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Jonathan Chrispin

Jonathan Chrispin, MD

Electrophysiology

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4.7 of 5 stars108 ratings, 37 reviews
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

14 Insurances Accepted

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Gender

Male

About Jonathan Chrispin

Professional Titles

  • Director, Ventricular Arrhythmia Research
  • Robert E. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Medicine

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Medicine

Background

Jonathan Chrispin, M.D. is the Robert E. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Cardiology, Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia. Dr. Chrispin focuses on all aspects of clinical electrophysiology, including pacemaker/defibrillator implantation, complex catheter ablation for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias and laser-lead extraction. 

Dr. Chrispin received his bachelor of arts degree at Harvard College. He received his doctor of medicine degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed intern and residency training in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and served as chief clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellow. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and Heart Rhythm Society.

Dr. Chrispin directs the Ventricular Arrhythmia research program with a focus on using advanced cardiac imaging to better understand the structural substrate that is associated with the development of ventricular arrhythmias. Further, he is involved in developing clinical trials to improve the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia. His work has led to Dr. Chrispin being a peer reviewer in a number of international journals including Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Journal of the American Heart Association, American Journal of Cardiology, EP Europace and Clinical Cardiology.

Additional Academic Titles

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Arrhythmia, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac MRI, Catheter Ablation, Ventricular Arrhythmia

Selected Publications

  • Chrispin J., Calkins H. Accessory pathways related tachycardias- WPW syndrome and Atrioventricular Reentrant Tachycardias (AVRT), Orthodromic AVRT, Pre-excited atrial fibrillation. In Luscher et al: ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press

  • Chrispin J., Calkins H. Asymptomatic pre-excitation. In Luscher et al: ESC Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd Edition. Oxford University Press

  • Chrispin J., Nazarian S. MRI Mapping of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patient with Different Cardiomyopathies. In 

    Shenasa et al: Cardiac Mapping, 5th Edition

  • Chrispin J, Ipek EG, Habibi M, Yang E, Spragg D, Marine JE, Ashikaga H, Rickard J, Berger RD, Zimmerman SL, Calkins H, Nazarian S. Clinical predictors of cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement in patients with atrial fibrillation. EP Europace. 2016 Mar 10.

  • Chrispin, J., Nazarian S. Electronic Magnetic Interference and Magnetic Resonance Compatibility. In Ellenbogen et al: Clinical Cardiac Pacing, Defibrillation, and Resynchronization Therapy, 5th edition. Elsevier Inc, Philadelphia, PA 

  • Chrispin, J, Ipek, E, Zahid, S, Prakosa, A, Habibi, M, Spragg, D, Marine, JE, Ashikaga, H, Rickard, J, Trayanova, NA, Zimmerman SL, Zipunnikov, V, Berger, RD, Calkins, H, Nazarian, S. Lack of regional association between atrial late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance and atrial fibrillation rotors. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Nov 10. Pii: S1547-5271(15)01391-

  • Chrispin, J, Jain, A, Soliman, EZ, Guallar, E, Alonso, A, Heckbert, SR, Bluemke, DA, Lima, JA, Nazarian, S. Association of electrocardiographic and imaging surrogates of left ventricular hypertrophy with incident atrial fibrillation: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol, 2014 May 20; 63(19), 2007-2013.

Honors

  • Chief Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellow, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1/1/16
  • Dean's Scholarship - Four Year Full Tuition Support, Vanderbilt University, 1/1/05
  • Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award and Scholarship, 1/1/01

Memberships

  • American College of Cardiology,

    Member

  • American Heart Association,

    Member

  • Heart Rhythm Society,

    Member

  • American College of Cardiology,

    Fellow

Locations

  1. Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
    • 10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
    • Johns Hopkins Community Physicians - Frederick
      • 45 Thomas Johnson Drive, Suite 109, Frederick, MD 21702
      • Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
        • 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287

        Expertise

        Education

        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

        Fellowship, Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2017

        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

        Fellowship, Cardiology, 2015

        Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

        Residency, Medicine, 2012

        Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

        Medical Education, MD, 2009

        Board Certifications

        Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

        American Board of Internal Medicine, 2017

        Cardiovascular Disease

        American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015

        Insurance

        Johns Hopkins providers accept various commercial health insurance plans. However, they may not be included in all of an insurance company's plans or offerings. This may include Exchange, Medicaid, Medicare, and specific limited benefit plans. Exceptions to participation also exist based on your employer’s benefits package and the provider's location or specialty. Please contact your insurer directly to make sure your doctor is covered by your plan. For more details, please review our Insurance Information.
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        • 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)

        Ratings & Reviews

        4.7 out of 5

        108 ratings, 37 reviews

        The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.

