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Colby D Shanafelt, MD

Electrophysiology
Electrophysiology
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Colby Shanafelt, MD, is a cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology, which focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. He is skilled at procedures involving pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, lead extraction, and ablation. Dr. Shanafelt received his medical degree from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed an internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He gained extensive experience through two fellowships, in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology, at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He is board certified by the American Board of Medicine in Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Shanafelt welcomes patients ages 18 and older.

Age Groups Seen

Adult, Older Adult

Languages Spoken*

Italian
German
English

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Expertise

ablation arrhythmogenic focus
ablation av node
ablation for supraventricular tachycardia
ablation for ventricular tachycardia
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
atrial fibrillation ablation
atrial fibrillation cryoablation
atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation
atrial flutter
atrial tachycardia
atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
bradycardia
brugada syndrome
cardiac ablation
cardiac arrhythmias
cardiac contractility modulation (ccm)
cardiac implantable device replacement
cardioversion
defibrillator extraction
defibrillator malfunction
electrophysiology testing
implantable cardiac monitor procedure
implantable defibrillator
intracardiac catheter ablation

Credentials

Education

  • Temple University School of Medicine
  • Residency

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Fellowship

  • Emory University
  • Emory University
  • Board Certification

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease