Atlanta, Georgia, United States
IM Resident, Emory University | 2026 NIH/NIAID StARR Scholar I am a physician-scientist in training working at the intersection of electrophysiology, device therapy, and global health. I study arrhythmia management, emerging technologies, and the cardiovascular manifestations of infectious diseases—particularly Chagas cardiomyopathy. I am especially interested in how device therapies, translational research, and health systems design can improve outcomes for underserved populations. My long-term goal is to build a career that integrates clinical excellence in electrophysiology with impactful research and global cardiovascular health equity. 🔗 bit.ly/GoogleScholarEvanCzulada 🐦 x.com/EvanCzulada
Conducts multiple projects in the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory led by Dr. William S. Weintraub, MD MACC FAHA FESC with several practicing electrophysiologists. Created the protocol for the “Optimal pacing rate for cardiac resynchronization therapy after atrioventricular node ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation and heart failure (OPT RATE-AF),” a randomized controlled trial funded by an investigator-initiated grant from Medtronic. Developed the study design for ongoing randomized controlled trials, instrument validation studies, and review articles, including: “Shedding Weight prior to Ablation Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation (SWeAT-AF),” “Development and Validation of the Ventricular Tachycardia Quality of Life (ViTAL-Q) Instrument,” and more. Shadowed electrophysiologists and observed procedures such as hybrid convergent ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia, Watchman device placement, and atrial fibrillation cryotherapy ablations.
Conducts research related to Chagas disease in the Dr. Robert Gilman, MD laboratory. Created the project “Contemporary cardiac management of patients with Chagas disease by cardiologists in Bolivia” published in JACC: Advances (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101588). Spent the summer of 2022 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia alongside the team in establishing the Chagas cardiomyopathy and congenital Chagas disease database in REDCap. Participated in a one-week externship at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center with cardiology faculty and fellows learning about echocardiography to apply to our Chagas patients and database.
Winner of the Georgetown Public Policy Challenge 2024, where we presented our policy proposal among 5 other finalists in a pool of 40+ teams across all graduate schools. Created and developed the policy proposal “Trimming the Risk: Barbershop Blood Pressure Checks for Cardiovascular Wellness” to combat blood pressure disparities in the DC community with a team of medical students, for which we awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize. Coordinated with the Georgetown University School of Medicine to embed this initiative into the curriculum and connect with community partners. Awarded the $4,000 Community RADIANCE Grant offered by the Georgetown University Center for Health Equity.
Attends monthly meetings that discuss fiction, non-fiction, and memoirs in a “book club” style format to better understand their application to life in and outside of medicine. Learns from various authors we had read discuss their writing process and explain the meaning behind their work. Will complete a Capstone scholarly project related to literature and medicine upon graduation.
Led the Writing Board at the student-run medical journal, the Georgetown Medical Review, where we published commentaries, opinion pieces, and personal reflections related to medicine. Developed the writers’ pieces and writing skills through various meetings and workshops. Promoted a collaborative environment between writers and other editors. Personally corresponded and edited 6 writing pieces to completion and publication and oversaw 2 other pieces to publication.