Morton Arnsdorf, MD

Professor of Medicine

Morton Arnsdorf, MD, is a nationally known cardiologist with many years of experience treating people with a wide variety of heart problems. Dr. Arnsdorf's clinical interests include arrhythmias, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. An accomplished researcher, Dr. Arnsdorf has published numerous scientific articles on medications to treat arrhythmias; atomic force microscopy to study the molecular function of cells; and many other topics. His peers recognized these accomplishments by electing him a master of the American College of Cardiology, an honor bestowed on fewer than 50 cardiologists in the United States.

Dr. Arnsdorf is co-editor of UptoDate in Cardiology, a computerized book about current practices in cardiac care. He has served as a trustee and secretary of the American College of Cardiology. In the past, he has been president of the Chicago Heart Association, a trustee and member of the Steering Committee of the American Heart Association, a fellow of the Clinical Council of the American Heart Association, governor for the State of Illinois of the American College of Cardiology, president of the Illinois Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, and president of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society. He was chief of the University of Chicago Section of Cardiology for nine years. He is a member of Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1969

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease

Medical School

Columbia University, New York

Internship

University of Chicago Medical Center

Residency

Columbia University, New York

Memberships

American College of Cardiology, Master
American College of Physicians, Fellow
American Heart Association
Cardiac Electrophysiology Society

Language Spoken

English

Email

arnsdorf@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6153

Office Fax

(773) 834-5198

Office Postal Address

Morton Arnsdorf, MD
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 6080, Room W-221
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Cardiology
• Arrhythmias
• Atherosclerosis
• Hypertension

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Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Arnsdorf's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.

Additional Publications

Arnsdorf MF, Lee P. Gap junctions, cardiac excitability and clinical arrhythmias. In: Heart Cell Communication in Health and Disease. Second Edition. DeMello, W (ed). Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2002, 361-459.

Arnsdorf MF. Electrophysiologic Matrix: Equilibrium and the AArnsdorf Paradox. In: Cardiac Repolarization: Bridging Basic and Clinical Sciences. Chapt. 11. Gussak IB, Antzelevitch C, Hammill SC (eds) (In Press)