Dr. Ziad F. Issa practices clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Prairie Cardiovascular - Springfield, where he has served since 2005. He brings extensive experience in clinical electrophysiology, including cardiac device implantation, lead extraction, complex atrial and ventricular ablations, and left atrial appendage closure procedures using Watchman, Amulet and Lariat devices.

Currently, Dr. Issa serves as executive medical director of Prairie Cardiovascular, executive director of cardiac electrophysiology at Prairie Cardiovascular Illinois and medical director of the cardiac electrophysiology laboratory at HSHS St. John's Hospital.

Dr. Issa earned his medical degree from the University of Jordan in Amman, Jordan. He completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Indiana University in 2005. He later earned a Master of Medical Management degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 2016.

A prominent researcher in cardiac arrhythmias, Dr. Issa has participated in numerous clinical trials and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals. He serves as lead author and editor of "Clinical Arrhythmology and Electrophysiology: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease." First published in 2009, the textbook released its fourth edition in 2023 and has been translated into Chinese, Polish and Russian. It is widely recognized as a fundamental resource for cardiac electrophysiology trainees worldwide.