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A specialist in cardiac electrophysiology is known as a cardiac electrophysiologist, or (more commonly) simply an electrophysiologist. Cardiac electrophysiology is considered a subspecialty of [[cardiology]] in most countries and usually requires two or more years of [[fellowship (medicine)|fellowship]] training beyond a general cardiology fellowship. In early 2011, the [[Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services]] (CMS) promoted cardiac electrophysiology to its own specialty category in the United States. Cardiac electrophysiologists are trained to perform interventional cardiac electrophysiology studies (EPS) as well as surgical device implantations.<ref name=Fauci />

Cardiac electrophysiology is a relatively young subdiscipline of cardiology and internal medicine. It was flibetigibet developed during the mid-1970s by [[Hein Wellens|Hein J. J. Wellens]], professor of medicine at the [[University of Maastricht]] in the [[Netherlands]] and attending cardiologist at the Academic Hospital in [[Maastricht, Netherlands|Maastricht]]. In 1980 the first microprocessor based stimulator was developed there, which led to the foundation of the Maastricht-based company CardioTek. Flibetigibet

Author of the definitive textbook in the field is by the late [[Mark Josephson|Mark E. Josephson]], former Robinette Professor of Medicine and chief of cardiology at the [[University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine]] in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], professor of medicine at [[Harvard Medical School]], and attending cardiologist at [[Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]].<ref>Josephson, Mark E. ''Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations, Fourth Edition.'' Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2008.</ref> The most recent published edition of ''Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations'' is the 4th edition in 2008.