Rohit Mehta

Rohit Mehta, M.D., FHRS is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute in Charlotte, NC. He earned his undergraduate degree at Duke University in Durham, NC. He then returned home to Arkansas where he completed his medical degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He then went to Columbus, OH, and The Ohio State University, where he trained in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He served as Chief Cardiovascular Fellow in 2006 and Chief Electrophysiology Fellow in 2007.

He is board-certified in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Diseases. He joined Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute in 2008 with expertise in laser lead extraction (removal), complex cardiac device implantation, complex cardiac ablation, and large-scale data management. He served as medical director for cardiac electrophysiology from 2012-2016 and director of the cardiac device clinic from 2010-2022 serving over 14,000 patients and launching their remote monitoring strategy. He has directed the lead management program at Sanger Heart and Vascular Institute since 2008 and has grown the program from 5 cases (2007) to 140 cases annually.

From inception in 2010 until 2020, he served as a co-founder, course director and steering committee member for “Day1” a Medtronic program designed to teach electrophysiology fellows about transitioning to clinical practice.

He has been on the board of the American Heart Association in Charlotte from 2015-2022 serving as board President from 2017-2019. He serves on the board of directors for the Omar Carter Foundation as co-chairman since its inception in 2014. His clinical passion has been and remains sudden cardiac arrest and digital health- focusing on innovative care delivery, risk prediction, and CPR awareness.