Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green

Dr Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green is a board-certified cardiologist, specialising in heart rhythm disorders and cardiac device implantation. She leads the Pacemaker and ICD Service at UC San Diego Health and directs one of the largest lead extraction programmes in the western US.

Her research focuses on arrhythmia mechanisms, cardiac resynchronisation therapy and advancing cardiac device implantation techniques. She plays a key role in major clinical trials on biventricular pacing for heart failure and new device technology.