Mauricio Hong, M.D., FHRS

Mauricio Hong is an assistant professor of medicine at Dell Medical School with a specialization in cardiology.

Hong has served as the program director of the clinical cardiac electrophysiology training program at Case Western University and was the director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory. In addition, Hong was a professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Hong was named America’s Top Cardiologist by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, and he is a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.

Hong’s research focuses on the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). His previous research includes the monitoring of guided anticoagulation on stroke risk and trials with the goal of reducing inappropriate shocks. Hong received his M.D. from Universidad La Salle in Mexico and completed his residency training in internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed fellowship training in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology through the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and University of Toronto, respectively.