Specializing in the treatment of heart arrhythmias, Dr. Varma’s special interests include ablation for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, defibrillator implantation and biventricular pacing.

Dr. Varma is a dedicated researcher who has received grants from the American Heart Association, a National Research Service Award, as well as industry funding for studies of innovative technologies. For example, he led the first clinical applications of electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) and pioneered the use of remote monitoring technology of implantable devices, leading the landmark trial evaluating its clinical application. The results have been pivotal and adopted widely to improve the care of patients receiving such cardiac devices worldwide.

A frequent invited lecturer at scientific and educational symposia, Dr. Varma has presented on cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable cardiac defibrillators, remote device monitoring and other related topics at leading local, national and international symposia. He is a reviewer for several leading medical journals, including New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Circulation and Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and JACC Electrophysiology and Heart Rhythm. Dr Varma is immediate past president to ISHNE and serves on the Scientific and Clinical Documents Committee of HRS.