Brett Atwater, MD
Enriched profileD'Aniello Chair, Atrial Fibrillation; Section Chief, Electrophysiology, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular · Inova Health System
Brett Atwater is D'Aniello Chair, Atrial Fibrillation; Section Chief, Electrophysiology, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular at Inova Health System. OpenAlex indexes 182 publications with 1,799 citations (h-index 24); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 9 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 1 Sept 2026
Brett Atwater, MD, is D'Aniello Chair, Atrial Fibrillation at Inova Health System (Inova Schar Heart and Vascular). The public record shows 182 publications with 1,799 citations (h-index 24), centered on Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure. It also documents an investigator role on 9 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 19 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Europace
- Top research focus: Atrial Fibrillation
- 9 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 19 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 15 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 1 Sept 2026
Listed as an investigator on 9 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Horizon 360 Protocol for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation With the Sphere-360™ Catheter and Affera™ Mapping and Ablation System (Horizon 360)
Sponsor: Medtronic Cardiac Ablation Solutions
- Clinical Trial Comparing Devices Used for Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Inova Health Care Services
- REsynchronization Comparison In LBBB and Normal or Mildly Reduced VENTricular Function With CRT (REINVENT-CRT)
Sponsor: Inova Health Care Services
Industry payments
Updated 1 Sept 2026
19 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year202570 payments$74,866openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202530 payments$25,235openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202517 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
68.5%Antiarrhythmic37%Multaq62%Amiodarone Hcl38%Part D<11 patientsBeta blocker31.5%Metoprolol Succinate100%Part D≥13 patientsBlood & clotting
31.5%Factor Xa inhibitor31.5%Eliquis100%Part D≥11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 1 Sept 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Accuracy of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony indices for mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking.
European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
Article2025 - Relationship Between Electrical and Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Outcomes Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy.
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
Letter2021 - Clinical Heart Failure Among Patients With and Without Severe Mental Illness and the Association With Long-Term Outcomes.
Circulation. Heart failure
Article2021 - VVI pacing with normal QRS duration and ventricular function: MOST trial findings relevant to leadless pacemakers.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Clinical Trial2020
Online presence
Updated 1 Sept 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- Doximity
doximity.com/pub/brett-atwater-md
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researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Brett-D-Atwater-39943341
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/randy-ellis-5a3460b_congratulations-to-dr-brett-atwater-and-activity-7081349132367380480-sdx6
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗ - YouTube
youtube.com/watch
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youtube.com/watch
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Background & recognition
Updated 1 Sept 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →inova.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →inova.org ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗
- Board Certified
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗ - Board Certified
Cardiovascular Medicine
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗ - Board Certified
Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Director of Electrophysiology and Electrophysiology Research
Inova Heart and Vascular Institute
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗ - Section Chief
Electrophysiology, Inova Schar Heart and Vascular
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗ - D'Aniello Chair
Atrial Fibrillation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dukehealth.org ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →inova.org ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Feature interview
"Early Insights With a Novel Mapping and Ablation System," EP Lab Digest (HMP Global Learning Network)
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →vimeo.com ↗
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