M. Benjamin Shoemaker, MD, MCSI

M. Benjamin Shoemaker, M.D., M.S.C.I is an Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine). He is a cardiac electrophysiologist and physician-scientist and focuses on patient-oriented research to improve therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF) and inherited arrhythmia syndromes. Currently, his research program encompasses projects ranging from detailed electrophysiologic phenotyping in patients undergoing procedures in the EP lab, testing new antiarrhythmic drugs in patients with AF and long QT syndrome, and genomics research through collaboration with large, multicenter consortia (i.e. the Atrial Fibrillation Genetics Consortium, AFGen). He also established and runs the Vanderbilt AF Ablation Registry (VAFAR), which has prospectively enrolled over 1000 subjects with collection of DNA and blood samples. He is currently funded by an NIH K23 Career Development Award.

Ben has been at Vanderbilt since completing Internal Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins in 2009. Originally from Virginia, Ben is married to Ashley Shoemaker (Assistant Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology, Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital) and has 2 children.