Mathew Hutchinson, MD, FACC, FHRS

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Program, Banner – University Medical Center Tucson

SHC 4143

520-626-8615
MathewHutchinson@shc.arizona.edu

Dr. Hutchinson comes to the College of Medicine – Tucson from the University of Pennsylvania where he was an associate professor of medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. He cares for patients with complex arrhythmia disorders, as well as adult congenital heart disease and arrhythmias. He is internationally renowned for his work in the use of imaging to characterize arrhythmia substrate in patients with structural heart disease. He has authored or co-authored nearly 100 research publications and serves as a reviewer or editorial board member on numerous publications, including The New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, American Journal of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm and the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology.

Degree(s)

  • MD: St. Louis University School of Medicine, Missouri, 2000
  • Clinical Epidemiology Certificate Program, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, 2009
  • BS: Biochemistry, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn., 1996
Internship
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Internal Medicine, 2001
Residency
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Internal Medicine, 2003
Fellowship
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Electrophysiology, 2007
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Cardiology, 2005
Board Certifications
ABIM, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2008
ABIM, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2003
National Board of Medical Examiners, 2001
Honors and Awards
Mark E. Josephson Faculty Teaching Award, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 2011
American College of Physicians/American Academy of Internal Medicine Clerkship Award, 2000
Cum Laude, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo., 2000
American College of Physicians/American Academy of Internal Medicine Clerkship Award, 1999
Alpha Sigma Nu, National Jesuit Honor Society, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., 1999
Magna Cum Laude, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tenn., 1996
Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1996
Clinical Specialties
Cardiology
Electrophysiology
Complex Heart Rhythm Disorders
Atrial Fibrillation
Ventricular Tachycardia
Research Interests

developing new techniques to improve procedural outcomes in patients with atrial and ventricular arrhythmias