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        Average provider Overall Rating by Patient rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
        Provider Listened Carefully
        Average provider Provider Listened Carefully rating 4.8 out of 5 stars
        Provider Explained Things Clearly
        Average provider Provider Explained Things Clearly rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
        Provider Knew Medical History
        Average provider Provider Knew Medical History rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
        Provider Showed Respect
        Average provider Provider Showed Respect rating 4.9 out of 5 stars
        Provider Spent Enough Time
        Average provider Provider Spent Enough Time rating 4.7 out of 5 stars
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          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 2/13/2025

          Great as you should be able to discern from my from my answers.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 2/4/2025

          Excellent

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/30/2025

          Top notch

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/28/2025

          Dr. Chrispin is great. Very personable and very knowledgeable. He helps to ease any nervousness and answers all questions clearly.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/28/2025

          Professional, Knowledgeable, Courteous

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/23/2025

          Dr Chrispin was very knowledgeable, calm and reassuring about an upcoming procedure. He answered all of our questions.

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 1/14/2025

          He took us by surprise with a short conversation about his opinion on my condition. Left us both somewhat confused about his delivery of Information.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 12/12/2024

          Very much aware of my heart situation. His knowledge and advice gave me great comfort and confidence.

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/14/2024

          My provider was fine. He was friendly and informative

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/7/2024

          He seemed very good and caring on my first appointment with him.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 11/5/2024

          Excellent communication and explanation of my issue

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/17/2024

          All good - thorough, knowledgeable and courteous.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/15/2024

          Dr. Chrispin is excellent.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 10/8/2024

          Good communicator

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/26/2024

          Dr Jonathan Chrispin has performed an ablation for me and all went extremely well. Talking with Dr Chrispin pre surgery and post surgery gave me the comfort of knowing that I made the right choice and decision to move forward with the surgery. I would highly recommend Dr Chrispin to any of my friends and colleagues.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/24/2024

          Love Dr Chrispin

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/17/2024

          Dr. Chrispin was professional. It appeared that he reviewed my records ahead of time so he was familiar with my issue. Some of the information in the after visit summary was not completely accurate.

          3 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/12/2024

          Not the friendliest provider, but seem to know what he was doing.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/12/2024

          Did not seem very friendly. Was very knowledgeable.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 9/10/2024

          Listened well and explained options well

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 8/27/2024

          He is very good at explaining the heart problem.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 8/1/2024

          Very knowledgeable and easy to understand

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/30/2024

          Professional,thoughtful,very helpful.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/25/2024

          He's great.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 7/23/2024

          Dr. Chrispin is the best!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 6/4/2024

          Helped to put my mind about my concern at ease.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 6/4/2024

          Excellent

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 5/23/2024

          Very good, made everything easy for wife and I to understand

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 5/21/2024

          Provider was direct and to the point...For me that was well respected!!!

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 5/21/2024

          Rockstars

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 5/21/2024

          Very responsive in getting back to me. In person, he is knowledgeable, calm, attentive, efficient, and skilled.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 5/21/2024

          Friendly, courteous, kind, informative, empathetic

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 4/23/2024

          He was very clam, knowledgeable and willing to answer my questions.

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 4/23/2024

          Dr. Chrispin was very professional and friendly and answered all my questions. He also tried to get information on a possible doctor for another existing problem that I'm having. I would definitely recommend him.

          4 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 4/16/2024

          Awesome

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 4/11/2024

          Excellent professionalism

          5 out of 5 stars
          Reviewed on 4/9/2024

          He made me feel comfortable about the procedure.