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Benjamin Hale, MD, MS, CEPS-P, CCDS

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Cardiology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Cardiology
  • Medical Director, Pediatric Electrophysiology Program

Education

  • BS in Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • MS in Bioengineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • MD in University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
  • Residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Pediatric Electrophysiology Fellowship, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI

Research Interests

  • Adult Congenital Electrophysiology - Ablation outcomes (Site PI for in-progress Multicenter study on Fontan Ablation Outcomes)
  • Adult Congenital Electrophysiology - Sudden Death Risk Stratification in Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatrics Congenital Heart Disease
  • Conduction System Pacing in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease
  • Pediatric Ablation Quality Improvement – Evaluating yield of routine post-ablation ambulatory ECG monitoring
  • Lead Extraction in Congenital Heart Disease

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology
  • International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners, Certified Cardiac Device Specialist (IBHRE CCDS)
  • International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners, Certified Electrophysiology Specialist, Pediatrics (IBHRE CEPS-P)
  • Michigan Medical License
  • Ohio Medical License
  • Iowa Medical License
  • South Dakota Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Hale BW, Lu JC, Romano JC, Lowery R, Yu S, Norris MD (2022). Kommerell Diverticulum: Distinctions Between Arch Side and Evaluation of Morphology, Size, And Risk. Ann Thorac Surg. Sep;114(3):848-856. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.035. Epub 2021 Jul 18. PMID: 34283954.
  • Hale BW, Goodrich LR, Frisbie DD, McIlwraith CW, Kisiday JD (2012). Effect of scaffold dilution on migration of mesenchymal stem cells from fibrin hydrogels. Am J Vet Res. Feb;73(2):313-8. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.73.2.313. PMID: 22280396.
  • Kisiday JD, Hale BW, Almodovar JL, Lee CM, Kipper MJ, Wayne McIlwraith C, Frisbie DD (2011). Expansion of mesenchymal stem cells on fibrinogen-rich protein surfaces derived from blood plasma. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. Aug;5(8):600-11. doi: 10.1002/term.352. Epub 2010 Dec 10. PMID: 21774083.
  • Hale BW, Bradley DJ, Zampi JD, Whiteside W, Cunnane R (2021). First-in-human combined transcatheter tricuspid valve implantation with leadless VDD pacemaker via left internal jugular approach. HeartRhythm Case Rep. Nov 26;8(3):155-159. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2021.11.020. PMID: 35492842; PMCID: PMC9039545.
  • Dechert BE, Kaczor SM, LaPage MJ, Hale BW, Bradley DJ (2023). Nurse Practitioner Delivered Virtual Care in a Pediatric Specialty Clinic. J Pediatr Health Care. May-Jun;37(3):287-290. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.007. PMID: 36464520.
  • Chubb H, Mah DY, Shah M, Lin KY, Peng DM, Hale BW, May L, Etheridge S, Goodyer W, Ceresnak SR, Motonaga KS, Rosenthal DN, Almond CS, McElhinney DB, Dubin AM (2024). Multicenter Study of Survival Benefit of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. Mar;10(3):539-550. doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2023.11.008. Epub 2024 Jan 10. PMID: 38206260.
  • Pompa AG and Hale BW (2023). Use of an electroanatomic mapping system with high-density multipolar mapping catheters to guide transvenous atrial pacing lead implantation in a Fontan patient. HeartRhythm Case Rep. Oct 31;10(1):49-52. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.10.020. PMID: 38264119; PMCID: PMC10801093.