Dr. Ptaszek received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the Stanford University School of Medicine, and then completed fellowships in cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Ptaszek is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and MGH.His clinical interests focus on the management of patients with heart rhythm disorders. Dr. Ptaszek performs catheter ablations of supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs) and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). He also implants pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices. His research interests include the development of novel ablation catheters and high-resolution arrhythmia mapping systems.
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Mass General: Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-4500
Mass General Heart Center at Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 570
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-6000
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Dr Ptaszek has been my Arrhythmia Specialist since [redacted]. Always a pleasure to see him . [redacted]
He arrived 90 minutes late for my appointment and then seemed rushed when he did arrive. He did seem to have a thorough understanding of my case but didn't seem too interested to help me understand my situation. I believe he was making very sound medical recommendations but not in a manner that made me comfortable with why and what input I may or ... Read More
All of the people at the Waaltham facility that I had contact with were highly professional and gave me excellent care. I always (all ways) feel well taken care of.
Dr. Ptaszek is smart, professional, interpersonal, and communicative. He is excellent and interested in fixing ailments. I recommend him very highly!
Very satisfied.
All went well
Simply very pleasant.
Always provides exceptional care
Highly competent and attentive
Very happy with experience