• What is an EP?
• Electrophysiology study
• Arrhythmia Information
• Catheter Ablation
• Arctic Front CryoBalloon Ablation
• Sudden Cardiac Death
• Cardiac Devices
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Arrhythmia links
• Patient Testimonials

• Supraventricular Tachycardias
•     Atrial Fibrillation
•     Atrial Flutter
•     Other SVTs
• Ventricular Tachycardia and PVCs
• Additional Disorders Related To Electrical Problems

• Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
• Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
• Atrial Flutter Ablation
• SVT Ablation
• PVC and VT ablation

• Pacemakers
• Implantable Cardiac Devices
• Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy-BiV-ICDs

Our Physicians

Sidney Peykar, M.D., F.A.C.C.

Fellow, American College of Cardiology
Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, with subspecialty board certification in

1. Cardiovascular Disease
2. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

In July of 2007, Dr. Sidney Peykar began his practice of electrophysiology in Florida. Dr. Peykar spent considerable time and effort to establish the EP program including setting up equipment and training lab staff for complex arrhythmia ablation first in Charlotte County. His goal was to be the first to offer state of the art EP care for Southwest Florida.

Prior to his arrival there were no physicians performing this procedure in Southwest Florida. Since then he has performed more than 1000 procedures and more than 600 cardiac ablations. He is currently the electrophysiologist doing the highest volume of cardiac ablations on the west coast of Florida - from Tampa to Naples. He is perfoming about 10-12 atrial fibrillation ablations a week, and will perform more than 400 atrial fibrillation ablations this year. In comparison, last year the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio - the nation's premier academic center for cardiac ablations- performed 700 atrial fibrillation ablations between more than 14 on staff electrophysiologists

With additional training at the Université Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque in Bordeaux, France- the world's foremost institution for atrial fibrillation ablation-he and Dr. Estrada, are one of a few select electrophysiologists in the country performing the most advanced technique for cure of persistent (longer lasting) atrial fibrillation. (see a-fib.com)

s More recently, Dr. Peykar was one of the first 12 electrophysiologists in the country to be on an advisory counsel for the Arctic Front Cryoablation Balloon. CAI is very excited about this new technology and proud to be one of the first group in the United States to implement it.

Dr. Peykar prides himself on offering not only technical expertise, but also a personal experience. A consultation with him involves aninteractive discussion about the causes of the arrhythmia, it's possible solutions (both with medications and invasive procedures), and a frank discussion about possible risks. Patients rarely leave a visit with Dr. Peykar without detailed illustrations that he uses to clarify these issues.

All procedures that Dr. Peykar recommends and schedules are performed by him

personally. His lab team is trained to support the cases, but as Dr. Peykar says, "My hands are the only ones on the catheter." While this may seem obvious, it is in sharp contrast to some of the academic centers that patients are often referred to, where a fellow in training is performing the bulk of the invasive procedure under a senior physician's hands-off supervision.

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J.C. Estrada, M.D., M.P.H.

Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, with subspecialty board certification in

1. Cardiovascular Disease
2. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
3. Geriatric Medicine

J.C. Estrada, MD, MPH is Diplomate of the American Board of Internal
Medicine, he is board certified in geriatric medicine, cardiovascular
disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Estrada completed a residency in Internal

Medicine (University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL), a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine

(University of Florida, Gainesville, FL), a master's degree in Public Health (University of
North Florida, Jacksonville, FL), a fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease
(University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL & Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
TN) and a fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (Vanderbilt
University, Nashville, TN). Like Dr. Peykar, Dr. Estrada has had
additional training at the Université Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque in
Bordeaux, France- the world's foremost institution for atrial fibrillation
ablation.