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Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD

(20 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: biventricular pacemaker, cardiac electrophysiological study, catheter ablation, and more.

33100 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Avon, OH 44011

(440) 695-4000

Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cleveland, OH specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1993 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic, Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Avon Hospital and Avon - Richard E. Jacobs Health Center.

Office Locations

Address:

18101 Lorain Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44111

Address:

33100 Cleveland Clinic Boulevard
Avon, OH 44011

Address:

9500 Euclid Avenue Mail Code J2-2
Cleveland, OH 44195

Some issues Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

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ablation	11
cardiac procedures	25
cardioversion	44
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	319
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	95
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	61
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

ablation	10
cardiac procedures	37
cardioversion	24
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	271
hospital care	34
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	34
minimally invasive procedures	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	442
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	627
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	102
Less than 65	97

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	59
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

ablation	12
cardiac procedures	44
cardioversion	31
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	278
hospital care	125
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	892
Female	596

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1290
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	518
85 and over	228
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	56
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

ablation	25
cardiac procedures	66
cardioversion	43
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	330
hospital care	103
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	103
minimally invasive procedures	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	29

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	676
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	135
Less than 65	70

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	64
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	45
cardioversion	51
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	288
hospital care	58
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	103
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	61
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

ablation	19
cardiac procedures	52
cardioversion	65
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	332
hospital care	95
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	95
minimally invasive procedures	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	118
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

ablation	20
cardiac procedures	64
cardioversion	52
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	369
hospital care	81
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	701
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	101
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	59
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

ablation	24
cardiac procedures	69
cardioversion	29
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	302
hospital care	70
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	70
minimally invasive procedures	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	581
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	285
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	81
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	61
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

ablation	35
cardiac procedures	75
cardioversion	125
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	709
hospital care	62
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	62
minimally invasive procedures	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cleveland, OH were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	18
cardiac procedures	53
cardioversion	51
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	356
hospital care	79
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	79
minimally invasive procedures	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	53
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	587
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	239
85 and over	96
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	276

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	48
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1993. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Board Certification: Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cleveland Clinic

Fairview Hospital

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Avon Hospital

Avon - Richard E. Jacobs Health Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.95 out of 5 stars based on 20 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cleveland, OH.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$18,681 Patient Management - Data Connectivity Solutions $3,800	Micra $869	Advisa $602	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $200	Compia MRI $118	Other $13,092
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$11,644 Electrophysiology $10,390	Electrophysiology (EP) $1,254
Boston Scientific Corporation	$11,337 GENERAL THERAPIES $2,500	GENERAL - THERAPIES $2,000	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $2,000	Tachy System $239	STANDARD THERAPEUTIC $114	Other $4,483
AtriCure, Inc.	$1,290 Cardiovascular $390	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION DEV $199	ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $143	OLL2, OSL2, ASU2, ASB3 $24	$533
Abbott Laboratories	$543 Ensite $158	Quadra Assura $99	Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $97	Tendril $62	Mitra Clip system $46	Other $81
Other	$814 ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE $146	AZURE XT DR MRI SURESCAN $125	OPTIMIZER $110	Carto 3 System $101	LifeVest $90	Other $241

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$23,797
Travel and Lodging	$12,222
Food and Beverage	$4,290
Consulting Fee	$4,000

Research Payments

Dr. Thomas J. Dresing, MD has received 10 research payments totaling $30,057.

Biography

Dr. Thomas Dresing's medical specialty is adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). These areas are among his clinical interests: cardiac electrophysiological study, cardioversion, and syncope (fainting). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Avon Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, and Fairview Hospital. Dr. Dresing graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota. Dr. Dresing is rated highly by his patients.