Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
William H. Sauer, MD, is Chief, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital. The public record shows 712 publications with 16,791 citations (h-index 70), centered on Atrial Fibrillation. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 11 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Europace
- Top research focus: Atrial Fibrillation
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 11 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 11 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Posterior Wall Substrate Modification Using Irreversible Electroporation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Sponsor: Jorge Romero
InvestigatorTerminatedNCT06364215 - CARTO® 3 System and Real Time Intracardiac Ultrasound
Sponsor: Biosense Webster, Inc.
InvestigatorCompletedNCT01716663
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
11 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202541 payments$64,446openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202534 payments$16,329openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202515 payments$11,525openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Evaluation of variable inter-pulse delay and timing on pulsed field ablation lesion characteristics.
Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology
2025 - Rapid staining protocol for electroporated potato models: a novel approach for evaluating pulsed field ablation lesions.
Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology
2025
Contact
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Office address
75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →radcliffecardiology.com ↗
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- FACC - Fellow
American College of Cardiology
- FHRS - Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Member
American Heart Association, Heart Failure Society of America, American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, and international electrocardiology societies
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- University of Colorado System
Professor (past) - built clinical EP programs at University of Colorado Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, and Denver VA Medical Center prior to 2019 move to Harvard/BWH
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Guest
The Lead Podcast (presented by Heart Rhythm Society) - discussed ablation of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →podcasts.apple.com ↗ - "10-Minute Interview: William H. Sauer, MD" - HMP Global Learning Network (EP Lab Digest)
discussing his background and path into electrophysiology
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- Doximity
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linkedin.com/in/william-sauer-64638425a
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connects.catalyst.harvard.edu/Profiles/display/Person/177456
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- Apple Podcasts
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lead-podcast-presented-by-heart-rhythm-society/id1696126287
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youtube.com/watch
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