Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2011 - 2014
  • Chief Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2010 - 2011
  • Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, Investigator Track, Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2007 - 2011
  • Ph.D., University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2010
  • Posdoctoral Research Fellow, Physiology And Biophysics, University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2007 - 2009
  • M.S., University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2008
  • Categorical Internal Medicine Residency, Medicine, University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2004 - 2007
  • M.D., University of Louisville, School of Medicine 2004
  • M.B.A., University of Louisville 2002
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2015 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • ExtraVascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (EVICD) Pivotal Study awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2020 - 2025
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  External Relationships

  • Medtronic Inc.
  • Philips/Spectranetics Corporation
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Bicong, Li, John Carson Allen, Kelly Arps, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, Camille Frazier-Mills, et al. “Leadless pacemaker implantation after lead extraction for cardiac implanted electronic device infection.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 33, no. 3 (March 2022): 464–70. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.15363.
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    • Sampognaro, James R., Robert K. Lewis, Eric Black-Maier, Sean D. Pokorney, Donald D. Hegland, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Cases of Azygous Coil Extraction.” Heart Rhythm O2 3, no. 1 (February 2022): 65–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2021.12.004.
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    • Arps, Kelly, Jonathan P. Piccini, Rebecca Yapejian, Rhonda Leguire, Brenda Smith, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, et al. “Optimizing mechanically sensed atrial tracking in patients with atrioventricular-synchronous leadless pacemakers: A single-center experience.” Heart Rhythm O2 2, no. 5 (October 2021): 455–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2021.08.003.
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    • Vatterott, Pierce, Andrew De Kock, Eric F. Hammill, and Robert Lewis. “Strategies to increase the INGEVITY lead strength during lead extraction procedures based on laboratory bench testing.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 44, no. 8 (August 2021): 1320–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14303.
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    • Gold, Michael R., Pier D. Lambiase, Mikhael F. El-Chami, Reinoud E. Knops, Johan D. Aasbo, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Andrea M. Russo, et al. “Primary Results From the Understanding Outcomes With the S-ICD in Primary Prevention Patients With Low Ejection Fraction (UNTOUCHED) Trial.” Circulation 143, no. 1 (January 5, 2021): 7–17. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048728.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Robert K. Lewis, Adam S. Barnett, Sean D. Pokorney, Albert Y. Sun, Jason I. Koontz, James P. Daubert, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator troubleshooting in patients with a left ventricular assist device: A case series and systematic review.” Heart Rhythm 17, no. 9 (September 2020): 1536–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.04.019.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Robert K. Lewis, Rahul Loungani, Michael Rehorn, Daniel J. Friedman, Muath Bishawi, Jacob N. Schroder, et al. “Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Surgery Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 6, no. 9 (September 2020): 1131–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2020.04.030.
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    • Wang, Allen, Tracy Truong, Eric Black-Maier, Cynthia Green, Kristen B. Campbell, Adam S. Barnett, Janice Febre, et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus.” Heart Rhythm O2 1, no. 3 (August 2020): 180–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2020.04.006.
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    • Lewis, Robert K., Sean D. Pokorney, Donald D. Hegland, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Hands on: How to approach patients undergoing lead extraction.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31, no. 7 (July 2020): 1801–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14244.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Jonathan P. Piccini, Muath Bishawi, Sean D. Pokorney, Benjamin Bryner, Jacob N. Schroder, Vance G. Fowler, et al. “Lead Extraction for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Infection in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 6, no. 6 (June 2020): 672–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2020.02.006.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Robert K. Lewis, Michael Rehorn, Rahul Loungani, Daniel J. Friedman, Camille Frazier-Mills, Kevin P. Jackson, et al. “Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead revision following left ventricular assist device implantation.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31, no. 6 (June 2020): 1509–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14487.
