Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD
Dr. Ellenbogen is the Vice-Chairman of Cardiology at VCU and was awarded the Kontos Endowed Professorship in 2000. A native of New York, Dr. Ellenbogen’s formal education began at Princeton University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in Biology. He earned his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University, where he also did his internship and residency training in Internal Medicine. He received his Cardiology fellowship training at Duke University Medical Center. A member of the MCV Campus faculty since 1986, Dr. Ellenbogen achieved the rank of full Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) in 1997. He also serves as Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at both VCU’s MCV Campus and the McGuire Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Dr. Ellenbogen is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the Council on Clinical Cardiology and the Council on Circulation. He has served as Chairman of the American Heart Association’s Committee on Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias, Education Committee of the Heart Rhythm Society, President of the Richmond American Heart Association and Director of the Cardiology Advisory Board for the entire V.A. medical system, He has served as a delegate to the American College of Cardiology, and steering committee member for two important NIH trials, AFFIRM and MOST. Dr. Ellenbogen currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Heart Rhythm Society and is a consultant to a number of companies in the field of arrhythmias. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in clinical cardiology, Dr. Ellenbogen was named the MCV Campus Clinician of the Year for 2001.
Dr. Ellenbogen’s academic, clinical and research efforts include an interest in newer, more effective ways to perform ablation and to develop methods for ablation of atrial fibrillation. He is involved in the development of new types of pacemakers and exploring the role of pacemakers in treating congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Dr. Ellenbogen has a highly successful record of attracting both public and private funding and has served as principal investigator on 75 funded grants and contracts. He has published more than 150 original scientific reports and book chapters and has served as editor or co-editor of numerous books. He also has authored or co-authored more than 100 invited articles and literature reviews and more than 150 abstracts, either published or presented at professional conferences. Dr. Ellenbogen serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, American Heart Journal, Circulation, the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm and is one of the Senior Editors of PACE.
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