Professor of Medicine Director, CCEP Fellowship Program Thomas Jefferson University

Cardiology

Dr. Behzad B. Pavri is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He attended Seth G.S. Medical College. He received 16 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Elected as Honorary Member, Alpha Omega Alpha", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "Red Medicine Teaching award", "Deans Award for Excellence in Education", "Outstanding EP Teacher Award", "Nominated for Parker J Palmer Courage to Teach Award Finalist", "Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award", "Nominated for Leonard Berwick Teaching Award", "Donna K. McCurdy Housestaff Teaching Award", "Outstanding Teacher Award", "Nominated for Robert Dunning Dripps Award for Excellence in Graduate in Medical Education", "Merck Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award", "Best Teaching Senior Resident Award", "Distinction in Preventive and Social Medicine" and "Fellow (FACC)". Behzad Pavri is a published MD as well. He has 28 publications published. The latest was: Carotid Sinus Syndrome. Behzad Pavri accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

---

• Analysis of Different Device-Based Intrathoracic Impedance Vectors for Detection of Heart Failure Events (from the Detect Fluid Early from Intrathoracic Impedance Moni...
• Carotid Sinus Syndrome.
• Ventricular Tracking of Atrial Flutter in a Patient with Complete Atrioventricular Block: Is it the Device's Fault?
• Narrowing with Prematurity-What Is the Mechanism?
• Superiority of automatic remote monitoring compared with in-person evaluation for scheduled ICD follow-up in the TRUST trial - testing execution of the recommendations.
• An Uncommon Response to Para-His Pacing.
• Electrophysiological features differentiating the atypical atrioventricular node-dependent long RP supraventricular tachycardias.
• Trends in permanent pacemaker implantation in the United States from 1993 to 2009: increasing complexity of patients and procedures.
• A long RP-interval tachycardia: What is the mechanism?
• 16-year trends in the infection burden for pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the United States 1993 to 2008.
• Successful use of quinine in the treatment of electrical storm in a child with brugada Syndrome.
• Pacemaker malfunction induced by a pharmaco-metabolic "perfect storm": a brief report.
• Monocular amaurosis fugax as the heralding symptom of vasovagal Syncope.
• Implantation trends and patient profiles for pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators in the United States: 1993-2006.
• Short QT Syndrome: a review.
• Possible role of a common pacing algorithm in initiation of ventricular arrhythmia.
• Differentiating atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia from atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia by DeltaHA values during entrainment from the ventricle.
• An unusual pattern of atrioventricular block.
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy: from creation to evolution--an evidence-based review.
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with right bundle branch block: analysis of pooled data from the MIRACLE and Contak CD trials.
• Recurrent paroxysmal atrioventricular block triggered paradoxically by a pacemaker.
• Unique self-perpetuating cycle of atrioventricular block and phase IV bundle branch block in a patient with bundle branch reentrant tachycardia.
• Dual antegrade response tachycardia induced Cardiomyopathy.
• Tachycardia during bradycardia: what is the mechanism?
• Syncope. Identifying cardiac causes in older patients.
• Management of patients with hemodynamically stable ventricular tachycardia in the setting of structural Heart disease.
• Tools for risk stratification of sudden cardiac death: A review of the literature in different patient populations.

Schools

---

• Seth GS Medical College Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences

• Harlem HospitalColumbia University

• Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

• Massachusetts General Hospital

Procedures Preformed

---

• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• View All

Conditions Treated

---

• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Ectasia
• View All

Doctors Specialties

---

• Cardiology
• Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Accepted Insurances

---

Awards

---

• Regional Top Doctor
• Elected as Honorary Member, Alpha Omega Alpha
• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Red Medicine Teaching award
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education
• Outstanding EP Teacher Award
• Nominated for Parker J Palmer “Courage to Teach” Award – Finalist
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
• Nominated for Leonard Berwick Teaching Award
• Donna K. McCurdy Housestaff Teaching Award
• Outstanding Teacher Award
• Nominated for Robert Dunning Dripps Award for Excellence in Graduate in Medical Education
• Merck Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award
• Best Teaching Senior Resident Award
• Distinction in Preventive and Social Medicine
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

---

• Massachusetts General Hospital
• New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia Campus
• Harlem Hospital Center
• Seth G.S. Medical College

Hospital

---

• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Drug Facts

---

NPI NUMBER		1528089745
NPPES Provider LastName		PAVRI
NPPES Provider FirstName		BEHZAD
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		191074216
NPPES Provider State		PA
Specialty Description		Cardiac Electrophysiology
Total Claim Count		347.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

Helpful Reviews

---

Give Anonymous Review

Medicare Facts

---

National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1528089745
Last Name Of The Provider	PAVRI
First Name Of The Provider	BEHZAD
View All

Similar Doctors

---

	Dr. Chethan R. Gangireddy, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Taisei J. Kobayashi, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Wai B. Chik, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Gerald L. Devaughn, DO This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. James F. McDonald Jr., DO
	Dr. Ted M. Parris, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Maria M. Mountis, DO This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Kevin J. Duffy Jr., MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Mosen Alavi, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Anand S. Kenia, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Sidney A. Cohen, MD
	Dr. Frank S. James, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Carl R. Reynolds, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Joshua Liez, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Steven W. Breecker, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Salvatore P. Girardo, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Howard H. Weitz, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended. This doctor has more publications
	Dr. Ross R. Zimmer, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.
	Dr. Ronald J. Carabelli, MD This Doctor is OpenDoctor Recommended.

---

Doctor Directory | TOS | twitter | FB | Angel | blog