Glotzer Lab
Taya V. Glotzer M.D., FACC, FHRS
Affiliate Member, Center for Discovery and Innovation
Professor of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Director of Electrophysiology Research, Hackensack University Medical Center
Dr. Glotzer earned her Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Wesleyan University in 1983 and her MD from New York University School of Medicine in 1987. She completed fellowships in internal medicine, cardiology, invasive cardiology, and electrophysiology at New York University Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center in 1995. With over 25 years of electrophysiology experience, she practices full-time at Hackensack University Medical Center. Currently, Dr. Glotzer is a Professor of Medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Director of Electrophysiology Research at Hackensack University Medical Center. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society, actively participating in several committees, including the Scientific Sessions Program Committee. Her research centers on stroke prevention, particularly the link between atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke.
In 2003, she published a pioneering study connecting subclinical AF to adverse outcomes like stroke and death. As lead investigator of the TRENDS trial, she demonstrated that subclinical AF episodes exceeding 5.5 hours within 30 days double stroke risk. Her work has fostered numerous international collaborations on related trials and publications. Dr. Glotzer contributed to the Heart Rhythm Society's Expert Consensus Statement on Remote Monitoring and the European Heart Rhythm Association's document on Device-Detected Subclinical AF. She is involved in major international collaborations on AF screening and defining AF burden. She also participated in drafting the Heart Rhythm Society’s Expert Consensus Statement on Conduction System Pacing.
In 2022, the New Jersey Chapter of the American Heart Association honored Dr. Glotzer with the "Researcher of the Year" award for her significant contributions to cardiovascular research.