Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Cardiology

Address
DUMC 3174
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-5816

Office Telephone
919-681-4294

Fax Telephone
919-681-9260

Training

• MD, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (Pennsylvania), 1984

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1984-1987 (Chief Resident, 1988-1989)

Fellowship

• Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1987-1991
• Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1992
• Cardiac Pacemaker, Duke University Medical Center, 1991-1992

Clinical Interests
General electrophysiology; catheter ablation of the spectrum of arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, Wolff-Parkinson White syndrome, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, and atrial flutter; pacemaker and ICD lead extraction and implantation; consultation regarding inherited arrhythmia and sudden death syndromes (long QT syndrome, Brugada, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) and certain inherited cardiomyopathies prone to arrhythmias (hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, arrhythmogenic RV dysplasia [ARVD])

Research Interests
Atrial fibrillation ablation.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Implantable defibrillator, including inappropriate shocks.
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Long QT syndrome
Sudden cardiac arrest and resuscitation.
Ventricular tachycardia

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Bard
• Biosense Webster (Johnson & Johnson)
• Biotronik
• Boston Scientific Corporation
• Medtronic Inc.
• Sanofi-Aventis
• St. Jude Medical, Inc.

Representative Publications
Atwater BD, Wallace TW, Kim HW, Hranitzky PM, Bahnson TD, Hegland DD, Daubert JP. Pulmonary vein contraction before and after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2011 Feb;22(2):169-74. (2011) Abstract

Daubert JP, Schuger C. Percutaneous intravascular defibrillator: preliminary data and many questions. Heart Rhythm. 2011 Feb;8(2):293-4. (2011) Abstract

Singh JP, Klein HU, Huang DT, Reek S, Kuniss M, Quesada A, Barsheshet A, Cannom D, Goldenberg I, McNitt S, Daubert JP, Zareba W, Moss AJ. Left Ventricular Lead Position and Clinical Outcome in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) Trial. Circulation. 2011 Mar 7. (2011) Abstract

Zareba W, Klein H, Cygankiewicz I, Hall WJ, McNitt S, Brown M, Cannom D, Daubert JP, Eldar M, Gold MR, Goldberger JJ, Goldenberg I, Lichstein E, Pitschner H, Rashtian M, Solomon S, Viskin S, Wang P, Moss AJ, . Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial-Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT). Circulation. 2011 Mar 15;123(10):1061-1072. (2011) Abstract

Aguila A, Funderburk M, Guler A, McNitt S, Hallinan W, Daubert JP, Delehanty JM, Aktas MK. Clinical predictors of survival in patients treated with therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest. Resuscitation. 2010 Dec;81(12):1621-6. (2010) Abstract

Atwater BD, Daubert JP. Can we improve the identification of ventricular scar to guide substrate-based ventricular tachycardia ablation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Jun 1;21(6):685-7. (2010) Abstract

Barsheshet A, Goldenberg I, Moss AJ, Eldar M, Huang DT, McNitt S, Klein HU, Hall WJ, Brown MW, Goldberger JJ, Goldstein RE, Schuger C, Zareba W, Daubert JP. Response to preventive cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischaemic and nonischaemic cardiomyopathy in MADIT-CRT. Eur Heart J. 2010 Nov 12. (2010) Abstract

Marcus FI, McKenna WJ, Sherrill D, Basso C, Bauce B, Bluemke DA, Calkins H, Corrado D, Cox MG, Daubert JP, Fontaine G, Gear K, Hauer R, Nava A, Picard MH, Protonotarios N, Saffitz JE, Sanborn DM, Steinberg JS, Tandri H, Thiene G, Towbin JA, Tsatsopoulou A, Wichter T, Zareba W. Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: proposed modification of the Task Force Criteria. Eur Heart J. 2010 Apr;31(7):806-14. (2010) Abstract

Parikh SS, Jons C, McNitt S, Daubert JP, Schwarz KQ, Hall B. Predictive capability of left atrial size measured by CT, TEE, and TTE for recurrence of atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2010 May;33(5):532-40. (2010) Abstract

Wallace TW, Atwater BD, Daubert JP, Voora D, Crowley AL, Bahnson TD, Hranitzky PM. Prevalence and clinical characteristics associated with left atrial appendage thrombus in fully anticoagulated patients undergoing catheter-directed atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Aug 1;21(8):849-52. (2010) Abstract

