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Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD

(6 Ratings)

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

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

2160 S First Avenue 101-1740 Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL 60153

(708) 216-9000

Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Maywood, IL specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic, Willoughby Hills Family Health Center and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.

Office Locations

Address:

2160 S First Avenue 101-1740 Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood, IL 60153

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Address:

2550 and 2570 Som Center Road
Willoughby, OH 44094

Address:

9500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44195

In The News

“18, 2023, 12:50 p.m. Cleveland Clinic physicians Dr. Bruce Wilkoff, left, and Dr. Niraj Varma, implanted a dual cardiac device in the first patient in the world on Wednesday.”—"Cleveland Clinic performs world's first implant of dual-device that combines two functions in one", Cleveland.com , September 2024

“Research unveiled at Heart Rhythm 2023 and led by Dr. Niraj Varma, a professor of medicine and consultant electrophysiologist at the Cleveland Clinic, found patients monitored with Implicity's...”—"Implicity CEO Selected to Participate in HRX 2023 Panel Discussion on AI & Remote Cardiac Monitoring", Fox 5 San Diego, September 2023

“"Men and women had identical survival following defibrillator therapy and this I think is a first," Dr. Niraj Varma of the Cleveland Clinic explained.”—"Study: Gender Differences In Heart Failure Treatment", CBS San Francisco, February 2018

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	41
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	256
hospital care	192
implant surgery	9
inpatient care	192
minimally invasive procedures	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	257
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	99
Less than 65	102

doctor visit	196
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	521
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	108
Less than 65	84

ablation	11
cardiac procedures	20
cardioversion	10
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	211
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
minimally invasive procedures	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	904
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	164
Less than 65	144

cardiac procedures	26
cardioversion	14
doctor visit	272
hospital care	33
implant surgery	17
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	10

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	101
Less than 65	64

ablation	14
cardiac procedures	41
cardioversion	17
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	256
hospital care	93
implant surgery	10
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	510
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	94
Less than 65	65

ablation	17
cardiac procedures	52
cardioversion	20
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	297
hospital care	15
implant surgery	9
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

**Gender**
Male	381
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	87
Less than 65	57

ablation	12
cardiac procedures	29
cardioversion	23
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	321
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	608
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	83
Less than 65	51

ablation	10
cardiac procedures	41
cardioversion	12
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	10
doctor visit	211
hospital care	16
implant surgery	9
inpatient care	16
minimally invasive procedures	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	73
Less than 65	38

cardiac procedures	11
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	245
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
minimally invasive procedures	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	93
Less than 65	46

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Maywood, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and cardiac procedures.

ablation	13
cardiac procedures	34
cardioversion	16
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	252
hospital care	82
implant surgery	11
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	10
inpatient care	82
minimally invasive procedures	44
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	65
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	570
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	237
85 and over	100
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	252

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	57
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He completed residency at The General Infirmary - Leeds University Medicine Leeds. He has a state license in Illinois.

Residency: The General Infirmary - Leeds University Medicine Leeds (1987)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cleveland Clinic

Willoughby Hills Family Health Center

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD from all over the web to help you find the right in Maywood, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$315,028 Allure Quadra RF CRT Pacemaker $44,648	CRT-Ds $38,497	CRM-Research only $32,570	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $19,795	Quartet CRT Lead $18,338	Other $161,180
IMPULSE DYNAMICS (USA) INC.	$188,574 OPTIMIZER $107,035	OPTIMIZER SMART SYSTEM $38,510	$43,028
BIOTRONIK INC.	$162,506 Bradycardia products $40,796	Tachycardia products $20,578	Eluna $10,114	PRO-Kinetic Energy $6,969	Vascular Invervention products $3,000	Other $81,049
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$92,253 Unify Assura $31,068	QuickFlex Micro $17,228	Electrophysiology $17,017	CRM $8,896	OptiSense $6,757	Other $11,288
Boston Scientific Corporation	$38,073 CLINICAL TRIAL PRODUCT $10,241	GENERAL THERAPIES $5,249	RHYTHMIA $1,428	Tachy System $216	GENERAL EP $204	Other $20,735
Other	$72,157 LifeVest $15,362	All Sorin CRM $8,598	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $7,419	Intracardiac Echo Catheter $5,582	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $2,988	Other $32,208

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$377,905
Travel and Lodging	$281,283
Honoraria	$63,229
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$54,333
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$47,915
Other	$43,925

Research Payments

Dr. Niraj Varma, MD, PhD has received 88 research payments totaling $804,889.

Biography

Dr. Niraj Varma's specialties are adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He practices in Cleveland, OH and Willoughby Hills, OH. The average patient rating for Dr. Varma is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Varma's areas of expertise include cardiac electrophysiological study, cardioversion, and ventricular tachycardia. Dr. Varma (or staff) is conversant in Hindi. His professional affiliations include Willoughby Hills Family Health Center and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.