Penn Collins

Clinical Research Scientist @Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, NY, US

Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology ResearchNewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical CenterOversee industry-sponsored clinical trials (IDE and IND studies), as well as investigator-initiated research, encompassing the cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia service clinical research portfolio at NYPH-WCMC.Research projects and studies include- First-in-human IDE study of a dual-chamber, leadless pacemaker system- Pioneering pulsed-field ablation (PFA) IDE studies for atrial fibrillation treatment- First-in-human evaluation of an extravascular ICD with a substernal lead- Adenosine to determine the electrophysiological mechanism of premature ventricular contractions- Left bundle branch area and His bundle (conduction system) pacing- Endocardial leadless LV pacing synchronized to transvenous RV pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)- Next-generation whole-genome sequencing for arrhythmia polygenic risk scores- Intranasal etripamil studies investigating termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia- Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM and CCM-D) for heart failure (HFpEF and HFrEF)- Endocardial leadless LV pacing synchronized to transvenous RV pacing for CRT in previously untreatable and high-risk patients- Other research involving the breadth of frontier EP, including novel catheter ablation methods, conduction system pacing, arrhythmogenic substrate mapping technologies, and new anticoagulant pharmacological therapies

Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

The University of Georgia

Bachelor of Science, Biology