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Dr. Valderrábano came to Houston from Los Angeles where he was director of the Implanted Devices Clinic at the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center and assistant professor of medicine at UCLA Medical Center.
Dr. Valderrábano received his medical degree from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) School of Medicine in Madrid, Spain, and internal medicine training at UCLA. He completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he was chief cardiology fellow. He then joined the faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Research interests
Dr. Valderrábano’s research and clinical interests focus on finding new and more effective treatments for atrial fibrillation, including epicardial mapping and ablation. His research has been funded by grants from the American Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Education/Academic qualification
Clinical Fellowship, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Jul 1 1999 → Jun 30 2002
Award Date: Jun 30 2003
Research Fellowship, AHA Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and UCLA SCOR Group
Jul 1 2000 → Jun 30 2002
Award Date: Jun 30 2002
Internal Medicine, Residency
Jul 1 1997 → Jun 30 1999
Award Date: Jun 30 1999
Cardiology, Internship, Cardiology Program, UCLA - West Los Angeles VA Medical Center
Jun 1 1996 → Jun 30 1997
Award Date: Jun 3 1997
MD, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Oct 1 1988 → Jul 31 1994
Award Date: Jul 31 1994
Research Area Keywords
- Heart & Vascular
- Clinical Translation & Trials
Free-text keywords
- Atrial fibrillation
- Epicardial mapping
- Ablation
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Changes in the activity of the stellate ganglion and cardiac nerves in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.
Valderrábano, M. (PI) & Lador, A. (Key Personnel)
1/21/25 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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Assessment and Mechanistic Insights in Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Using Cardiac MRI and Circulating Proteomic Biomarkers
Shah, D. J. (PI), El-Tallawi, C. (Key Personnel), Graviss, E. A. (Key Personnel) & Valderrábano, M. (Key Personnel)
11/18/24 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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VENOUS ETHANOL ABLATION IN ISCHEMIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA- VELVET TRIAL
Valderrábano, M. (PI)
9/1/24 → 8/31/28
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Increased nerve activity during apnea promotes triggers and pro-arrhythmic substrate which contributes to increased susceptibility to AF in patients with concomitant sleep apnea
Valderrábano, M. (PI), Dave, A. (Key Personnel), Kleiman, N. (Key Personnel) & Lador, A. (Key Personnel)
11/1/23 → …
Project: Clinical Trial
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REACT ? AF: Rhythm Evaluation for Anticoagulation with Continuous moniToring of Atrial Fibrillation
Valderrábano, M. (PI)
8/1/23 → 1/1/26
Project: Federal Funding Agencies
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Clinical neurocardiology: defining the value of neuroscience-based cardiovascular therapeutics – 2024 update
Ajijola, O. A., Aksu, T., Arora, R., Biaggioni, I., Chen, P. S., De Ferrari, G., Dusi, V., Fudim, M., Goldberger, J. J., Green, A. L., Herring, N., Khalsa, S. S., Kumar, R., Lakatta, E., Mehra, R., Meyer, C., Po, S., Stavrakis, S., Somers, V. K. & Tan, A. Y. & 2 others, , Mar 31 2025, In: Journal of Physiology. 603, 7, p. 1781-1839 59 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ethanol ablation cost in the United States: An abusive manipulation of drug regulations
López-Martínez, H., Bisbal, F., Rodriguez-Mañero, M., Derval, N., Pambrun, T., le Polain de Waroux, J. B., Knecht, S., Duytschaever, M., De Smet, M., Baran, J., Sáenz-Morales, L. C., Tapias, C., Giraldo, S., Cordero-Cabra, A., Lara-Vaca, S., Korolev, S., Kim, S. H. & Valderrábano, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Heart Rhythm.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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In Vivo Assessment of Cardiac Radiofrequency Ablation in a Large-Animal Model Using Photoacoustic-Ultrasound Imaging
Mathuria, N., Vishwanath, K., Fallon, B. C., Martino, A., Brero, G., Willson, R. C., Valderrabano, M., Filgueira, C. S. & Bouchard, R. R., May 2025, In: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 11, 5, p. 1024-1029 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Left Ventricular Entry to Reduce Brain Lesions during Catheter Ablation: A Randomized Trial
Marcus, G. M., Tung, R., Gerstenfeld, E. P., Hue, T. F., Lin, F., Cheng, J., Weiss, J. P., Tzou, W. S., Hsia, H., Ehdaie, A., Cooper, D. H., Bunch, T. J., Arkles, J., Nazer, B., Lee, A., Hadjis, A., Nguyen, D. T., Chelu, M. G., Moss, J. & Hsu, J. C. & 15 others, , Apr 15 2025, In: Circulation. 151, 15, p. 1051-1059 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
Luminal Esophageal Temperature Rises With Pulsed Field Ablation
Kocharian, A. A., Krishna Murthy, M., Patel, A., Venkataraman, R., Mathuria, N. S., Lador, A., Fahed, J. & Valderrábano, M., May 2025, In: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 11, 5, p. 1033-1035 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Prizes
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President's Awards - Career Cornerstone
Valderrábano, M. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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President’s Awards - Peer Reviewed Publication
Valderrábano, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)