Kathryn Collins, MD
- Director, Pediatric Arrhythmia Center
The Heart Institute
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My care philosophy
As Director of the Pediatric Arrhythmia Team, my goal is for myself and the team to provide the highest standard of care and all 'cutting edge' medical therapies to our patients. My personal care philosophy is that I discuss all options to patients and their families and we make joint decisions as to the best steps moving forward.
Get to know Kathryn Collins, MD
Experience and background
My clinical interests include the care of infant, child, or adult congenital heart disease patient with concerns for a heart rhythm abnormality.
Undergraduate 1988
Stanford University (CA)
Medical School 1993
University of Washington School of Medicine
Residency 1997
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program, Pediatrics
Fellowship 1999
Children's Hospital (Boston) Program, Pediatric Cardiology
Fellowship 2001
University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine Program, Electrophysiology
Graduate 2004
University of California, San Francisco
For Patients:
My research interests include treatments, primarily ablation therapies, for heart rhythm abnormalities in children. I have an interest in disease which result in arrhythmias/passing out with exercise. We as a team are evaluating cardiac rhythm devive use and management in children and adults with congenital heart disease.
For Referring Providers:
My research interests include treatments, primarily ablation therapies, for heart rhythm abnormalities in children. On going studies in 2019 include outcomes of significant passing out with exercise, evaluation of WPW in the electrophysiology laboratory and the outcome of patients with subcutaneous ICDs.
Past President 2017
Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology society
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