William Clusin, MD
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Cardiovascular Medicine Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr MC 5319 A260 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 723-6459 Fax (650) 723-8392
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-7111 Tel (650) 723-7395Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Electrocardiography
Administrative Appointments
- Consultant Cardiologist, Palo Alto VA Medical Center (1994 - present)
- Attending Cardiologist, Stanford Medical Center (1981 - present)
- Medical Director Adult ECG Laboratory, Stanford Medical Center (2000 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Overseas Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine (London) (2008)
- Member, NIH Cardiovascular Study Section (1988-1992)
- Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Investigation (1988-1992)
- Fellow, American College of Physicians (1998)
- Fellow, American Heart Association (2001)
- Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation (1987)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1981) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1980) |
| Board Certification: | Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (1981) |
| Internship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1977) |
| Medical Education: | Albert Einstein College of Medicine NY (1976) |
| MD, PhD: | Albert Einstein College of Med., Medicine; Neuroscience (1976) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Cardiac action potentials; tissue culture, voltage, clamp technique; role of calcium in ischemia arrhythmias; coronary, artery disease; myocardial infarction.
Publications
- Role of sodium/calcium exchange in heart failure-induced arrhythmias: a potential therapeutic target. Heart Rhythm. 2012; (4): 579-80
- Low-dose growth hormone is cardioprotective in uremia. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008; (9): 1774-83
- Mechanisms of calcium transient and action potential alternans in cardiac cells and tissues. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008; (1): H1-H10
- Calcium and cardiac arrhythmias: DADs, EADs, and alternans. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci. 2003; (3): 337-75
- Spatial heterogeneity of action potential alternans during global ischemia in the rabbit heart. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2003; (6): H2722-33
- Spatial heterogeneity of calcium transient alternans during the early phase of myocardial ischemia in the blood-perfused rabbit heart. Circulation. 2001; (17): 2082-7
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