Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS

DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER DURHAM, NC

Dr. Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, MHS is a tenured Professor of Medicine at Duke University Medical Center, a board-certified clinical electrophysiologist, and an experienced clinical researcher in cardiac arrhythmias. Her clinical expertise is in sudden cardiac death prevention, ventricular arrhythmias, implantable cardiac devices, and atrial fibrillation. Her research expertise lies in the design and conduct of clinical trials, outcomes research, electronic clinical decision support, and use of big data. She has more than 430 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Al-Khatib has held numerous positions on Heart Rhythm Society committees and subcommittees and is a senior associate editor for Circulation. She is on the Editorial Board for Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Heart Rhythm, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, JACC:EP, and the American Heart Journal. She chaired the 2017 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Heart Rhythm Society on the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias and the prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death. She was an Executive Producer for HRX 2022 and HRX 2023. She is currently the President-Elect for the Heart Rhythm Society.

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