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George Monir, MD, FACC

George Monir , MD, FACC

Electrophysiologist

Heart, Lung and Vascular

George Monir

Overview

George Monir, MD, is an award-winning, board-certified cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, arrhythmia treatment, catheter ablations and cardiac electrophysiology. He received his medical degree from Alexandria University in Egypt and completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Frances Hospital-Evanston in Chicago. Dr. Monir is the Medical Director of the Arrhythmia and Ablation Center at AdventHealth and has received several awards and recognition for his medical research. He is also a past recipient of the Illinois Society of Internal Medicine's Norris Brookens Award for his dedication to the field of cardiac medicine.

Articles

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation with a novel temperature-controlled CF-sensing catheter: Q-FFICIENCY clinical and healthcare utilization benefits

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2023

Very High-Power Short-Duration, Temperature-Controlled Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation The Prospective Multicenter Q-FFICIENCY Trial

JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2023

Composite Index Tagging for PVI in Paroxysmal AF A Prospective, Multicenter Postapproval Study

JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2022

Long-term safety and effectiveness of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation using a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter from the SMART SF trial

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2020

Atrial fibrillation ablation with a spring sensor-irrigated contact force-sensing catheter compared with other ablation catheters: systematic literature review and meta-analysis

BMJ OPEN

2019

Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Medical Therapy on Quality of Life Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

2019

Safety and efficiency of porous-tip contact-force catheter for drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: results from the SMART SF trial

EUROPACE

2018

Pulmonary vein isolation using "contact force" ablation: The effect on dormant conduction and long-term freedom from recurrent atrial fibrillation-A prospective study

HEART RHYTHM

2014

Paroxysmal AF Catheter Ablation With a Contact Force Sensing Catheter Results of the Prospective, Multicenter SMART-AF Trial

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

2014

Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Pace-Capture-Guided Versus an Adenosine-Guided Approach Effect on Dormant Conduction and Long-Term Freedom From Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation-A Prospective Study

CIRCULATION-ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

2013

Education & Training

Education

Alexandria University Hospitals; University Of South Florida; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Presence Saint Francis Hospital

Residency

St Francis hospital of Evanston, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Oklahoma, OK

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine