- Cardiac electrophysiology study (EP Study)
- Left atrial appendage occlusion
- Watchman device implant
David J. Callans, MD
Cardiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Director, Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Presbyterian Medical Center of Philadelphia
My education and training
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
- Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
1299 reviews
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Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1994
- Internal Medicine, 1989
- American College of Cardiology,
- American Heart Association, National
- American Heart Association, Clinical Cardiology,
- Heart Rhythm Society, International
- Pennsylvania Chapter of the American College of Cardiology,
- Penn Cardiac Arrhythmia Program
- Recognized annually in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs issue from 2007 through 2025
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE Electrocardiographic patterns of superior right ventricular outflow tract tachycardias: Distinguishing septal and free-wall sites of origin , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 14: 2003,1-7
Rho RW, Patel VV, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Poku JW, Ross HM, Callans D, Kocovic DZ Elevations in ventricular pacing threshold with the use of the Y adaptor: implications for biventricular pacing , Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 26: 2003,747-751
Marchlinski FE, Callans D, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho R, Ren JF, Zado E Efficacy and safety of targeted focal ablation versus PV isolation assisted by magnetic electroanatomic mapping , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 14: 2003,358-365
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld E, Rho RW, Patel V, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE Change in distant atrial activation patterns during circumferential pacemapping of pulmonic vein ostium: Implications for localizing triggers for atrial fibrillation , J Intervent Cardiac Electrophys, 8: 2003,187-193
Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Rajawat Y, Rho R, Marchlinski FE Quantitative comparison of spontaneous and paced 12-lead electrocardiogram during right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia , J Amer Coll Cardiol, 41: 2003,2046-2053
Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Dixit S, Zado E, Marchlinski FE Incidence and location of focal atrial fibrillation triggers in patients undergoing repeat pulmonary vein isolation: Implications for ablation strategies , J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, 14: 2003,685-690
Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho RW, Beshai JF, Lin D, Poku JW, Zado E, Patel V, Hsia H, Kocovic DZ, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE Implications of anatomical location on successful electrical isolation of pulmonic veins by lass catheter guided subtotal circumferential ostial ablation , J Am Coll Cardiol, 41: 2003,93A
Marchlinski FE, Dixit S, Gerstenfeld EP, Callans DJ, Beshai JF Electrotonic potentiation of atrial fibrillation initiation from pulmonary vein triggers: Insights into arrhythmia mechanism , J Am Coll Cardiol, 41: 2003,94A
Nayak H, et al Ventricular tachycardia storm after initiation of biventricular pacing in patients with prior inferior-inferolateral myocardial infarction , J Am Coll Cardiol, 41: 2003,128A
Patel V, Gerstenfeld EP, Rho RW, Dixit S. Kocovic DZ, Hsia HH, Callans DJ, Marchlinski FE Timing of right ventricular electrograms: New criterion for localizing site of origin of left ventricular tachycardia , J Am Coll Cardiol, 41: 2003,107A