Christopher J. McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D.

  1. Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Departments

  1. Cardiovascular Medicine

Specialty Groups

  1. Heart Rhythm Clinic
  2. Electrophysiology Laboratory
  3. Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic
  4. Marfan Syndrome and Thoracic Aorta Clinic

Location

  1. Jacksonville, Florida

Languages

English
  • Christopher J. McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., is the Chair of the Heart Rhythm Division at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville.
  • Dr. McLeod is Board-Certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease as well as Cardiac Electrophysiology. He uniquely straddles these disciplines to care for an ever-growing group of adult congenital heart disease survivors.
  • His practice focuses on the management of complex heart rhythm disorders in adults.
  • In addition to his clinical work he is very involved in research related to ventricular arrhythmias and predictive algorithms to forecast events with regards to sudden death and stroke.
  • Dr. McLeod is also the past Director of the Adult Congenital Arrhythmia Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and serves on the writing committee for multiple Guidelines/Scientific Statements for the American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, and the American College of Cardiology.
  1. Congenital heart defects in adults
  2. Congenital heart disease
  3. Sudden cardiac arrest
  4. Ventricular arrhythmia
  5. Ventricular fibrillation
  6. Ventricular tachycardia
  1. Atrial fibrillation ablation
  2. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator insertion
  3. Pacemaker insertion
  4. SVT ablation
  5. Ventricular tachycardia ablation
  • Heart rhythm disorders
  • Adult congenital heart disease
  • Adult congenital arrhythmia
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Ventricular arrhythmias
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Jacksonville, Florida
  1. 2011
    Fellow - Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  2. 2010
    ResidentCardiovascular Disease, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  3. 2010
    Fellow - Cardiovascular DiseasesMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  4. 2007
    Resident - Internal MedicineMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  5. 2007
    ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  6. 2005
    PhDUniversity of Cape Town / National Institutes of Health
  7. 1996
    MB ChBUniversity of Cape Town

Certifications

  1. 2015
    Adult Congenital Heart DiseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. 2012
    Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. 2010
    Cardiovascular DiseasesAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Awards and honors

  1. 2010
    Mayo Brothers Distinguished Fellows AwardMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
  2. 2004
    AHA Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences New Investigator AwardAmerican Heart Association
  3. 2004
    NIH Fellows Award for Research ExcellenceNational Institutes of Health
  4. 2003
    International Research Trainee AwardNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
  5. 2002
    American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Trainee Abstract AwardAmerican Heart Association
  6. 2001
    Research ScholarshipMedical Research Council, UK
  7. 2000
    Guy Elliott Post-Graduate Research FellowshipHatter Institute for Cardiology Research, University of Cape Town
  8. 2000
    Award for Research ExcellenceHatter Institute for Cardiology

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    Commiittee MemberResearch Operations Management Team
  2. 2019 - 2020
    Working Group MemberACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
  3. 2019 - present
    2019 Annual Meeting Co-ChairAmerican College of Cardiology
  4. 2018 - 2020
    Leadership CommitteeAmerican Heart Association
  5. 2018 - 2020
    Leadership CommitteeAmerican Heart Association
  6. 2017 - 2019
    Working Group Member1. International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement
  7. 2016
    RepresentativeAmerican College of Cardiology (ACC)
  8. 2016 - 2018
    MemberCardioSurve Research Panel, American College of Cardiology
  9. 2016
    Question WriterClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Board Review, American College of Cardiology
  10. 2016 - present
    MemberValvular Heart Disease Guideline Committee, American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association
  11. 2015 - present
    Committee MemberAmerican College of Cardiology Electrophysiology Committee
  12. 2015 - 2017
    Working Group MemberACC/AHA Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
  13. 2007
    MemberAmerican College of Physicians
  14. 2007
    FellowAmerican College of Cardiology
  15. 2005 - present
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  16. 2005 - present
    MemberMinnesota Medical Association
  17. 1998
    FellowHeart Rhythm Society