
Konstantinos Aronis, MD, PhD
Cardiology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Konstantinos Aronis
Professional Titles
- Director, Adult Congenital Heart Disease Complex Ablation Program
- Associate Director, Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Aronis is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, the Director of the Complex Adult Congenital Heart Disease Ablation Program, and the Associate Director of the Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Program. He performs all types of electrophysiology procedures, with a special focus on complex catheter ablations for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias as well as complex ablations for arrhythmias in patients with adult congenital heart diseases.
Dr. Aronis received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees with Summa Cum Laude honors from the University of Patras School of Medicine in Greece. He completed his internal medicine residency training at Boston University Medical Center both his Cardiovascular Disease and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowships at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. In addition, he has completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in Translational Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School and an NIH funded (T-32) post-doctoral research fellowship in computational electrophysiology at the Institute of Computational Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. He actively engages in clinical trials and research studies aimed at improving patient outcomes and advancing the understanding of cardiac arrhythmias. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and Heart Rhythm Society.
Clinical Trial Keywords
Imaging in arrhythmias, computational electrophysiology, complex arrhythmias mapping and ablation.
Research Interests
Arrhythmias in Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Catheter Ablation, Complex Arrhythmia Mapping, Computational Electrophysiology, Image Integration in Electrophysiology, Ventricular Arrhythmias
Selected Publications
Aronis KN, Ali RL, Prakosa A, Ashikaga H, Berger RD, Hakim JB, Liang J, Tandri H, Teng F, Chrispin J, Trayanova NA. Accurate Conduction Velocity Maps and Their Association With Scar Distribution on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Postinfarction Ventricular Tachycardias. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2020 Apr;13(4):e007792
Aronis KN, Berger RD, Calkins H, Chrispin J, Marine JE, Spragg DD, Tao S, Tandri H, Ashikaga H. Is human atrial fibrillation stochastic or deterministic? -Insights from missing ordinal patterns and causal entropy-complexity plane analysis. Chaos. 2018 Jun;28(6):063130
Aronis KN, Okada DR, Xie E, Daimee UA, Prakosa A, Gilotra NA, Wu KC, Trayanova N, Chrispin J. Spatial Dispersion Analysis of LGE-CMR for Prediction of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Dec;44(12):2067-2074
Aronis KN, Prakosa A, Bergamaschi T, Berger RD, Boyle PM, Chrispin J, Ju S, Marine JE, Sinha S, Tandri H, Ashikaga H, Trayanova NA. Characterization of the Electrophysiologic Remodeling of Patients With Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Clinical Measurements and Computer Simulations Coupled With Machine Learning. Front Physiol. 2021 Jul 14;12:684149
Aronis KN, Yang E, Barnes BT, Cedars A, De La Uz CM, Barth AS. Left bundle pacing in a patient with atrioventricular canal defect presenting with atrial standstill and junctional bradycardia. Heart Rhythm Case Reports. Volume 9, Issue, P314-318, May 2023
Honors
- The W. Leigh Thompson Excellence in Research: Clinical Research Fellow Award Finalist, The Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine/ Whiting School of Engineering, 1/1/19
- Travel Scholarship; Heart Rhythm Society 40th Annual Meeting, Heart Rhythm Society, 1/1/19
- 1st Prize; BIDMC - Harvard Medical School Residents/Fellows Clinical Research Day, BIDMC - Harvard Medical School, 1/1/11
Memberships
- Heart Rhythm Society
- American College of Cardiology
- American Heart Association
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
- 601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-0270
- fax: 410-614-1168
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- 6569 North Charles Street, Pavilion West STE 600, Baltimore, MD 21204
- phone: 443-997-0270
- fax: 443-849-8988
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2021University of Patras School of Medicine
Graduate School, PhD, 2021Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2019Boston Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2015University of Patras School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2008Board Certifications
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2021National Board of Echocardiography
National Board of Echocardiography, 2021Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015Insurance
- 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
4.9 out of 5
59 ratings, 24 reviewsThe 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.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/21/2025
Dr very patient and knowledgeable of my health
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/7/2025
Very polite and knowledgeable about my condition. Included me in all discussions about my diagnosis and future decisions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/17/2024
Dr. Aronis was very thorough and listened to me about my concerns and expressed his concerns clearly.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/9/2024
Very informative and helpful
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/19/2024
Very pleasant and informative.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/11/2024
Very nice and pleasant. Easy toUnderstand talking about alternative treatments if warranted in the future.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/5/2024
Dr. Aronis was very helpful and attentive
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/7/2024
This was the first time I'd ever met with Dr. Aronis - loved him. So smart, caring and compassionate. Answered all of my questions with a sense of caring and a sense of humor. Excellent bedside manner.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/1/2024
Dr Aronis is new to me but explained my situation very thoroughly and was extremely patient with me and my husband. It is apparent he is very knowledgeable in cardiac care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/23/2024
Courteous, honest, and knowledgeable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/23/2024
He is very helpful and informative. Great bedside manner.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/23/2024
Very knowledgable and kind.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/17/2024
First time met the dr. Appears to be a very knowledgable and caring personhood
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/3/2024
Engaging and took time to explain and answer questions.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/5/2024
I am a physician and provider did excellent job Could not have been better
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/22/2024
Very professional but explained things that I needed more info about
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/22/2024
Informative and Helpful
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/8/2024
Dr. Konstantinos Aronis is an excellent doctor and very pleasant and engaging with his patients
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/24/2024
Dr. Aronis was professional, knowledgeable, polite, and most importantly, he cared. I felt very comfortable with him and am confident in his expertise. He took the time to explain everything in detail, answered all my questions, and ensured I understood my options. His compassionate approach and dedication to patient care truly set him apart. I highly recommend Dr. Aronis to anyone seeking a trustworthy and skilled cardiologist.
- 4 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/17/2024
Great, Knowlegable
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/20/2024
Very kinda ND under standing
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/15/2024
Knowledgeable, caring, attentive
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/25/2024
Dr. Aronis was exceptionally helpful and professional.