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    • Lewis, Robert K., Wendy L. Ehieli, Donald D. Hegland, Sean D. Pokorney, Hamid Chalian, Reggy Iranmanesh, Lynne M. Hurwitz Koweek, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Preprocedural computed tomography before cardiac implanted electronic device lead extraction: Indication, technique, and approach to interpretation.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 31, no. 3 (March 2020): 723–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.14353.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Kevin M. Trulock, Frances Wang, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Wanda O’Neal, Sana Al-Khatib, et al. “Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation according to heart failure etiology.” J Arrhythm 36, no. 1 (February 2020): 84–92. https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12291.
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    • Sutter, Joanne S., Yuliya Lokhnygina, James P. Daubert, Tristram Bahnson, Kevin Jackson, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun, et al. “Safety and efficacy outcomes of left atrial posterior wall isolation compared to pulmonary vein isolation and pulmonary vein isolation with linear ablation for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation.” Am Heart J 220 (February 2020): 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.11.010.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Alice Parish, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Zak Loring, Adam S. Barnett, Sana M. Al-Khatib, et al. “Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation in patients with heart failure: Validity of the APPLE and CAAP-AF risk scoring systems.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 42, no. 11 (November 2019): 1440–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.13805.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Xinru Ren, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Adam S. Barnett, Normita Sta Rosa, Sana M. Al-Khatib, et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.” Heart Rhythm 15, no. 5 (May 2018): 651–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.12.001.
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    • Friedman, Daniel J., Eric W. Black-Maier, Adam S. Barnett, Sean D. Pokorney, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Kevin P. Jackson, Tristram D. Bahnson, et al. “Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation for Treatment of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 4, no. 1 (January 2018): 112–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2017.07.007.
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    • Pokorney, Sean D., Xiaojuan Mi, Robert K. Lewis, Melissa Greiner, Laurence M. Epstein, Roger G. Carrillo, Emily P. Zeitler, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Donald D. Hegland, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Outcomes Associated With Extraction Versus Capping and Abandoning Pacing and Defibrillator Leads.” Circulation 136, no. 15 (October 10, 2017): 1387–95. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.027636.
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    • Ehieli, Wendy L., Daniel T. Boll, Daniele Marin, Robert Lewis, Jonathan P. Piccini, and Lynne M. Hurwitz. “Use of Preprocedural MDCT for Cardiac Implantable Electric Device Lead Extraction: Frequency of Findings That Change Management.” Ajr Am J Roentgenol 208, no. 4 (April 2017): 770–76. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.16.16897.
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    • Kingery, Justin R., Tariq Hamid, Robert K. Lewis, Mohamed Ameen Ismahil, Shyam S. Bansal, Gregg Rokosh, Tim M. Townes, Suzanne T. Ildstad, Steven P. Jones, and Sumanth D. Prabhu. “Leukocyte iNOS is required for inflammation and pathological remodeling in ischemic heart failure.” Basic Res Cardiol 112, no. 2 (March 2017): 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-017-0609-2.
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    • Zeitler, Emily P., Sean D. Pokorney, Ke Zhou, Robert K. Lewis, Ruth Ann Greenfield, James P. Daubert, David B. Matchar, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Cable externalization and electrical failure of the Riata family of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator leads: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Heart Rhythm 12, no. 6 (June 2015): 1233–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.005.
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    • Pokorney, Sean D., Ke Zhou, David B. Matchar, Sean Love, Emily P. Zeitler, Robert Lewis, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Optimal management of Riata leads with no known electrical abnormalities or externalization: a decision analysis.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 26, no. 2 (February 2015): 184–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12563.
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    • Krishnamoorthy, Arun, Sean D. Pokorney, Robert K. Lewis, James P. Daubert, Ruth A. Greenfield, Donald D. Hegland, Carmelo A. Milano, et al. “Cardiac implantable electronic device removal in patients with left ventricular assist device associated infections.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 25, no. 11 (November 2014): 1199–1205. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12461.
