Anne B. Curtis MD

Anne Curtis

Anne B. Curtis
MD

SUNY Distinguished Professor

Department of Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences


Specialty/Research Focus

Cardiology; Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Contact Information
Clinical & Translational Research Center
875 Ellicott Street, Room 7084
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 716-888-4747
Fax: 716-829-6115
abcurtis@buffalo.edu


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Professional Summary:

As a clinician actively involved in patient care, I see patients in my office at 1020 Youngs Road, suite 110 in suburban Amherst, as well as in the Conventus Medical Office Building on the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. My specialty is clinical cardiac electrophysiology, which is the field of cardiology that deals with arrhythmias and implantable devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. We have assembled a team of cardiac electrophysiologists who work closely together, so that patients who are evaluated for cardiac arrhythmias in our practice have access to state-of-the-art procedures such as catheter ablation and implantable cardiac electrical devices. I was personally involved in the development of national guidelines for patient care in the treatment of atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death, and the recently released national guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing.

I am involved in the education of residents and fellows as well as clinical research. My research focus is electrophysiology and pacing, including implantable device therapy and clinical trials in atrial fibrillation. In addition to leadership positions on steering committees, executive committees, and data and safety monitoring boards for multicenter clinical trials, I was the national principal investigator on a study of heart failure patients with atrioventricular block entitled Block HF. I have been involved in clinical trials for over 30 years which have led to more than 350 publications.

On a national level, I have held numerous national leadership roles, including serving as president of the Heart Rhythm Society, President of the Association of University Cardiologists, and President of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society. I am currently the President of the Association of Professors of Medicine. I have also chaired the Food and Drug Administration’s Circulatory System Devices Panel. I currently serve as an associate editor of one of the key journals in the field of cardiology, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Education and Training:

  • Other, Harvard School of Public Health Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services, Harvard School of Public Health Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services (2011)
  • Other, Fellow, Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM), ELAM, Fellow, Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (2007)
  • Fellowship, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center (1986)
  • Fellowship, cardiovascular disease, Duke University Medical Center (1985)
  • Residency, internal medicine, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center (1982)
  • MD, Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (1979)
  • BA, Chemistry, Rutgers University, Summa Cum Laude (1975)

Employment:

  • Affiliate Faculty Member, Gender Institute, University at Buffalo (2022-present)
  • SUNY Distinguished professor, Medicine, State University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2016-present)
  • UB Distinguished Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2013-present)
  • Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2010-present)
  • Charles & Mary Bauer Chair of the Department of Medicine, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (2010–2022)
  • President & CEO, UBMD Internal Medicine (2010–2022)
  • Professor, Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine (2005–2010)
  • Professor, Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine (1997–2005)
  • Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine (1992–1997)
  • Assistant Professor, Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine (1987–1992)
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Awards and Honors:

  • 2024 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist of the Year (2024)
  • Business First Power 250 (#94) (2023)
  • Buffalo Business First Power 200 Women (2023)
  • Power 200 Women of WNY (#27) (2022)
  • Exceptional Women in Medicine (2022)
  • Buffalo Spree 2022 List of Top Doctors (2021)
  • Buffalo Business First’s Power 150 Women (#24) (2021)
  • Buffalo Business First’s “Power 250” (#94) (2021)
  • President's Award (2020)
  • Buffalo Business First’s “Power 250” (#108) (2020)
  • America’s Top Doctors (2020)
  • Castle Connolly: 2020 Exceptional Women in Medicine (2020)
  • Buffalo Business First’s “Power 250” (#133) (2019)
  • Buffalo Business First’s “Power 125” (#39) (2019)
  • Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine (2019)
  • Buffalo Business First “Power 125” Woman (#39) (2018)
  • Buffalo Business First’s 2016 Power 250: Western New York’s Most Influential Women (#32) (2016)
  • Buffalo Business First’s 2016 Power 250: Western New York’s Most Influential People (2016)
  • Business First's 2015 Power 250 - Most Influential Business Leaders (2015)
  • One Hundred Most Powerful Women in Western New York (#34; Business First) (2015)
  • Business First's Who Who in Healthcare (2014)
  • Buffalo 612' C-Level Executive Award (2012)
  • Walter Bleifeld Memorial Award for Distinguished Contribution in Clinical Research in Cardiology (2012)
  • Distinguished Service Award, Heart Rhythm Society (2012)
  • Health Care 50, Buffalo, NY (2012)
  • Western New York Woman of Influence (2012)
  • Distinguished Fellowship Award, World Congress on Heart Disease (2010)
  • America's Top Doctors (2010)
  • Association of University Cardiologists (2009)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha (1978)
  • Sigma Xi (1975)
  • Summa cum Laude with High Honors in Chemistry (1975)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (1974)
  • One Hundred Most Powerful Women in Western New York (#34; Business First)
  • America‘s Top Doctors (Castle Connolly)