Williams ES, Hall B, Traub D, Bahnson T, Hranitzky P, Zareba W, Daubert JP. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the elderly. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Nov 19. (2010) Abstract

Daubert JP, Winters SL, Subacius H, Berger RD, Ellenbogen KA, Taylor SG, Schaechter A, Howard A, Kadish A, . Ventricular arrhythmia inducibility predicts subsequent ICD activation in nonischemic cardiomyopathy patients: a DEFINITE substudy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Jun;32(6):755-61. (2009) Abstract

Daubert JP. Why are (only) some infarcted hearts arrhythmogenic? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Jul 7;54(2):174-5. (2009) Abstract

Kadish AH, Bello D, Finn JP, Bonow RO, Schaechter A, Subacius H, Albert C, Daubert JP, Fonseca CG, Goldberger JJ. Rationale and design for the Defibrillators to Reduce Risk by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation (DETERMINE) trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Sep;20(9):982-7. (2009) Abstract

Marcus FI, Zareba W, Calkins H, Towbin JA, Basso C, Bluemke DA, Estes NA 3rd, Picard MH, Sanborn D, Thiene G, Wichter T, Cannom D, Wilber DJ, Scheinman M, Duff H, Daubert J, Talajic M, Krahn A, Sweeney M, Garan H, Sakaguchi S, Lerman BB, Kerr C, Kron J, Steinberg JS, Sherrill D, Gear K, Brown M, Severski P, Polonsky S, McNitt S. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation: results from the North American Multidisciplinary Study. Heart Rhythm. 2009 Jul;6(7):984-92. (2009) Abstract

Moss AJ, Hall WJ, Cannom DS, Klein H, Brown MW, Daubert JP, Estes NA 3rd, Foster E, Greenberg H, Higgins SL, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD, Wilber D, Zareba W, . Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for the prevention of heart-failure events. N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 1;361(14):1329-38. (2009) Abstract

Anthony R, Daubert JP, Zareba W, Andrews ML, McNitt S, Levine E, Huang DT, Hall WJ, Moss AJ, . Mechanisms of ventricular fibrillation initiation in MADIT II patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008 Feb;31(2):144-50. (2008) Abstract

Daubert JP, Sheu SS. Mystery of biphasic defibrillation waveform efficacy is it calcium? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Sep 2;52(10):836-8. (2008) Abstract

Daubert JP, Zareba W, Cannom DS, McNitt S, Rosero SZ, Wang P, Schuger C, Steinberg JS, Higgins SL, Wilber DJ, Klein H, Andrews ML, Hall WJ, Moss AJ, . Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks in MADIT II: frequency, mechanisms, predictors, and survival impact. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 8;51(14):1357-65. (2008) Abstract

Feld GK, Daubert JP, Weiss R, Miles WM, Pelkey W, . Acute and long-term efficacy and safety of catheter cryoablation of the cavotricuspid isthmus for treatment of type 1 atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Jul;5(7):1009-14. (2008) Abstract

Levine E, Rosero SZ, Budzikowski AS, Moss AJ, Zareba W, Daubert JP. Congenital long QT syndrome: considerations for primary care physicians. Cleve Clin J Med. 2008 Aug;75(8):591-600. (2008) Abstract

Sherrid MV, Daubert JP. Risks and challenges of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in young adults. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2008 Nov-Dec;51(3):237-63. (2008) Abstract

Tandri H, Macedo R, Calkins H, Marcus F, Cannom D, Scheinman M, Daubert J, Estes M 3rd, Wilber D, Talajic M, Duff H, Krahn A, Sweeney M, Garan H, Bluemke DA, . Role of magnetic resonance imaging in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia: insights from the North American arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD/C) study. Am Heart J. 2008 Jan;155(1):147-53. (2008) Abstract

Daubert JP, Zareba W, Rosero SZ, Budzikowski A, Robinson JL, Moss AJ. Role of implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy in patients with long QT syndrome. Am Heart J. 2007 Apr;153(4 Suppl):53-8. (2007) Abstract

Daubert JP. Iatrogenic left atrial tachycardias: where are we? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Oct 30;50(18):1788-90. (2007) Abstract

Huang DT, Sesselberg HW, McNitt S, Noyes K, Andrews ML, Hall WJ, Dick A, Daubert JP, Zareba W, Moss AJ, . Improved survival associated with prophylactic implantable defibrillators in elderly patients with prior myocardial infarction and depressed ventricular function: a MADIT-II substudy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Aug;18(8):833-8. (2007) Abstract

