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‘'Sudden Cardiac Death in the Athlete, Including Commotio Cordis'’
Mark S. Link, M.D., is a Professor in the Dept of IM at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Cardiology. Dr. Link earned his medical degree at Tufts Univ SOM then completed a residency in IM at Columbia Presbyterian Med Center in NYC. Following residency, he served as an internist for the United States Air Force at Incirlik Air Force Base in Turkey and Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. After an Honorable Discharge, he then performed fellowships in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at Tufts Univ/New England Med Center in Boston. He joined the staff there in 1997 and became a full Professor in 2008. He served as Director of Evaluation of Athletes and Co-Director of the university’s Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center, and Heart Station. He received Commendation and Meritorious Service Medals from the USAF and was named by Boston magazine as one of the Best Doctors in Boston in eight of the past 10 years. In 2016 Dr. Link was recruited by UT Southwestern to be Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology. Dr. Link’s clinical interests include atrial fibrillation, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, management of syncope, sudden cardiac death, and cardioverter defibrillator implantation.