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    • Lewis, Robert K., Sean D. Pokorney, Ruth Ann Greenfield, Patrick M. Hranitzky, Donald D. Hegland, Jacob N. Schroder, Shu S. Lin, et al. “Preprocedural ECG-gated computed tomography for prevention of complications during lead extraction.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 37, no. 10 (October 2014): 1297–1305. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.12485.
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    • Daubert, James P., and Robert K. Lewis. “Smarter deployment of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: feasible or mythical?” J Am Coll Cardiol 63, no. 18 (May 13, 2014): 1890–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.12.022.
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    • Lewis, Robert K., and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Mandatory diagnostic screening tests to individualize therapy: a curious paradox.” Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 5, no. 6 (December 2012): e113. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.112.978619.
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    • Lewis, Robert, and James P. Daubert. “Do ICD lead recalls affect physician--or patient--behavior? If not, why not?” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 23, no. 8 (August 2012): 866–68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02351.x.
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    • Ariza-Heredia, E. J., R. Patel, E. A. Blumberg, R. C. Walker, R. Lewis, J. Evans, A. Sankar, et al. “Outcomes of transplantation using organs from a donor infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae.” Transpl Infect Dis 14, no. 3 (June 2012): 229–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3062.2012.00742.x.
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    • Wang, Guangwu, Tariq Hamid, Rachel J. Keith, Guihua Zhou, Charles R. Partridge, Xilin Xiang, Justin R. Kingery, et al. “Cardioprotective and antiapoptotic effects of heme oxygenase-1 in the failing heart.” Circulation 121, no. 17 (May 4, 2010): 1912–25. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.905471.
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    • Lewis, Robert K., and Naomi H. Harley. “Employee exposure to (222)Rn and (220)Rn in three fish culture stations in Pennsylvania.” Health Phys 98, no. 3 (March 2010): 466–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/HP.0b013e3181bc8492.
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    • Makkar, Akash, Tariq S. Siddiqui, Marcus F. Stoddard, Robert K. Lewis, and Buddhadeb Dawn. “Impact of valvular calcification on the diagnostic accuracy of transesophageal echocardiography for the detection of congenital aortic valve malformation.” Echocardiography 24, no. 7 (August 2007): 745–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00459.x.
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    • Crawford, Nigel P. S., Maurice R. Eichenberger, Daniel W. Colliver, Robert K. Lewis, Gary A. Cobbs, Robert E. Petras, and Susan Galandiuk. “Evaluation of SLC11A1 as an inflammatory bowel disease candidate gene.” Bmc Med Genet 6 (March 9, 2005): 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2350-6-10.
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    • Waltrip, Todd, Robert Lewis, Vyvy Young, Martin Farmer, Susan Clayton, Steven Myers, Laman A. Gray, and Susan Galandiuk. “A pilot study to determine the feasibility of continuous cefazolin infusion.” Surg Infect (Larchmt) 3, no. 1 (2002): 5–9. https://doi.org/10.1089/109629602753681104.
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    • Uthoff, S. M., M. R. Eichenberger, R. K. Lewis, M. P. Fox, C. J. Hamilton, T. L. McAuliffe, H. L. Grimes, and S. Galandiuk. “Identification of candidate genes in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease using cDNA array technology.” Int J Oncol 19, no. 4 (October 2001): 803–10. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.19.4.803.
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    • Pokorny, R. M., W. R. Wrightson, R. K. Lewis, K. J. Paris, A. Hofmeister, R. LaRocca, S. R. Myers, D. Ackerman, and S. Galandiuk. “Suppository administration of chemotherapeutic drugs with concomitant radiation for rectal cancer.” Dis Colon Rectum 40, no. 12 (December 1997): 1414–20. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02070704.
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  • Book Sections

    • Jackson, K. P., R. K. Lewis, K. A. Ellenbogen, and S. J. Worley. “Interventional “Toolbox” for Device Implantation.” In Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation and Resynchronization Therapy, 841–901, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-37804-8.00032-8.
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