Expert Guidance
David E. Haines, MD, FHRS, FACC
Dr. Haines is President of Haines Heart Rhythm Strategies, LLC (H2RS), Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, and Director of the Heart Rhythm Center at Beaumont Health System. Prior to 2003, he was a Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia. In these roles, he has been active in clinical care, education and research. Dr. Haines received his BA from Williams College and MD from University of Rochester School of Medicine. He completed his medical residency at University of Vermont and fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the University of Virginia. After completion of a fellowship in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at UVA, he joined its faculty. He moved to Beaumont Health in 2003.
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Dr. Haines is a core faculty member at OUWB School of Medicine and is a lecturer to medical students, residents and fellows. He has directed general CV fellowship training program at UVA and the CCEP training program at UVA and Beaumont, and has acted as a PhD and MS adviser in Biomedical Engineering at UVA. He has served on or chaired multiple ABIM, IAC, ACC and NASPE/HRS committees and task forces. He served as co-chair of the annual HRS Board Review Course from 2000-2012 and received a President’s Award from HRS for that service.
Dr. Haines is the Director of the Heart Rhythm Center as well as the Atrial Fibrillation Center at Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI. He has an active clinical practice specializing in the management of heart rhythm disorders, and remains engaged in ablation of atrial fibrillation and other complex arrhythmias.
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The research interests of Dr. Haines have focused on clinical cardiac electrophysiology, pathophysiology of catheter ablation, and pathophysiology and ablation of atrial fibrillation. During his tenure at UVA, Dr. Haines had nearly continuous grant funding from the American Heart Association from 1988 - 2003. At Beaumont, Dr. Haines has continued his research with funding from private and industry sources. His research accomplishments include: the first investigator to study the thermodynamics of RF ablation in myocardium; the first to delineate the pathophysiology of RF lesion formation in the heart; one of the first to study the relationship of AF organization and response to therapies; PI of the first multicenter AF ablation pilot study (MECA Trial); lead US investigator of the Toray hot balloon AF ablation trial; leader in multiple AF ablation technology investigations, including the Boston Scientific MECA catheter, the Bard mesh catheter, the ProRhythm HIFU catheter, the CardioFocus laser balloon catheter, the Medtronic PVAC catheter, and the Boston Scientific near field ultrasound catheter. Dr. Haines has served as a consultant/advisor to most of the major companies in the heart rhythm space, and has worked closely with many start-up companies. He continues to be active in device development in catheter ablation, and in researching the biophysics and pathophysiology of ablation therapies.
David Haines has keen insight into the field of EP from a broad historical perspective. He is a boot straps engineer and works well with clinicians, engineers and business people alike. Dr. Haines understands the Gestalt of the field of Cardiac Electrophysiology, what its needs are and what is required for success. He has the ability to help creative people bring their ideas into focus in order to prioritize the use of resources.