SUNNY S. PO, M.D., PH.D. Professor of Medicine Director Clinical Electrophysiology Heart Rhythm Institute  University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Po is an exceptional teacher and researcher. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Po mentors electrophysiology research fellows and is an international lecturer. He has been awarded research grants from the National Institutes of Health, American Heart Association and other industrial sponsors. Dr. Po received the Provost's Research Award for Junior Faculty in 2006 from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

Education:

1. Medical degree earned at National Taiwan University
2. Residency completed at Veterans General Hospital in Taipei
3. Doctorate in pharmacology earned at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
4. Residency in internal medicine fulfilled at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.
5. Cardiology and electrophysiology fellowship completed at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.

Research Interests:

1. Determinants of catheter ablation failure
2. Arrhythmogenesis of pulmonary veins
3. Arrhythmia/heart rhythm disorders
4. Neural basis of cardiac arrhythmia

Board Certifications:

1. American Board of Internal Medicine
2. American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease)
3. American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiac Electrophysiology)