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Robert C. Sheppard, MD

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Specialty

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

 Telemedicine Available

Gender

Male

Languages

English
Hebrew


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Address

HCA Florida Heart Institute - Northside

6006 49th St North Ste 200
St Petersburg, FL 33709

About Robert C. Sheppard, MD

Biography

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In 1994, Robert Sheppard, MD, FACC, FHRS brought to the Heart Institute a new era of expertise by developing the cardiac electrophysiology department and currently serves as director of cardiac electrophysiology & pacing. He developed the first cardiac electrophysiology laboratory in St. Petersburg, FL and specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. He performed the first catheter ablation and implanted the first ca

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Procedures and Conditions Treated
  • AICD Generator Procedures
  • AICD Lead Procedures
  • Ablations
  • Acute & Subacute Endocarditis
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Acute Pulmonary Embolism
  • Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Aortic And Peripheral Arterial Embolism Or Thrombosis
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic; Peripheral; And Visceral Artery Aneurysms
  • Arterial Dissections
  • Arterial Vascular Catheterization
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atherosclerosis Treatment
  • Audioelectric Cardiography
  • Cardiac (Medical)
  • Cardiac (Procedural) - Cardiac Assist Device
  • Cardiac (Surgical) - Cardiac Surgery - Other
  • Cardiac (Surgical) - Valve
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Arrest - Unexplained
  • Cardiac Arrest And Ventricular Fibrillation
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia & Conduction Disorders
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Congential & Valvular Disorders
  • Cardiac Contractility Modulation Device Implant
  • Cardiac Contractility Modulation Device Removal
  • Cardiac Defib Implant W Cardiac Cath W Ami/Hf/Shock
  • Cardiac Defib Implant W Cardiac Cath W/O Ami/Hf/Shock
  • Cardiac Defib Implant W/O Cardiac Cath
  • Cardiac Device Interrogation
  • Cardiac Dysrhythmias
  • Cardiac EP
  • Cardiac Event Recorder Implant
  • Cardiac Event Recorder Removal
  • Cardiac Monitoring
  • Cardiac Pacemaker Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Pacemaker Revision Except Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Rehab
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac arrest and abnormal heart arrhythmia
  • Cardiac device implant and removal
  • Cardiac device monitoring
  • Cardiac resuscitation
  • Cardiac stress test
  • Cardiac ultrasound
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
  • Cardiovascular Stress Test
  • Cardiovascular Stress Tests
  • Cardioversion
  • Cardioversion/Resuscitation
  • Carotid Artery Disease
  • Chest CT
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Circulatory Signs And Symptoms
  • Complications Of Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Conduction Disorders
  • Congestive Heart Failure
  • Coronary Atherosclerosis And Other Heart Disease
  • Coronary Doppler Studies
  • Defibrillator Implant and Removal
  • Defibrillator implant monitoring
  • Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
  • ECMO
  • EKG
  • EP Studies
  • Echo stress test
  • Echocardiogram
  • Echos
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Electrocardiogram
  • Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
  • Electrocardiogram Monitoring
  • Electronic Evaluation Of Cardiac Contractility Modulation Device
  • Electronic Evaluation Of Cardiac Event Recorder
  • Electronic Evaluation Of ICD
  • Electronic Evaluation Of Pacemaker
  • Electrophysiology Study
  • Endocarditis And Endocardial Disease
  • Essential Hypertension
  • Event Monitors
  • External Circulatory Assist
  • Fainting
  • Heart Arrhythmia
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Electrode Procedure
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure & Shock
  • Heart Screening And Imaging
  • Heart Surgery
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Heart arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment
  • Heart attack
  • Heart attack complications
  • Heart monitoring
  • Heart muscle inflammation and disease
  • Heart valve inflammation
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Holter Monitors
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertension
  • Hypertension With Complications And Secondary Hypertension
  • Hypotension
  • ICD Implant
  • ICD Removal
  • Insertable Cardiac Monitoring
  • Internal radiation therapy within the heart
  • Intracardiac Catheter Ablation
  • Intracardiac Echocardiography
  • Intracardiac Mapping
  • Intracardiac Pacing
  • Medical Cardiology
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Myocarditis And Cardiomyopathy
  • Non Invasive Vascular Studies - Extremity
  • Non Invasive Vascular Studies - Head
  • Non Invasive Vascular Studies - Other
  • Nonrheumatic And Unspecified Valve Disorders
  • Nonspecific Chest Pain
  • Office - Cardiac Device Interrogation
  • Other - Ep Procedures
  • Other And Ill-Defined Heart Disease
  • Other CT
  • Other Circulatory System Diagnosis
  • Other Electrophysiology Procedure
  • Other Medical Cardiology Diagnostic
  • Other Medical Cardiology Procedure
  • Other Non-Invasive Cardiac Study
  • Other Thoracic Procedures
  • Pacemaker Implant
  • Pacemaker Removal
  • Pacemaker implantation and removal
  • Pacer Implant
  • Percutaneous Intracariac Procedures
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Artery Angioplasty
  • Pericardial Procedures
  • Pericarditis (or Inflammation of the Heart Membrane)
  • Pericarditis And Pericardial Disease
  • Peripheral Vascular Disorders
  • Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant
  • Preventive Medicine Services
  • Pulmonary Edema & Respiratory Failure
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Stress TTE
  • Stress Test
  • Syncope
  • Syncope & Collapse
  • Tetralogy Of Fallot
  • Thrombolysis to dissolve blood clots
  • Thrombolytic Infusion Therapy
  • Tilt Table Test
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography
  • Tte (Transthoracic Echo)
  • Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremity
  • Vascular (Medical)
  • Vascular Disease

Specialties
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology - Board Certified
  • Cardiovascular Disease

Affiliations
  • HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital
  • HCA Florida Northside Hospital
  • HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital

Credentials and Education
  • State University of New York
    Undergraduate Degree
    1982

  • Hahnemann University Hospital
    Fellowship
    1992

  • New York Medical College
    Graduate Degree
    1986

  • State University of New York
    Internship
    1987

  • State University of New York
    Residency
    1989