Edward Gerstenfeld, MDEnriched profile
Professor of Medicine; Chief, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology · University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, is Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). The public record shows 16 publications with 926 citations (h-index 5), centered on Atrial Fibrillation. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies, 2 NIH-funded awards (2022–2026).
- Top research focus: Atrial Fibrillation
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 companies
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Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
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Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- PVI Alone Versus PVI Plus PWI and SVCI With PFA
Sponsor: Edward Gerstenfeld, MD
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07405359 - ULTRA-HFIB-Redo: Ultrasound-based Renal Sympathetic Denervation vs Control in Redo Ablation Patients
Sponsor: Vivek Reddy
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT05988411 - Health eHeart BEAT-AFib - Health eHeart Biomarkers of Early Atrial Transformation in Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
InvestigatorEnrolling, by, invitationNCT04404465
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202518 payments$16,713openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202510 payments$11,179openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202513 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
2 NIH research awards on record, funded 2022–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Elucidating Mechanistic Relationships Between Atrial Ectopy, Atrial Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation
University of California, San Francisco
FY2026$785,332R01HL159069 - Novel, automated mobile heart rhythm analysis technology to start antiarrhythmic medications safely at home
Safebeat Rx Inc.
FY2025$977,252R44HL167294 - Elucidating Mechanistic Relationships Between Atrial Ectopy, Atrial Remodeling and Atrial Fibrillation
University of California, San Francisco
FY2025$801,360R01HL159069
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Office address
400 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 501, San Francisco, CA 94143
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
- 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 →ucsfhealth.org ↗
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- Board Certification: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
American Board of Internal Medicine
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American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Contributor
2017 and 2024 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS expert consensus guidelines on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
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multiple cardiology/electrophysiology journals
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Fellow
American College of Cardiology (FACC)
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Holder
Melvin M. Scheinman Endowed Chair in Cardiology, UCSF
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Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
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open.spotify.com/episode/1MMYoAEqQAD3dZSlpXS1h2
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