Sudhir Vashist, MBBS, MD

Education

1994: Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India, M.B.B.S.
1998: Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India, Doctor of Medicine

Post Graduate Education and Training

1993: Rotatory Internship, Maulana Azad Medical College and Affiliated Hospitals, University of Delhi, India
1994-1997: Pediatric Residency, Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India
1999-2001: Pediatric Residency, Brookdale University Hospital & Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
2007-2010: Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
2010-2011: Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellowship, Washington University School of Medicine/St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Dr. Vashist is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University Of Maryland School Of Medicine.

He is a pediatric cardiologist with expertise in management of cardiovascular disorders in children. He has special interest and advanced fellowship training in “pediatric electrophysiology”. This field pertains to diagnosis and management of heart rhythm disturbances in fetus, pediatric patients and adults with congenital heart disease.  Within this field his area of special interest is prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young.

He is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society (FHRS) and member of Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society (PACES). He is a board certified pediatric electrophysiology specialist.

Pediatric Arrhythmia (SVT, VT, Bradycardia, Heart Block etc.), Fetal Arrhythmia, Arrhythmia in Adults with CHD, Channelopathy (Long QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome etc.), Cardiomyopathy (HCM, DCM etc.), Sudden Cardiac Death in Young, Pediatric Pacemakers , Pediatric Defibrillators, Syncope, POTS, SVT and Catheter ablation

Peer-reviewed journal articles

MacNeill EC, Vashist S. Approach to Syncope and Altered Mental Status. Pediatr Clin N Am 2013; 60, 1083-1106

Vashist S, Baker-Smith C. Cardiac Arrest and Sudden Cardiac Death in the Pediatric Population. J Clin Exp Cardiology 2012, 3:7.

Silva JN*, Vashist S*, Van Hare GF.3:2 Antegrade Atrioventricular Block with AV Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia: What is the mechanism and Where is the Block? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2012; 35:877-879.* Contributed equally to the preparation of this manuscript.

Vashist S, Silva JN, Van Hare GF, Papez AL, Su WW, Rhee EK. Unusually high association if hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and complex heart defects in children with fasiculoventricular pathways. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2012; 35:308-313.

Vashist S, Singh G. Acute myocarditis in children: Current concepts and management. Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine 2009; 11:383-391

Dhuper S, Vashist S, Shah N, Sokal M. Improvement of Cardiac Auscultation Skills in Pediatric Residents with Training. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2007; 46:236-240