Paul Friedman

Dr. Paul Friedman is a Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He is ABIM board certified in cardiovascular medicine and cardiac electrophysiology, and is an active participant in the MOC process.

Previously, Dr. Friedman served as Director of the Cardiac Implantable Device Lab, Mayo Clinic. He is a trained electrical engineer, with deep experience in innovation (> 40 patents issued, named Minnesota Top Inventor), and scientific research (> 250 scientific original publications). He is a committed educator, serving as a director for 5 national and international meetings, editor of 7 textbooks, and author of over 60 book chapters. He is a frequent visiting professor and lecturer at educational meetings.

Interests

• Atrial fibrillation management, including medications, remote monitoring, medications, ablation, and left atrial appendage closure
• Ventricular arrhythmia management (PVCs, VT)
• Medical and ablative management of SVTs
• Complex cardiac ablation, atrial and ventricular arrhythmia
• Cardiac device insertion, including leadless pacemaker, His bundle pacing, and subcutaneous defibrillator
• Interventional procedures (venoplasty, snaring) for pacemaker, ICD, and resynchronization device placement
• Percutaneous epicardial access for complex ablation and appendage closure
• Implantable device extraction

Education

• 1997
  Fellow - Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
  Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  
• 1996
  Resident
  Cardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  Fellow - Cardiovascular Medicine
  Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  
• 1993
  Resident - Department of Internal Medicine
  Stanford University
  
• 1991
  Internship - Department of Internal Medicine
  University of Washington