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Dr. Michael Peterson, MD

(53 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

Medical College of Wisconsin

Professional interests include: electrophysiological (EP) study, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), heart problems

225 Smith Avenue N Suite 400
Saint Paul, MN 55102

(651) 292-0007

Dr. Michael Peterson, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Saint Paul, MN specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Michael Peterson, MD is affiliated with Allina Health and United Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

225 Smith Avenue N Suite 400
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Address:

225 Smith Avenue N Suite 400
Saint Paul, MN 55102

Address:

8675 Valley Creek Road
Woodbury, MN 55125

Some issues Dr. Michael Peterson, 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.

In The News

“Dr. Michael Peterson, a cardiac electrophysiologist at United Heart & Vascular Clinic at United Hospital, successfully implanted the Unify Quadra CRT-D in a heart failure patient and United...”—"Two Allina hospitals and clinics among first in the nation to implant St. Jude Medical's new device", Star Tribune, December 2011

“Dr. Michael Peterson, right, and a colleague watch monitors outside the cardiac catheterization lab where Dr. R. Dent Underwood performed a heart ablation procedure last month at United Hospital in...”—"New therapy, high stakes", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, February 2008

cardiac procedures	23
doctor visit	89
hospital care	43
implant surgery	26
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	507
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	263
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

cardiac procedures	19
doctor visit	99
hospital care	41
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	17

**Gender**
Male	495
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	871
Black	26
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	270
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

ablation	9
cardiac procedures	57
catheterization	9
doctor visit	74
hospital care	48
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	48
minimally invasive procedures	66

**Gender**
Male	998
Female	880

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1770
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	668
85 and over	560
Less than 65	210

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	67
hospital care	54
implant surgery	37
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	54
minimally invasive procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	265
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	26
hospital care	45
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	233
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

ablation	10
cardiac procedures	36
catheterization	10
doctor visit	25
hospital care	56
implant surgery	27
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	46

**Gender**
Male	484
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	11
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	252
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	18
doctor visit	85
hospital care	51
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	51
minimally invasive procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1204
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	439
85 and over	327
Less than 65	105

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	62
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	40
hospital care	25
implant surgery	34
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	9
inpatient care	25
minimally invasive procedures	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	648
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	403
85 and over	325
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

ablation	42
cardiac procedures	123
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	172
implant surgery	64
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
minimally invasive procedures	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Peterson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Peterson, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Saint Paul, MN were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

ablation	19
cardiac procedures	48
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	77
hospital care	45
implant surgery	34
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	12
inpatient care	45
minimally invasive procedures	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Peterson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	473
Female	415

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	834
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	15

**Age**
85 and over	249
75 to 84	308
Less than 65	87
65 to 74	242

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Peterson, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Peterson, MD graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin. He completed residency at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Clinical cardiac electrophysiology and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Clinical cardiac electrophysiology

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Peterson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Allina Health

United Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Peterson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 53 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Peterson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Paul, MN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Respicardia, Inc.	$9,589 remede System $9,589
Boston Scientific Corporation	$697 WATCHMAN $203	ESSENTIO $121	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $119	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $113	Tachy System $97	Other $44
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$418 Viva $274	Arctic Front $141	Reveal LINQ $3
Abbott Laboratories	$254 Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $207	AVEIR $47
BIOTRONIK INC.	$134 BioMonitor $134
Other	$284 CRM $66	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS $42	ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $19	IR - Liver Access $16	NAMENDA XR $11	Other $130

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$7,500
Food and Beverage	$2,029
Travel and Lodging	$1,846

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Peterson, MD has received 78 research payments totaling $248,419.

Biography

Dr. Michael Peterson sees patients in Woodbury, MN and Saint Paul, MN. His medical specialty is cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He attended medical school at Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Peterson completed his residency training at Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Clinical interests for Dr. Peterson include arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats) and electrophysiological (EP) study. Dr. Peterson's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with United Hospital and Allina Health.