James A. Reiffel, MD Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Special Lecturer, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons; and, Attending Physician [Emeritus] at Presbyterian Hospital in New York City; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Electrophysiology. Dr. Reiffel has been actively involved in teaching (at Columbia, nationally, internationally), in research, and in clinical practice (in consultative cardiology and arrhythmic disorders) for over 4 decades. During his career, Dr. Reiffel has served as Director of the Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratory and training program for electrophysiology fellows at the Columbia University-New York Presbyterian Medical Center and as Director of the Electrocardiography Laboratory at the same institution. In concert with the above, Dr. Reiffel has been first author, senior author, or co-author of approximately 500 medical publications (along with 2 children's books and 2 golf books).