Rohit V. Kedia, M.D.
Postgraduate Training
7/2008 to 6/2012
Adult Cardiology/Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Houston
Program Directors: Dr. James M. Wilson/Dr. Ali Massumi
6/2005 to 6/2008
Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of California at Los Angeles
Education
7/2001 to 5/2005
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona
MD, 5/2005
8/1997 to 5/2001
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
BS, 5/2001 in Biochemistry with Summa Cum Laude
Licensure/Certification
Cardiovascular Disease Certification Examination 2011
National Board of Echocardiography, passed ASCeXAM, 201
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, Board Eligible, 2011
The American Board of Internal Medicine 2008
Medical Licensure, State of Texas 2009
Awards and Other Accomplishments
2005-2006 Commendation for Excellence in Medical Student Teaching
2001-2005 Dean Dalen Medical Scholarship: Merit-based award that paid the full tuition cost and in
addition, provided $10,000 per year for academic and personal expense
2000-2001 Outstanding Senior Award from University of Arizona Department of biochemistry
2000-2001 Beckman Research Scholarship: Provided two years of funding for research
1999-2001 Van de Verde Undergraduate Research Scholarship
1999-2001 Excellence in Biological Sciences Award
1997-1998 University of Arizona’s Highest Scholastic Achievement Award
1997-1999 Full Academic Scholarship at the University of Arizona.
Professional Memberships
Heart Rhythm Society
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
Research Experience
06/2009-Present
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute
Prospective study evaluating the antiarrhythmic effects of ranolazine in patients who are at high risk
of post-operative atrial fibrillation.
Research Mentor: Dr. James M. Wilson
2006
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Retrospective analysis evaluating etiologies of supraventricular arrhythmias in cardiac transplant
recipients.
2006
UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
Prospective study investigating the electrophysiological properties of drug refractory and symptomatic
atrial tachycardias that originate from the triangle of Koch.
Research Mentors: Dr. Kalyanam Shivkumar and Dr. David Cesario
3/2002 to 7/2002
University of Arizona Cardiothoracic Surgery
Investigated the emerging role of telemedicine in the home health setting.
6/1998 to 5/2001
University of Arizona
Studied the catalytic mechanism of biologically critical enzyme sulfite oxidase using various
biophysical techniques.
Publications
Tex Heart Inst J. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators: Indications and Unresolved Issues. Kedia
R, Saeed M. In press.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, Device Extraction in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease, Cesario D,
Kedia R, Desai N et al, Publication Date 03/2009, Volume 32, Pages 340-5
J Am Coll Cardiol, Supraventricular Tachycardia Following Orthotopic Cardiac transplantation,
Vaseghi M, Boyle NG, Kedia R, Patel JK, Cesario DA, Wiener I, Kobashigawa J and Shivkumar K,
Publication Date 06/2008, Volume 51, Pages 2241-9.
Biochemistry, The Effect of Solution Viscosity on Intramolecular Electron Transfer in Sulfite Oxidase,
Feng C, Kedia RV, Hazzard JT, Hurley JK, Tollin G, Enemark JH, Publication Date 5/2002, Volume
41, Pages 5816-21.
Case report, Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare, A 50-year-old man with Subacute Shortness of
Breath, Kedia RV, Fernandez HE, Oye RK, Publication Date 07/2007, Volume 11.
Case report, Proceedings of UCLA Healthcare, MAGIC Syndrome: Mouth and Genital Ulcers with
Inflamed Cartilage Syndrome, Kedia R, Fish J, Singh B, Publication Date 07/2007, Volume 11.
Abstract, Annual Research Competition, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origina,
Applications of Telemedicine in Home Health, Kedia G, Patel K, Gosalia R, Kedia RV, Sethi GK,
Publication Date 6/2002.
Presentations & Poster Sessions
Presentation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes,
5/2011
Presentation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Dabigatran Use in Atrial Fibrillation,
10/2009
Presentation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Dronedarone Use in Atrial
Fibrillation, 5/2009
Presentation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Supraventricular Arrhythmias: EKG
board review, 1/2009
Presentation, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital/Texas Heart Institute, Acute Arterial Occlusion of Lower
Extremities: Diagnosis and Treatment, 11/2008
Presentation, University of California at Los Angeles, Congestive Heart Failure: Prevention and
Treatment, 2/2008
Presentation, University of California at Los Angeles, Contrast-Induced Nephropathy, 11/2006
Poster, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, MAGIC syndrome: Mouth
and Genital Ulcers with Inflamed Cartilage Syndrome, Kedia, RV, Publication Date 4/2006
Poster, Beckman Research Center, Irvine, California, Viscosity Dependence and Conformational
Changes in the Kinetics Sulfite Oxidase, Kedia, RV, Publication Date 7/2001
Poster, National American Chemical Society Convention, San Diego, California, Viscosity and
Conformational Changes in the Kinetics of Sulfite Oxidase, Kedia RV, Publication Date 4/2001