Research Expertise:

  • Atrial fibrillation: Clinical trials in the prevention and management of atrial fibrillation
  • Cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillators: Management of patients with ICDs Clinical trials in the prevention of sudden cardiac death
  • Pacemakers: Management of patients with pacemakers Cardiac resynchronization therapy
  • Sudden cardiac death
  • Ventricular tachycardia: Diagnosis and management

UB 2020 Strategic Strengths:

  • Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan

Grants and Sponsored Research:

  • August 2023–July 2029
    Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion for Atrial Fibrillation (REACT AF)
    NIH
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $66,278
  • March 2019–April 2024
    INTERRUPT AF: Prospective EvaluatIoN Of Open IrrigaTEd Ablation CatheteRs With High ResolUtion MapPing To Treat Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
    Boston Scientific
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $3,000
  • September 2011–September 2016
    Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care
    Health Resources and Services Admin
    Role: Co-Investigator
    $765,239
  • December 2023
    RECOVER-AUTONOMIC: A study to evaluate the effect of 1) pharmacologic therapies (IVIG and Ivabradine) versus placebo and 2) non-pharmacologic, behavioral and rehabilitation care versus usual care on autonomic dysfunction related to Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (PASC)
    NIH
    Role: Co-Investigator
  • March 2023
    The Relationship Between Panic Attack Symptoms and Atrial Fibrillation Episodes
    GME Frawley Award
    Role: Principal Investigator
    $3,000
  • June 2022
    Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Implantable Loop Recorders in Cardioembolic Stroke Patients
    Role: Principal Investigator

Journal Articles:

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Books and Book Chapters:

  • Curtis AB, Baykaner T, Narayan SM. (2022) Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter. In: The Heart, 15th edition. McGraw-Hill, 1119-1161.
  • Beck H, Curtis AB. (2020) Sex Differences in Electrocardiology. In: Anti-bradycardia Pacing. Elsevier: Academic Press, 829-834.
  • Curtis AB, Poole JE. (2019) In: The Right Response to Nonresponse to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. , 2604-2606.

Abstracts:

  • Quigley BM, Curtis AB, Chaskes MJ, Firth, R, White KL, Lackner JM. (2018) Fears of the unknown and bodily sensations predicted patient reported cardiac symptoms in an atrial fibrillation patient. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, (Apr)

Professional Memberships:

  • Association of Professors of Medicine, President; President (2023–2024)
  • Executive Committee, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (2023–2024)
  • Association of Professors of Medicine, President-elect; President-elect (2022–2023)
  • AAIM Board of Directors; Board Member (2022–2025)
  • ACC Clinical Policy Approval Committee (CPAC); ACC Clinical Policy Approval Committee (2021–2024)
  • Council on Faculty Practice, American Association of Medical Colleges (2017–2022)
  • President, Association of University Cardiologists (2017–2018)
  • American College of Physicians - Master (2017)
  • HRS: Chair of Maintenance of Certification Working Group (2016–2018)
  • ACC/AHA representative on the ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline; ACC/AHA representative on the ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for 2016-Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death (VA/SCD) Guideline Writing Committee (2016–2017)
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Presentations:

  • "Stayin’ Alive - Impacting Factors on Arrhythmic Survival" American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024 (2024)
  • "Conduction System Pacing Should Be First-line for Guideline-indicated Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy" Heart Rhythm 2024 (2024)
  • "Provocative CIED Trials" Heart Rhythm 2024 (2024)
  • "The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You: ECGs and EGMs with the Experts" Heart Rhythm 2024 (2024)
  • "Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Special Patient Populations and What We Can Learn from Large Databases and Trials" American College of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Sessions (2024)
  • "The Great ECG Challenge" American College of Cardiology 73rd Annual Scientific Sessions, (2024)
  • "Screening in AF: Who, What, When, and How" Going Back to the Heart of Cardiology (2023)
  • "Session 4, Arrhythmia Management" Going Back to the Heart of Cardiology (2023)
  • "Biventricular Pacing in AV Block: Which Populations Derive Benefit?" 7th Annual Physiology of Pacing Symposium (2023)
  • "Sex Differences in Arrhythmia Care - Actionable Steps Toward Achieving Health Equity" American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2023 (2023)
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Service Activities:

  • Association of Professors of Medicine; Past President (2024–2025)
  • Heart Rhythm Society Finance Committee; Committee member (2024–present)
  • Advocacy Committee, NYS Chapter of the American College of Cardiology; Vice Chair (2024–present)
  • Alliance for Academic Medicine Executive Committee; Member (2023–2024)
  • Association of Professors of Medicine; President (2023–2024)
  • Heart Rhythm Society Code of Ethics Review Task Force; Chair (2023–2024)
  • Board of Directors, Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine; Member (2022–2025)
  • Association of Professors of Medicine, Program Planning Committee; committee member (2022–2024)
  • Award Nominee Selection Committee for SUNY DP and Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, Jacobs School of Medicine; member (2022)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Subcommittee on Faculty Nominations (2021–2022)
  • Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, Finance and Audit Committee; committee member (2021–2022)
  • Association of Professors of Medicine; Treasurer (2021–2022)
  • American College of Cardiology Clinical Policy Approval Committee; Member (2021–present)
  • HRS/APHRS/LAHRS Guideline on Cardiac Physiological Pacing for the Avoidance and Mitigation of Heart Failure; writing committee member (2021–2023)
  • Clinical Research Forum, Academic Advancement Taskforce; committee member (2021–2022)
  • ACC Clinical Policy Approval Committee (CPAC); committee member (2021–present)
  • EV ICD Pivotal Data Monitoring Committee, Medtronic; Chair (2021–2022)
  • Presidential Advisory Group; Committee Member (2021)
  • New York State Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, Advocacy Committee; Committee member (2021–present)
  • AAIM Alliance Cross Council Workgroup regarding the ACGME IM Program Requirements; Member (2020)
  • ACC Clinical Trial Research Steering Committee; Member (2020–present)
  • Assoc. of Academic Internal Medicine Board of Directors; Board Member (2019–2025)
  • External Advisory Committee, CNCR@WU External Advisory Committee, Center for Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation @ Washington University (CNCR@WU); Committee Member (2019–2022)
  • Association of Professors of Medicine; Councilor (2019–2022)
  • ACTS/Clinical Research Forum Translational Science 2020 ACTS/Clinical Research Forum Translational Science 2020; Co-Chair (2019–2020)
  • HRS Nomination Subcommittee; Member (2019–2020)
  • HRS Search Committee for Editor-in-Chief, Digital Health; Vice-Chair (2019–2020)
  • Greek Life Review Committee; Member (2019)
  • British Journal Case Reports; Reviewer (2018–2024)
  • Joint Commission Advisory Panel for Cardiac Care The Joint Commission: Performance Measure Technical Advisory Panel for the Comprehensive Cardiac Care Center (CCCC) Program; Member (2018–2021)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Systems of Care Advisory Group, American Heart Association Atrial Fibrillation Systems of Care Advisory Group, American Heart Association; Member (2018–2021)
  • GLIN Clinical Integration Governance Committee GLIN Clinical Integration Governance Committee; Member (2018–2020)
  • LCME Task Force, University at Buffalo; Member (2018–2019)
  • Translational Science Program Coommittee; Committee Member (2018–2019)
