Penn Medicine Provider
Cardiology
David J. Callans, MD
5.0
(891)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Heart and Vascular Center Radnor
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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

Education and training

  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
5.0

891 reviews

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April 2025
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5.0
dr callans listens to you and provides positive feedback .
April 2025
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very kind and truthful
April 2025
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5.0
dr. callans clearly discussed my options providing all the pros and cons for each. he answered my questions and we arrived at a clear path forward in monitoring for afib and treatment in the event i have a second episode
April 2025
5.0
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very knowledgeable

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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.
Dr. Callans is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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

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