Anuj Basil, MD

Associate Professor, Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Specialties

Electrophysiology

Treatment Focus

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Clinical Interests

Arrhythmia evaluation and management
Atrial fibrillation (Afib)
Atrial flutter
Cardiac catheter ablation
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
Complex arrhythmia management
Electrophysiology (EP) testing
His bundle pacing
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE)
Laser lead extraction
Left atrial appendage occlusion (Watchman)
Permanent pacemaker implantation
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI)
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
Sudden cardiac death
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)
Syncope (fainting)
Ventricular tachycardia
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Distinctions

Clinical Locations

Temple Heart & Vascular Institute
3509 N. Broad St.
Boyer Pavilion, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Phone: 800-836-7536
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Phone: 888-369-2427

Educational Background

MD, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Training

Fellowship, Electrophysiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Residency, Internal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Memberships

Fellow Liaison, Massachusetts Chapter, American Heart Association
Residency Steering Committee, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Honors & Awards

Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors, 2024

Research Interests

Predicting response and identifying candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy
Antibiotic management surrounding CIEO Implantation

Selected Publications

Basil, A., Lubitz, S.A.. Noseworthy, P.A., Reynolds, M.R., Gold, H., Yassa, D., Kramer, D. (2017). Periprocedural Antibiotic Prophylaxis tor Cardiac Implantable Electrical Device Procedures: Results from a Heart Rhylhm Society Surgery. JACC EP. (In press).

Hamilton, R., Patel, S., Lee, E.B., Jackson, E.M., Lopinto, J., Arnold, S,E., Clark. C.M., Basil, A., Shaw, LM., Xie, S.X., Grady, M.S., Trojanowski, J.Q. (2010). Lack of shunt response in suspected idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus with Alzheimer disease pathology. Annals of Neurology. 68(4), 535-40.

Heuer, G.G., Stiefel, M.F., Nagpal, S., Basil, A., Smith, D., Zager, E.L (2008). Carotid Endarterectomy under Regional Anesthesia: A Primer for the Uninitiated. Neurosurgery Quarterly 18, 201-206.

Stiefel, M.F., Heuer, G.G., Basil, A.K., Welgele, J.B., Sutton, L.N., Hurst, R,W,, Storm, P.B. (2008), Endovascular and surglcal treatment of ruptured cerebral aneurysms In pediatric patients. Neurosurgery 63(5), 859-866.

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