Update Your ProfileAcademic Title:
Assistant Professor
Primary Appointment:
Medicine
Administrative Title:
Medical Director of the Electrophysiology (EP) Laboratory
Email:
Location:
N3W77
Phone (Primary):
(410) 328-6056
Phone (Secondary):
(410) 328-7801
Education and Training
Undergraduate: Drexel University, BS, Biology, 2010
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, MD, 2014
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, 2017
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, 2020
Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center, 2022
Biosketch
Dr. Richard Amara is a highly skilled cardiac electrophysiologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of complex cardiac arrhythmias through advanced electrophysiological techniques, including ablation of atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, and ventricular tachycardia. He has extensive experience in Watchman left atrial appendage occlusion device implantation for patients with atrial fibrillation who cannot tolerate anticoagulation. Additionally, he has been at the forefront of left bundle branch area pacing at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
His research has focused on the role of left atrial epicardial adipose tissue in atrial fibrillation, as well as the identification of PVC patterns in those who suffer from a high PVC burden.
He is currently an assistant professor of medicine, the associate program director for the cardiac electrophysiology fellowship program, and medical director of the electrophysiology lab at UMMC.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Atrial Fibrillation, Epicardial Adipose, Premature Ventricular Contraction
Highlighted Publications
Amara RS, Lalla R, Jeudy J, Hong SN. Cardioembolic Stroke in a Young Male with Cor Triatriatum Sinister: A Case Report. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2020 May 3;4(3):1-6.
González Lengua C, Agarwal C, Chokshi A, Elbaum L, Kumar P, Amara RS, Trivieri MG, Álvarez AG, Sanz J. Prognostic Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Estimates of Ventriculoarterial Coupling in Pulmonary Hypertension. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Oct;13(10):2268-2270.
Amara RS, Dickfeld T. Acute Myocarditis: No Longer a PET Peeve? JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Oct;15(10):1781-1783.
Dickfeld T, Kagan C, Amara R, Hong-Zohlman S, Ananthram M, Hong CC, Sorkin J, See V, Shorofsky S, Griffith B, Mohiuddin M. Baseline 12-Lead Electrocardiographic Characteristics in Genetically Modified Porcine Cardiac Xenotransplant. Circulation. 2024 Jan 9;149(2):164-166.
Krumerman A, Di Biase L, Gerstenfeld E, Dickfeld T, Verma N, Liberman L, Amara R, Kacorri A, Crosson L, Wilk A, & Ferrick KJ (2024). Premature ventricular complexes: Assessing burden density in a large national cohort to better define optimal ECG monitoring duration. Heart rhythm, S1547-5271(24)02393-2. Advance online publication.