Michael Glikson MD

Dr. Michael Glikson, MD is the Director of the Davidai Arrhythmia Center in Tel Hashomer, Israel, operating under the auspices of Chaim Sheba Medical Center’s Heart Treatment and Research Center. Prof. Glikson established the institute in 2010 after leading Sheba Medical Center’s electrophysiology (EP) and pacing unit since 2002. The centre is the largest of its kind in Israel, and is pioneering research in the fields of atrial fibrillation ablation and cardiac resynchronisation therapy. Its Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing Unit has a well-established collaborative relationship with the Mayo Clinic in the United States.

Prof. Glikson has been closely involved with the development of national guidelines and training programs in the fields of EP and cardiac device therapy in Israel. As an advocate for the reimbursement of EP and device therapy procedures, he also contributed to the establishment of a national online registry of ICD procedures. He has formerly served as the secretary of the Israeli working group of pacing and EP (1997 - 2001) and the secretary general of the Israel Heart Society (2003 - 2007).

Prof. Glikson is also a member of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) which works to reduce the impact of cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death and to improve the quality of life for Europeans with heart failure. Motivated by what he saw as significant variability in the practices of individual countries which make up the ESC, he continues to organise and fundraise for programs that unify practices across member countries. Since 2009, he has been a member of the EHRA’s scientific document committee. He has been invited to speak and to review abstracts for multiple Europace and ESC meetings.