Maron BJ, Spirito P, Shen WK, Haas TS, Formisano F, Link MS, Epstein AE, Almquist AK, Daubert JP, Lawrenz T, Boriani G, Estes NA 3rd, Favale S, Piccininno M, Winters SL, Santini M, Betocchi S, Arribas F, Sherrid MV, Buja G, Semsarian C, Bruzzi P. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and prevention of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JAMA. 2007 Jul 25;298(4):405-12. (2007) Abstract

Sesselberg HW, Moss AJ, McNitt S, Zareba W, Daubert JP, Andrews ML, Hall WJ, McClinitic B, Huang DT, . Ventricular arrhythmia storms in postinfarction patients with implantable defibrillators for primary prevention indications: a MADIT-II substudy. Heart Rhythm. 2007 Nov;4(11):1395-402. (2007) Abstract

Daubert JP, Zareba W, Hall WJ, Schuger C, Corsello A, Leon AR, Andrews ML, McNitt S, Huang DT, Moss AJ, . Predictive value of ventricular arrhythmia inducibility for subsequent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT) II patients. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jan 3;47(1):98-107. (2006) Abstract

Daubert JP, Hoyt RH, John R, Chinitz L, Martin DT, Fellows C, Feld G, Pelkey W, Sehra R, . Performance of a new cardiac cryoablation system in the treatment of cavotricuspid valve isthmus-dependent atrial flutter. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2005 Jan;28 Suppl 1:S142-5. (2005) Abstract

León AR, Abraham WT, Curtis AB, Daubert JP, Fisher WG, Gurley J, Hayes DL, Lieberman R, Petersen-Stejskal S, Wheelan K, . Safety of transvenous cardiac resynchronization system implantation in patients with chronic heart failure: combined results of over 2,000 patients from a multicenter study program. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Dec 20;46(12):2348-56. (2005) Abstract

Moss AJ, Windle JR, Hall WJ, Zareba W, Robinson JL, McNitt S, Severski P, Rosero S, Daubert JP, Qi M, Cieciorka M, Manalan AS. Safety and efficacy of flecainide in subjects with Long QT-3 syndrome (DeltaKPQ mutation): a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2005 Oct;10(4 Suppl):59-66. (2005) Abstract

Singh JP, Hall WJ, McNitt S, Wang H, Daubert JP, Zareba W, Ruskin JN, Moss AJ, . Factors influencing appropriate firing of the implanted defibrillator for ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation: findings from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial II (MADIT-II). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Nov 1;46(9):1712-20. (2005) Abstract

Steinberg JS, Fischer A, Wang P, Schuger C, Daubert J, McNitt S, Andrews M, Brown M, Hall WJ, Zareba W, Moss AJ, . The clinical implications of cumulative right ventricular pacing in the multicenter automatic defibrillator trial II. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2005 Apr;16(4):359-65. (2005) Abstract

Kadish A, Dyer A, Daubert JP, Quigg R, Estes NA, Anderson KP, Calkins H, Hoch D, Goldberger J, Shalaby A, Sanders WE, Schaechter A, Levine JH, . Prophylactic defibrillator implantation in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. N Engl J Med. 2004 May 20;350(21):2151-8. (2004) Abstract

Zareba W, Moss AJ, Daubert JP, Hall WJ, Robinson JL, Andrews M. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator in high-risk long QT syndrome patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2003 Apr;14(4):337-41. (2003) Abstract

Moss AJ, Daubert J, Zareba W. MADIT-II: clinical implications. Card Electrophysiol Rev. 2002 Dec;6(4):463-5. (2002) Abstract

Moss AJ, Zareba W, Hall WJ, Klein H, Wilber DJ, Cannom DS, Daubert JP, Higgins SL, Brown MW, Andrews ML, . Prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator in patients with myocardial infarction and reduced ejection fraction. N Engl J Med. 2002 Mar 21;346(12):877-83. (2002) Abstract

Daubert JP, Frazier DW, Wolf PD, Franz MR, Smith WM, Ideker RE. Response of relatively refractory canine myocardium to monophasic and biphasic shocks. Circulation. 1991 Dec;84(6):2522-38. (1991) Abstract