Heart Rhythm Society Names Dr. Sami Viskin as Editor-in-Chief of Heart Rhythm
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announces the appointment of Sami Viskin, MD, as the new editor-in-chief of Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the HRS, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society.
The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announces the appointment of Sami Viskin, MD, as the new editor-in-chief of Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the HRS, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society.
Dr. Viskin is set to begin term as third-ever editor-in-chief of the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society effective January 1, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2023 – Today, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) announces the appointment of Sami Viskin, MD, as the new editor-in-chief of Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the HRS, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society. Effective January 2024, Dr. Viskin will replace Peng-Sheng Chen, MD, FHRS, who will have served as editor-in-chief for ten years. Currently, Dr. Viskin is the Chaim Sheba Chair of Cardiology, Tel Aviv University.
Dr. Viskin was born in Mexico and lives in Tel Aviv, Israel. He received his medical degree from the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, completed his residencies at the Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical Center and was a cardiology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, CA.
During the last two decades, Dr. Viskin served as Associate Editor for Europace, Heart Rhythm and until recently, Circulation. He has been an Editorial Board member of Heart Rhythm and has reviewed nearly 400 manuscripts for the Journal.
Dr. Viskin's research has focused on ventricular arrhythmias, particularly polymorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmias related to the long QT syndromes, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, Brugada syndrome and Purkinje-related polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. He has published 250 peer-reviewed articles. For his scientific achievements, Dr. Viskin was awarded the Pioneer in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology award by the HRS in 2022.
Heart Rhythm provides rapid publication of the most important science developments in the field of arrhythmias and cardiovascular electrophysiology (EP). Heart Rhythm is the only publication serving the entire EP community from basic to clinical academic researchers, private practitioners, technicians, industry and trainees. Heart Rhythm can be accessed online at: www.heartrhythmjournal.com.
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About Heart Rhythm
Heart Rhythm, the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society, the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and the Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology Society, is a unique journal for fundamental discovery and clinical applicability. It integrates the entire cardiac electrophysiology (EP) community from basic and clinical academic researchers, private practitioners, engineers, allied professionals, industry, and trainees, all of whom are vital and interdependent members of our EP community. www.heartrhythmjournal.com
About the Heart Rhythm Society
The Heart Rhythm Society is the international leader in science, education, and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients and the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders. Its mission is to improve the care of patients by promoting research, education, and optimal healthcare policies and standards. Incorporated in 1979 and based in Washington, D.C., it has a membership of more than 8,000 heart rhythm professionals from 94 countries. For more information, visit www.HRSonline.org.