Glenn Wetzel, MD, PhD
Pediatric Electrophysiology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Glenn Wetzel
Professional Titles
- Director, Pediatric Interventional Electrophysiology
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Glenn Wetzel is an Associate Professor (PAR) of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of expertise is interventional pediatric electrophysiology (ablation and pacing).
Dr. Wetzel received his M.D. from the University of California in San Diego’s School of Medicine. He then completed his residency and fellowship at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Dr. Wetzel specializes in arrhythmia management. He is also the leader of the Pediatric ECG Review (pECGreview) program. The program provides an ECG of the week, which enhances the ECG reading skills of pediatric cardiology fellows and other trainees and faculty. To learn more about this program, visit www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heart-vascular-institute/specialty-areas/pediatric-and-congenital-heart-center/research/our-research/pediatric-ecg-review
Research Interests
Education in Electrocardiogram Interpretation, Pediatric Electrophysiology
Research Summary
Dr. Wetzel’s current primary research and educational focus involves Pediatric ECG Review (pECGreview), a web-based program and data repository he developed for training physicians in ECG reading and EP concepts. pECGreview currently has more than 350 participants from more than 30 fellowship training programs. ECG reading responses from physicians at a variety of training levels are being assessed to evaluate the effectiveness of ECG training techniques.
Honors
Ross Award in Research, Western Society for Pediatric Research
Memberships
- Heart Rhythm Society
- Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society
Locations
- Charter Professional Center
- 10700 Charter Drive, Suite 140, Columbia, MD 21044
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-955-0897
- Johns Hopkins Children's Center
- 1800 Orleans Street, Suite 2201, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5987
- fax: 410-614-9942
Expertise
Education
UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1991UCLA Medical Center
Residency, Pediatrics, 1988UC San Diego School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 1985University of California San Diego
Graduate School, Physiology, PhD, 1984Board Certifications
Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2003Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)