George Monir, MD, FACC
Electrophysiologist
Heart, Lung & Vascular
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
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
Automated Vulnerability Testing Identifies Patients With Inadequate Defibrillation Safety Margin
CIRCULATION-ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
2012
Detection of inadvertent catheter movement into the coronary sinus ostium or middle cardiac vein by real-time impedance monitoring prior to radiofrequency ablation in the right atrial posteroseptal region
JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
2012
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