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Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

Accepting New Patients

(344 Ratings)

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

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: heart rhythm disorders, cardiac electrophysiological study, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and more.

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

(619) 543-5743

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in San Diego, CA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. She graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.

Office Locations

Address:

200 W Arbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92103

Address:

2131 3rd Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101

Address:

9434 Medical Center Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

Some issues Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD can help you with:

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)

A cardiac resynchronization therapy device, also known as a CRT or biventricular pacemaker, is a kind of pacemaker that can help the heart work more effectively. In certain kinds of heart failure, the ventricles, or larger chambers in the heart, stop working together. When they are no longer in synch, the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. CRT can help keep the heartbeat regular and the ventricles contracting at the same time.

Just as with a standard pacemaker, a biventricular pacemaker consists of a small battery pack and electrical leads, or small wires that conduct electricity to the heart. CRT pacemakers have two or three leads, placed in the upper and lower chambers of the heart. The device measures the contractions of the heart, and if the heart begins to beat out of time it will send small, rhythmic pulses of electricity to resynchronize (hence the name 'cardiac resynchronization therapy) the contractions. This allows the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body more efficiently. Sometimes a CRT is combined with a different kind of device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICD, which uses a higher burst of energy to restart the heart if it stops suddenly.

When a biventricular pacemaker is inserted, the wire leads are usually placed via a small incision near the shoulder, then threaded through a vein to the heart. The battery pack is placed under the skin of the chest near the collarbone. Once everything is in place, the leads are connected to the battery, and the CRT can begin helping the heart beat correctly.

It is normal to experience swelling and discomfort as the incisions from surgery heal. It takes time for the heart to adjust to the pacemaker, so vigorous activity should be kept to a minimum for the first few weeks. Strong magnetic fields may affect how the CRT functions, so patients may be advised to avoid them. As patients heart begins to pump blood more effectively, they should soon begin to feel stronger and less fatigued.

In The News

“Delving into more specific fields, cardiologist Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, Director of Pacemaker & ICD Services, talked about atrial fibrillation (AF); and Pam Taub, cardiologist and Director of...”—"UC San Diego doctors share insights on heart health in La Jolla", The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 2018

“The S-ICD has fewer long-term complications, an easier removal process and puts the patient at less risk for infection," said Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, director of pacemaker and ICD services...”—"New Mom Suffering from Heart Failure Is First at UCSD Saved by Device", Times of San Diego, March 2014

cardiac procedures	57
doctor visit	742
hospital care	34
implant surgery	57
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	39
inpatient care	34
minimally invasive procedures	57

**Gender**
Male	887
Female	650

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	988
Black	90
Hispanic	311
Asian	108
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	258
Less than 65	273

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	57
doctor visit	681
hospital care	44
implant surgery	57
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	44
minimally invasive procedures	57

**Gender**
Male	727
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	785
Black	73
Hispanic	237
Asian	88
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	393
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	256
Less than 65	168

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	63
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	648
hospital care	24
implant surgery	63
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	23
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	1576
Female	1236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1708
Black	202
Hispanic	652
Asian	182
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	974
From 75 to 84	838
85 and over	564
Less than 65	436

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	74
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	720
hospital care	60
implant surgery	74
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	17
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	74

**Gender**
Male	893
Female	690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	110
Hispanic	383
Asian	93
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	556
From 75 to 84	496
85 and over	298
Less than 65	233

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	78
doctor visit	685
hospital care	64
implant surgery	78
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	46
inpatient care	64
minimally invasive procedures	78

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	738
Black	74
Hispanic	194
Asian	80
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	333
85 and over	272
Less than 65	161

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	67
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	606
hospital care	28
implant surgery	67
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	39
inpatient care	28
minimally invasive procedures	67

**Gender**
Male	447
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	534
Black	45
Hispanic	106
Asian	70
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	271
85 and over	211
Less than 65	79

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	56
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	605
hospital care	60
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	23
inpatient care	60
minimally invasive procedures	56

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	41
Hispanic	106
Asian	59
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	193
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	68
doctor visit	483
hospital care	31
implant surgery	68
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	42
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	68

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	37
Hispanic	86
Asian	65
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	186
Less than 65	77

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	106
cardioversion	30
doctor visit	1058
hospital care	39
implant surgery	106
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	35
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	106

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in San Diego, CA were minimally invasive procedures, implant surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

cardiac procedures	69
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	694
hospital care	42
implant surgery	69
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	32
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD.

**Gender**
Male	594
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	67
Asian / Pacific Islander	74
Non-Hispanic White	662
Hispanic	207
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	325
85 and over	223
Less than 65	150
65 to 74	342

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 344 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
BIOTRONIK INC.	$140,741 Bradycardia products $12,405	Tachycardia products $4,245	Solia $3,371	Rivacor $2,666	BioMonitor $2,557	Other $115,497
Abbott Laboratories	$117,776 ENSITE PRECISION $33,904	Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $19,671	Pacemakers $17,871	CRT-Ds $17,094	Fortify Assura, Ellipse ICD $8,400	Other $20,836
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$98,319 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators - ICDs $20,947	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $14,445	Leads $4,189	Pacemakers $4,143	Micra $2,456	Other $52,140
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$74,321 Electrophysiology (EP) $13,247	CRM $13,092	Unify Assura $10,828	Electrophysiology $9,585	Fortify Assura and Ellipse $3,864	Other $23,705
Boston Scientific Corporation	$60,972 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $23,307	GENERAL THERAPIES $10,658	GENERAL - THERAPIES $10,208	EMBLEM $1,804	S-ICD System Magnet $1,797	Other $13,197
Other	$96,123 CVX-300CVX-300P $28,842	(9520) IGT Devices Undivided $9,788	(9016) GlideLight $6,547	LifeVest $2,524	GlideLight $2,400	Other $46,022

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$182,296
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$153,544
Travel and Lodging	$88,098
Grant	$70,000
Food and Beverage	$49,298
Other	$45,018

Research Payments

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD has received 366 research payments totaling $520,978.

Biography

Dr. Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green's medical specialty is adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). She is professionally affiliated with Regents of the University of California.