Email

mihail.chelu@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Medicine - Cardiology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director of Electrophysiology

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Medical Director

Inherited Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Associate Program Director

Electrophysiology Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Fannin Tower - Cardiology (Clinic)

6624 Fannin Street, Ste. 2480
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 529-5530
https://hgcardio.com/

Education

MD from Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy

09/2000 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine

09/2006 - Houston, Texas United States

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

Clinical Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

06/2013 - Houston, Texas United States

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Clinical Fellowship at Texas Heart Institute at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine

06/2012 - Houston, Texas United States

Cardiovascular Disease

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

03/2009 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine/Clinical Investigator Pathway

Residency at University of Texas Health Science Center

03/2009 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine/Clinical Investigator Pathway

Internship at University of Texas Health Science Center

03/2006 - Houston, Texas United States

Internal Medicine

MS from Babes-Bolyai University

06/1997 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Theoretical Physics

BS from Babes-Bolyai University

06/1996 - Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Physics

Certifications

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

American Board of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Disease

American Board of Internal Medicine

Honors & Awards

Associate Fellow

American College of Cardiology

Professional Interests

• Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
• Inherited cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies
• Sudden cardiac death
• Ablation of complex atrial flutters and fibrillation
• Ablation of ventricular arrhythmias
• Implantation of pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy devices

Professional Statement

Dr. Chelu’s research interests include: 1) molecular mechanisms and genetics of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies; 2) developing magnetic resonance imaging protocols to image left atrial scar and characterize biophysics of ablation; 3) integration of sensors and mobile platforms to monitor, identify disease signatures, and determine impact on quality of life; and 4) cybersecurity of cardiac electrophysiology devices.

Websites

Selected Publications

• Kim JA, Kim SE, Ellenbogen KA, Vijayaraman P, Chelu MG. "Clinical outcomes of conduction system pacing versus biventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.." J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol.. 2023;34(8):1718-1729. Pubmed PMID: 37343033
• Haddadin F, Majmundar M, Jabri A, Pecha L, Scott C, Daher M, Kumar A, Kalra A, Fram R, Haddadin F, Almahameed S, DeSimone CV, Cha YM, Mulpuru SK, Ellenbogen KA, Saeed M, Chelu MG, Deshmukh AJ. "Clinical outcomes and predictors of complications in patients undergoing leadless pacemaker implantation.." Heart Rhythm.. 2022;19(8):1289-1296. Pubmed PMID: 35490710
• Kim JA, Khan K, Kherallah R, Khan S, Kamat I, Ulhaq O, Marashly Q, Chelu MG. "Innovations in atrial fibrillation ablation.." J Interv Card Electrophysiol.. 2022;66(3):737-756. Pubmed PMID: 35411440
• Mekhael M, Shan B, Noujaim C, Chouman N, Assaf A, Younes H, El Hajjar AH, Dagher L, Feng H, He H, Zhao C, Kreidieh O, Lim CH, Huang C, Ayoub T, Kholmovski E, Chelu M, Marrouche N, Donnellan E. "Catheter ablation improved ejection fraction in persistent AF patients: a DECAAF-II sub analysis.." Europace.. 2023;25(3):889-895. Pubmed PMID: 36738244

Funding

Left vs Left RCT

$30,778,831.00 (01/01/2023 - 06/30/2029)

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)