Walter F. Kerwin, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist

Dr. Walter F. Kerwin is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Lexington, KY with special training and skill in detecting and addressing heart rhythm disorders. As a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Walter F. Kerwin, MD performs invasive and non-invasive cardiac procedures. Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology is the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of arrhythmias. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists include atrial flutter, bradycardia, ventricular fibrillation, long QT syndrome, and sudden cardiac arrest. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologists include electrocardiograms, stress tests, blood tests, anticoagulant medications, catheter ablation, and pacemaker implantation.

A field of special interest within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, specialty of Internal Medicine, which involves intricate technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine appropriate treatment for them.

Other Service Specialist

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.