Charles Antzelevitch BA, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS

Dr. Antzelevitch is the Executive Director and Director of Research of the Masonic Medical Research Laboratory (MMRL), an internationally prominent biomedical research institute located in Utica, NY. He also holds an academic appointment as Professor of Pharmacology at the Upstate Medical University in Syracuse and an endowed chair in Experimental Cardiology (Gordon K. Moe Scholar) at the MMRL. Dr. Antzelevitch succeeded Dr. Gordon K. Moe, who served as Director of the institute from 1959 to 1984.

Dr. Antzelevitch's career has been highlighted by a number of awards and honors. Recent honors include the Distinguished Scientist Award from the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE, 2002), Excellence in Cardiovascular Science Award of the NE Affiliate American Heart Association (2003), the Carl J. Wiggers Award from the American Physiological Society (2007), the Distinguished Service Award of the RAM Medical Research Foundation, and the Distinguished Achievement Medal of the Grand Lodge of Masons of NYS.

He was elected a Fellow of the Cardiovascular Section of the American Physiological Society in 1984, the American College of Cardiology in 1996, the American Heart Association in 2001, and the Heart Rhythm Society in 2006. He is listed in nearly a dozen Who's Who and International Directories of distinguished leaders and men of science. From 1996 to 1998 he served as President of the International Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, a society of basic and clinical scientists and physicians from countries throughout the world specializing in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias. He currently serves as Secretary/Treasurer of the Society.