Daniel Frenkel, M.D., was born and raised in the NY metropolitan area. He has been an attending electrophysiologist in the Department of Cardiology at Westchester Medical Center since 2016 where he also serves as the director of the cardiac device program. Dr. Frenkel has co-authored scholarly and peer-reviewed publications in several journals.

When Dr. Frenkel is not taking care of his patients, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, skiing, and playing tennis.

Education

• Fellowship: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Weill Cornell Medical College/ NY Presbyterian Hospital and Cardiology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Residency: Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
• M.D., New York University School of Medicine
• B.S., Human Biology, Cornell University

Areas of Expertise

• Atrial fibrillation
• Supraventricular tachycardia
• Sudden cardiac death
• Syncope
• Catheter ablation
• Pacemakers
• Defibrillators
• Cardiac resynchronization therapy
• Cardiac device extraction
• Left atrial appendage occlusion

Publications

• Ghallab M, Ahmed MS, Ostrow TH, et. al. "Landiolol for Treating Arrhythmias: A State-of-The-Art Review." Cardiology in review, (), (2024) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000687
• Jacobson JT, Frenkel D, Reade D, et. al. "Elucidation of Complex Atrial Tachycardia Activation in a Patient with Tetralogy of Fallot Using Omnipolar Mapping Technology: A Case Report." The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management, 15(2), (2024) 5777-5781. doi: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15025
• Khurana S, Das S, Frishman WH, et. al. "Lead Extraction-Indications, Procedure, and Future Directions." Cardiology in review, 33(3), (2025) 212-218. doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000610
• Das S, Ramalho J, Hoch EG, et. al. "A wide complex tachycardia and response to ventricular overdrive pacing: What is the mechanism?" Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 34(9), (2023) 1983-1986. doi: 10.1111/jce.16043
• Rojas R, Kaul R, Frenkel D, et. al. "Brugada syndrome clinical update." Hospital practice (1995), 49(4), (2021) 255-261. doi: 10.1080/21548331.2021.1906012
• Iwai S, Frenkel D, Jacobson JT, et. al. "Remote Device Monitoring: Be Careful What You Wish for . ." JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 7(2), (2021) 235-237. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.09.033
• Jin C, Hsu J, Frenkel D, et. al. "Unique technique to relieve left ventricular assist device electromagnetic interference with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 32(2), (2021) 551-553. doi: 10.1111/jce.14840

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Memberships and Affiliations

• Heart Rhythm Society - Fellow
• American College of Cardiology - Fellow

Teaching Responsibilities

• Educating and training cardiology and electrophysiology fellows during clinical rotations and in electrophysiology laboratory
• Lectures to electrophysiology and cardiology fellows
• Monthly electrocardiogram review with cardiology fellows
• Lead small group discussion groups for second year medical students during cardiology block