Shankar Baskar, MD, FHRS, CEPS-P
- Pediatric & Congenital Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Regional Medical Director, Electrophysiology, Greater Louisville and Western Kentucky Practice
- Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- shankar.baskar@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I am a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders (electrophysiology) in children and those with congenital heart disease. My specialization includes catheter ablation for arrhythmias (electrophysiology study), and implantation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
In my field of interest, I also evaluate and manage children with cardiac channelopathies, such as congenital long-QT syndrome. My research involves all aspects of pediatric heart rhythm problems.
During my residency and fellowship training, my mentors inspired me to specialize in pediatric cardiology. I use a family-centered approach, which is important when dealing with heart rhythm problems that can often be difficult to understand. Specializing in an interventional field, my priorities are in safety and understanding the wishes of my patient and their families.
When I’m not practicing medicine, I enjoy spending time with my wife and our two daughters.
MBBS: Sri Ramachandra University, India, 2007.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Fellowship Subspecialty Training: Pediatric & Congenital Electrophysiology/Pacing, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Interests
Diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in children and adults with congenital heart disease; catheter ablation for arrhythmias such as Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW), ventricular pre-excitation, atrio-ventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT), atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter; pacemaker and ICD implantation for conditions such as heart block; evaluation and management of children with cardiac channelopathies such as congenital long QT syndrome
Services and Specialties
Interests
Pediatric and adult congenital heart disease arrhythmias/pacing
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Publications
Ventricular force-frequency relationships during biventricular or multisite pacing in congenital heart disease. Congenital Heart Disease. 2019; 14:201-206.
Characteristics of hospital admissions associated with implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement among adults with congenital heart disease. International Journal of Cardiology. 2018; 269:97-103.
Characteristics and Outcomes of Pediatric Patients Who Undergo Placement of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: Insights From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation-Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2018; 11:e006542.
First-Line Antiarrhythmic Transplacental Treatment for Fetal Tachyarrhythmia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease. 2017; 6:e007164.
Outcome of cardiac implantable electronic devices in pediatric heart transplant recipients. Heart Rhythm. 2025; 22:416-417.
Epicardial pacing outcomes in infants with heart block: Lead and device complications from a multicenter experience. Heart Rhythm. 2025; 22:170-180.
Emergence of SCAI in Patients With Tetralogy of Fallot: Early Ablation Target or Moving Target. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024; 10:2625-2627.
Effect of Ablation Energy Source on Outcomes of Slow Pathway Modification for AVNRT in Children. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024; 10:2214-2223.
Compliance and complications in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm. 2024; 21:1777-1778.
Mode and Characteristics of Arrhythmia Initiation in Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation: A THESIS Substudy. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2024; 10:1794-1809.
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