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Glenn I. Fishman

Glenn I. Fishman MD

Cardiology
New York, New York, United States of America

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Dr. Glenn Fishman is a cardiologist in New York, New York. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and has been in practice for 31 years. Dr. Fishman accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. Dr. Fishman's laboratory focuses on several aspects of cardiovascular biology and disease, including: gap junction channels and the regulation of cardiac impulse propagation; cardiac conduction system development and disease; cardiac stem cell biology; and ischemia-reperfusion injury. The laboratory utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach including molecular and cellular biology, transcriptional profiling, cellular, organ-level and in vivo electrophysiology, as well creation and characterization of novel genetically engineered murine models. The Fishman laboratory is supported by grants from the NIH and NYSTEM. Dr. Fishman currently serves as chair of the NIH Electrophysiology, Signaling, Transport and Arrhythmias (ESTA) Study Section; is a member of the AHA Scientific Sessions Program Committee; and chair of the Basic Science Committee of the Heart Rhythm Society.