Ahmed F. Osman, M.D., FHRS, FACC, FASE, FESC
Dr. Ahmed F. Osman is a board certified clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and founding member of the Florida Heart Rhythm Specialists, PLLC, a single specialty, five-physician group, serving all hospitals in Broward County, with four office locations. He is clinical assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at the Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Florida International University and University of Miami Miller School of medicine and is actively involved in teaching residents and cardiology fellows.
Dr. Osman is an active member and fellow of many professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology (ACC), Society of Echocardiography (ASE), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Caducean Medical Society of Fort Lauderdale.
He is an active clinical investigator in several multicenter studies in device therapies and novel ablation techniques.
Dr. Osman provides his patients advanced management of heart rhythm disturbances. He specializes in endocardial and epicardial complex cardiac ablation therapies for complex rhythm disturbances, particularly atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, using both radiofrequency and cryo-ablation and using advanced mapping systems. He introduced complex ablation using FIRM mapping for advanced persistent atrial fibrillation, with the only system in South Florida, available at Broward Health. He also offers all aspects of cardiac device therapy, from implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, including “biventricular” therapies, to post implant follow up and optimization of programming as well as mechanical and laser lead extraction. He has a special interest in alternatives to oral anticoagulants for prevention of strokes in atrial fibrillation, using left atrial appendage exclusion techniques, including Watchman device. He is fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, German and Arabic. He has practice privileges in most North Broward County hospitals.