberto De Ponti MD, Luigi Di Biase MD, PhD, |Mario Matta MD, Fiorenzo Gaita MD, Jorge Romero MD, Gaetano M. De Ferrari MD, Matteo Anselmino MD, PhD. Impact of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on mortality, stroke, and heart failure hospitalizations: A meta‐analysis. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2020. Volume. 31, Issue 5, 1040-1047. PMID: 32115777

 

Jay J. Chudow, Isaac Dreyfus, Lynn Zaremski, Alon Y. Mazori, John D. Fisher, Luigi Di Biase, Jorge Romero, Kevin J. Ferrick, Andrew Krumerman. Changes in atrial fibrillation admissions following daylight saving time transitions. Sleep Medicine 69 (2020) 155e158. PMID: 32088351

 

Cristiano F Pisani, MD, PhD; Jorge Romero, MD; Sissy Lara, MD, PhD; Carina Hardy, MD; Muhieddine Chokr, MD; Luciana Sacilotto, MD,PhD; Tan Chen Wu, MD, PhD;  Francisco Darrieux, MD, PhD; Denise Hachul, MD, PhD; Roberto Kalil-Filho, MD, PhD; Luigi Di Biase, MD-PhD; Mauricio Scanavacca, MD-PhD. Efficacy and Safety of Combined Endocardial/Epicardial Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia in Chagas Disease. A Randomized Controlled Study. Heart Rhythm Journal 2020: Online ahead of print. PMID: 32087356

 

Anu Sahore, MD, Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD, Alisara Anannab, MD, Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD, Krishna Akella, DO, Ghulam Murtaza, MD, Chintan Trivedi, MD, MPH, Carola Gianni, MD, PhD, Qiong Chen, MD, Mohamed Bassiouny, MD, Ashkan Ahmadian-Tehrani, MD, Bryan Macdonald, MD, Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, Nicola Tarantino, MD, Donatello Cirone, MPH, Rodney P. Horton, MD, Jorge Romero, MD, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Andrea Natale, MD. Clinical Implications and Management Strategies for Left Atrial Appendage Leaks. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics. 2020 Mar; Volume 12 Issue (1): 89-96. PMID: 32067651

 

Luigi Di Biase, MD, FHRS, PhD; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD Jorge Romero, MD-FHRS, Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD; Andrea Natale, MD, LAA Electrical Isolation: A Tool to Achieve Superior Ablation Success Under Protection of Optimal Anticoagulation.  Journal of American College of Cardiology 2020, Volume 75: Issue 1; 130-131. PMID: 31918827

 

Jorge Romero, MD, FHRS, Kavisha Patel, MD, David Briceno, MD, Isabella Alviz, MD, Nicola Tarantino, MD, Domenico Della Rocca, MD, Veronica Natale, BS, Xiao-Dong Zhang, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FHRS. Fluoroless Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: Technique and Clinical Outcomes. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 12 (2020) 233–245. PMID: 32451107

 

David F. Briceño, MD, Kavisha Patel, MD, Jorge Romero, MD, Isabella Alviz, MD, Nicola Tarantino, MD, Domenico Della Rocca, MD, Veronica Natale, BS, Xiao-Dong Zhang, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FHRS. Beyond Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Nonparoxysmal Atrial. Fibrillation Posterior Wall, Vein of Marshall, Coronary Sinus, Superior Vena Cava, and Left Atrial Appendage. Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 12 (2020) 233–245. PMID: 32451106.

 

Mohit K. Turagam, MD, Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, FHRS, Peter H. Park, MD, FHRS, Rangarao V. Tummala, MBBS, FHRS, Chandrasekhar Vasamreddy, MD, Alap Shah, MD, Scott Koerber, MD, Yoaav Krauthammer, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FHRS, Ghulam Murtaza, MD, Krishna Akella, DO, Donita Atkins, BS, BSN, RN, Sudharani Bommana, M.Phil, Naresh Kodwani, MD, Jorge Romero, MD, FHRS, Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Prajwala Lakkireddy, MBBS, Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD,  Sanghamitra Mohanty, MBBS, FHRS, Yeongjin Gwon, PhD, Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS. Safety and Efficacy of Leadless Pacemaker for Cardio Inhibitory Vasovagal Syncope. Heart Rhythm Journal 2020: Online ahead of print. PMID: 32389681

 

Jorge Romero, MD; Kalayanam Shivkumar, MD-PhD; Miguel Valderrabano, MD; Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; Isabella Alviz, MD; David Briceno, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD-PhD. Modern Mapping and Ablation Techniques to Treat Ventricular Arrhythmias From the Left Ventricular Summit and Interventricular Septum. Heart Rhythm Journal 2020: Online ahead of print.  PMID: 32333973

 

Luigi Di Biase, MD-PhD and Jorge Romero, M.D. Intracardiac Echocardiogram for Watchman Implantation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: is Simplification is Always the Ultimate Goal? Journal of American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, Volume 6: Issue 4; 401-403. PMID: 32327073

 

Jorge Romero, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD. Trigger-Based vs. Empirical Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation in Atrial Fibrillation: “Denying the Undeniable” Journal of American College of Cardiology: Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, Volume 6: Issue 4; 463-464. PMID: 32327081

 

Pier Luigi Pellegrino & Grazia Casavecchia & Matteo Gravina & Giuseppe Carpagnano3 & Francesca Guastafierro3 & Luigi Di Biase & Jorge Romero & Francesco Santoro & Matteo Di Biase & Luca Macarini & Natale Daniele Brunetti. Concealed structural heart disease discovered at cardiac magnetic resonance in patients with ventricular extrasystoles from ventricular outflow tract and apparently normal hearts. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology 2020. Online ahead of print. PMID:  32462549

 

Jorge Romero, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD; Chintan Trivedi, MD; Kavisha Patel, MD; Michael Parides, PhD; Juan C. Diaz, MD; Veronica Natale, BS; Javier Sanchez, MD; Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD; Prasant Mohanty, MBBS, MPH; Carola Gianni, MD; Rodney Horton, MD; David Burkhardt, MD; Amin Al-Ahmad, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD; Andrea Natale, MD. Long-term Outcomes of Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation in Patients with Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis. Circulation: arrhythmia and electrophysiology 2020.

 

Jorge Romero, MD; Mohamed Gabr, MD; Kavisha Patel, MD; David Briceno, MD; Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; Isabella Alviz, MD; Chintan Trivedi, MD; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD; Dalvert Polanco, MD; Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD; Andrea Natale, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD. Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Europace 2020. 

 

Jorge Romero, MD, FHRS; Kavisha Patel, MD; David Briceno, MD; Isabella Alviz, MD; Mohamed Gabr, MD; Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; Chintan Trivedi, MD, FHRS; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD; Domenico Della Rocca, MD; Amin Al-Ahmad, MD; Saul Rios, MD; Luis Cerna, MD; Xianfeng Du, MD; Nicola Tarantino, MD; Xiao-Dong Zhang, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD. Endo-Epicardial Ablation versus Endocardial Ablation for the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2020.

 

Jorge Romero, MD; Kavisha Patel, MD; David Briceno, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD; Mohamed Gabr, MD; Juan Carlos Diaz, MD; Isabella, Alviz, MD; Dalvert Polanco, MD; Domenico G. Della Rocca, MD; Prasant Mohanty, MBBS, MPH; Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD, FHRS; Chintan Trivedi, MD, MPH; Andrea Natale, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD. Cavotricuspid Isthmus Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Typical Atrial Flutter: A Meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2020.

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