  • SUNY Empire Innovation Program (SUNY EIP) Technical Review Committee; Member (2018)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology; Associate Editor (2017–2024)
  • Council on Faculty and Academic Societies American Association of Medical Colleges, representative from the Association of Professors of Medicine; Member (2017–2019)
  • Association of University Cardiologists - President; President (2017–2018)
  • Clinical and Translational Research Award Committee; Chair (2016–present)
  • Distinguished Ranks Committee; Member (2016–2019)
  • Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Strategic Planning Steering Committee; Member (2016–2017)
  • Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Strategic Planning Steering Committee; Member (2016–2017)
  • GME Funding Work Group; Member (2016)
  • Search Committee for the Dean of the School of Law; Member (2016)
  • Clinical and Translational Research Award Committee; Chair (2016–present)
  • GME Strategic Planning: Workgroup on Scholarly Activity; Member (2015)
  • Heart Rhythm; member (2015–present)
  • Clinical and Translational Research Award Committee; Chair (2014–present)
  • Executive Commitee; Chair (2014–2022)
  • Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) for WRAP-IT Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) for WRAP-IT: World-wide Randomized Antibiotic EnveloPe Infection PrevenTion Trial; Committee Member (2014–2018)
  • Operations (UBMD); Chair (2014–2016)
  • Hospital & Insurance Contracting Committee UBMD Hospital & Insurance Contracting Committee; Member (2014–2016)
  • Kaleida Quality Leadership Couuncil Kaleida Quality Leadership Couuncil; Member (2014–2016)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Advisory Council (2014–present)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Advisory Council; Advisor (2014–present)
  • Board of Managers, Cardiology Co-Management, LLC; Member (2013–2016)
  • GME Grievance Committee; Member (2013–2015)
  • Governing Board of the UB Clinical & Translational Research Center; Member (2012–2022)
  • Get with the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Working Group, American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Working Group, American Heart Association; Advisor (2012–2018)
  • Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Clinical Forum Committee; University Representative (2012–2015)
  • Clinical Research Center Oversight Committee; Chair (2012–2015)
  • Electronic Health Records Committee, UB|MD; Member (2012–2015)
  • Veterans‘ Administration Proposal Review Committee; Member (2012–2014)
  • Preferred Provider Network/SUNY Care Working Group; Member (2012–2014)
  • Committee on Promotions to Clinical Ranks; Chair (2012–2013)
  • Clinical Research Forum; Board Member (2012–present)
  • American Heart Journal; member (2012–present)
  • UBMD Marketing Committee; Chair (2011–2014)
  • Personnel Committee; Member (2011–2013)
  • UBMD ACO Committee; Member (2011–2013)
  • Cardiac Services Steering Committee; Member (2011–2013)
  • Board of Directors of UB Associates, Inc.; School Representative (2011–2013)
  • Global Vascular Institute, Education & Training Committee; Chair (2011–2012)
  • Provost Search Committee; Co-Chair (2011–2012)
  • Medicine Services of Kaleida Health; Director (2011–2012)
  • Search Committee for the Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations; Member (2011–2012)
  • Search Committee for the Executive Director of the Global Vascular Institute; School Representative (2011–2012)
  • Department of Medicine; Chair (2010–2022)
  • UBMD Internal Medicine; President and CEO (2010–2022)
  • UBMD Finance Committee; Member (2010–2022)
  • UBMD Operating Principles Subcommittee; Member (2010–2014)
  • Physician Board for the Global Heart and Heart Vascular Institute; School Representative (2010–2013)
  • UB Internal Advisory Council of the Buffalo Clinical and Translational Research Center; Member (2010–2012)
  • GMEC Committee; Member (2010–2012)
  • NIH Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, CV Sciences Small Business Activities NIH Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, CV Sciences Small Business Activities; Reviewer (2009)
  • Circulation: Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology; Associate Editor (2008–2020)
  • NIH Cardiovascular Sciences Study Section, SBIR, reviewer; Reviewer (2008–2011)

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Contact Information

Clinical & Translational Research Center
875 Ellicott Street, Room 7084
Buffalo, New York 14203
Phone: 716-888-4747
Fax: 716-829-6115
abcurtis@buffalo.edu

This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.

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