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Road and parking lot construction in Madison, Wis. may result in travel delays and route changes to UW Health clinic and hospital locations. Please plan accordingly.Read more
Lee Eckhardt, MD, MS is a clinical and research electrophysiologist and treats a wide variety of arrhythmia conditions particularly conditions that cause ventricular arrhythmia or sudden death. She is an expert in inherited arrhythmia conditions and directs both clinical and basic science arrhythmia research projects related to these interests with an overarching goal of prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). She also co-directs the Inherited Arrhythmia Clinic and the Cardiac Arrest Prevention Program. Learn more about her research program on the Department of Medicine website.
Dr. Eckhardt runs the cardiac athlete screening program for University of Wisconsin-Madison athletes and serves as primary cardiologist for any athlete who requires heart care.
Dr. Eckhardt’s research interests are related to the cellular mechanisms of inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cellular electrophysiology. Learn more about the work being done in her lab that could lead to could lead to more effective and personalized treatment of inherited and acquired arrhythmia syndromes at http://www.medicine.wisc.edu/cmarp/eckhardtlab