USF Health Florida Cardiovascular Institute

Dr. David R Wilson is the Electrophysiology Section Chief and Medical Director of the TGH Electrophysiology Center of Excellence and a Cardiac Electrophysiology Specialist in Tampa, Florida. He graduated with honors from University of South Florida College Of Medicine in 2006. Having more than 13 years of diverse experiences, especially in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Dr. David R Wilson affiliates with Tampa General Hospital, and cooperates with other doctors and specialists without joining any medical groups. Certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.

I underwent rigorous clinical and basic electrophysiology training at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, and, as a post doctoral fellow at Columbia University in New York. My research interests were focused on the pathogenesis of cardiac memory, a ventricular repolarization phenomenon that can be observed after alterations in the myocardial depolarization sequence, as well as in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) including autonomic modulation of AF. I was conducting large animal experiments to investigate the occurrence of memory in the atrial myocardium. Additionally, I developed a canine atrial pacing induced animal model to study atrial cardiac memory, and also developed a canine model of pacing induced atrial fibrillation. These experiments were geared towards gaining a deeper understanding of the early electrophysiological remodeling processes that contributes to the perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. During my career as a clinical electrophysiologist, my research interests has centered on the ablative therapy of atrial fibrillation and other complex cardiac arrhythmias. Additionally, I have been interested in cardiac resynchronization therapy, His bundle pacing, and have contributed to the electrocardiographic optimization of resynchronization devices.
In the last 16 years I have developed the USF Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service which is now considered a regional referral center of excellence for patients with complex cardiac arrhythmias.