Past Presidents of the Heart Rhythm Society

Past Presidents

The Heart Rhythm Society, established in 1979 (originally named the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, or NASPE) has been led by some of the most accomplished and distinguished cardiac pacing and electrophysiology professionals.

J. Warren Harthorne, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1979-1981
Seymour Furman, MD, CCDS	1981-1982
Bernard S. Goldman, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1982-1983
Robert G. Hauser, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1983-1984
Albert L. Waldo, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1984-1985
Jerry C. Griffin, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1985-1986
Paul C. Gillette, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1986-1987
Michael Bilitch, MD	1987
Doris J. W. Escher, MD, FHRS	1988
Melvin M. Scheinman, MD, FHRS	1988-1989
Douglas P. Zipes, MD, FHRS	1989-1990
Victor Parsonnet, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1990-1991
James D. Maloney, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1991-1992
Gerald C. Timmis, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1992-1993
David G. Benditt, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1993-1994
Nora Goldschlager, MD, FHRS	1994-1995
Ralph Lazzara, MD, FHRS	1995-1996
John D. Fisher, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1996-1997
Sanjeev Saksena, MBBS, MD, FHRS	1997-1998
David L. Hayes, MD, FHRS, CCDS	1998-1999
Gerald V. Naccarelli, MD, FHRS	1999-2000
David S. Cannom, MD, FHRS	2000-2001
Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS	2001-2002
Mark H. Schoenfeld, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2002-2003
Michael E. Cain, MD, FHRS	2003-2004
Stephen C. Hammill, MD, FHRS	2004-2005
Anne B. Curtis, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2005-2006
Dwight W. Reynolds, MD, FHRS	2006-2007
Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2007-2008
N. A. Mark Estes III, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2008-2009
Richard L. Page, MD, FHRS	2009-2010
Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS	2010-2011
Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2011-2012
Anne M. Gillis, MD, FHRS	2012-2013
Hugh Calkins, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2013-2014
Richard I. Fogel, MD, FHRS	2014-2015
John D. Day, MD, FHRS	2015-2016
Michael R. Gold, MD, PhD, FHRS	2016-2017
George F. Van Hare, MD, FHRS, CCDS, CEPS-P	2017-2018
Thomas F. Deering, MD, FHRS, CCDS	2018-2019
Andrea M. Russo, MD, FHRS	2019-2020
Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH, FHRS	2020-2021
Fred M. Kusumoto, MD, FHRS	2021-2022