Adrian Baranchuk MD FACC FRCPC
Queen`s University, Canada
Biography
Dr. Adrian Baranchuk, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, obtained his MD from the University of Buenos Aires in 1990. After qualifying in Internal Medicine and Cardiology at Sanatorio Mitre, Buenos Aires (1995), he completed a Clinical Fellowship in Cardiac Electrophysiology at the same institution under the supervision of Dr. Claudio Muratore.
He completed his Clinical Fellowship (1997) and joined the Arrhythmia Service until 2002 when he immigrated to Spain to join the Arrhythmia Service at the Fundacion Jimenez Diaz; working as a Research Fellow in the Animal Lab under the supervision of Dr. Jeronimo Farre. For his work in this lab, he was awarded with the 3rd Chinchona Award (Sponsored by 3M Foundation). During his stay in Madrid, Spain, he received a grant (as PI) from MAPFRE MEDICINA Foundation (Madrid, Spain). (Ultrasonic Analysis of Radiofrequency Lesion of the Pulmonary Venous Wall through Three-dimensional Intravascular Echography: Therapeutical Implications for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation).
Dr. Baranchuk was appointed as a Clinical Fellow in Electrophysiology at McMasterUniversity in September 2003, under the supervision of Drs. Carlos Morillo and Stuart Connolly. In 2004, he won the 1st Prize at the Fellows Forum, “5th Annual EP Fellows Course” (Sponsored by Medtronic) held in Montebello.
Dr. Baranchuk was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University to join the Division of Cardiology in June 2006. He is an active member of the Arrhythmia Service and has founded the EP Training Program in 2007. Currently the program has 3 Clinical Fellows.
In 2009 he received his cross-appointment with the Department of Physiology and Biomolecular Sciences.
His scholarly activity work includes sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease, specifically the link between sleep apnea and cardiac arrhythmias, complex ablation, cardiac devices and Electrophysiology and Electrocardiology education. He is a member of numerous editorial boards and reviewer of several journals. The recipient of a teaching award (Outstanding Contribution in the Core Internal Medicine Program) and nominated in 2009, 2010 & 2012 for teaching awards from the Faculty of Health Sciences. He is a member of the Mentorship Program at Queen’s University.
Dr. Baranchuk has been very active presenting his work at national and international meetings. In the last 4 years, he visited Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Russia, Brazil, Poland, Germany, Spain, USA; and several places in Canada.
His first book, Atlas of Advanced ECG Interpretation, has been recently released (REMEDICA, UK) and represents a big collaboration effort from well-recognized electrophysiologists of all around the world.
He has published more than 200 articles in well-recognized international journals, 20 book chapters and presented more than 150 abstracts all around the world.
He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology in 2010.