What is a Pacemaker?: A Cardiologist's Guide for Patients and Care Providers
Dr. Jeffrey L. Williams is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and is currently medical director of electrophysiology at The Good Samaritan Hospital. He double majored in biomedical and electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University and then went on to obtain his master’s degree in bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh, where he was awarded a Keck Fellowship for graduate school. Earning his medical degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, he then went on to complete five years of fellowship training in both cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Possessing extensive knowledge and a unique background in both engineering and cardiology, Williams has earned numerous accolades within the academic and clinical settings, including awards from both the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Williams directs the only community-hospital based Heart Rhythm Center in the U.S. to publish outcomes for pacemaker and defibrillator implantations.