Clinical Interests
- Arrhythmia diagnosis, management and treatment
- Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter
- Catheter ablation
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
- Cardioversions
- Conduction system pacing
- Electrophysiology testing
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)
- Implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) implantation and management
- Implantable rhythm monitor
- Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST)
- Laser lead extraction
- Left atrial appendage occlusion (Watchman)
- Pacemaker implantation and management
- Palpitations
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)
- PVC ablation
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Rhythm monitoring and arrhythmia detection
- Syncope (fainting)
- Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
- Sudden cardiac death
- Ventricular tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
- Voltage mapping
Education
- MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Training
- Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
- Residency, Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Memberships
- American College of Cardiology
- Heart Rhythm Society
Awards and Honors
- Humanism in Medicine Award, Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Patient Comments
Good
Always thorough, listens attentively, responds in understandable languages, offers options and respects my choices.
My doctor explained everything to me and all my options. I appreciate that.
Dr Smietana is the best Very professional listens informative And great with ablation.
I"m very happy with my doctor