Fellowship recognizes members for their advanced training, certification, and commitment to the research and treatment of heart rhythm disorders.

1. For Immediate Release July 31, 2014
Contact: Damian Becker, Manager of Media Relations
(516) 377-5370
Dr. Kanner Inducted as Fellow of Heart Rhythm Society
Oceanside, NY – The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) recently announced that is has inducted Lawrence
Kanner, MD, FACC, director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services at South Nassau Communities
Hospital, as a Fellow of the society.
Fellowship recognizes members for their advanced training, certification, and commitment to the
research and treatment of heart rhythm disorders. Founded in 1979 as the North American Society of Pacing
and Electrophysiology, HRS is a leading resource on cardiac pacing and electrophysiology, representing
medical, allied health and science professionals from more than 70 countries who specialize in cardiac rhythm
disorders.
As director of electrophysiology and arrhythmia services, Dr. Kanner oversees and directs
electrophysiology operations in South Nassau’s state-of-the-art EP lab. He received his bachelor’s degree from
Harvard University and MD from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at SUNY Buffalo. He
completed his medical residency and specialty training in cardiovascular disease at North Shore University
Hospital in Manhasset (NSUH-Manhasset), and thereafter received advanced fellowship training in Clinical
Cardiac Electrophysiology at the renowned Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Massachusetts. Before joining
South Nassau, Dr. Kanner served as an attending physician in the section of cardiac electrophysiology at
NSUH-Manhasset.
Dr. Kanner and South Nassau’s Center for Cardiovascular Health have been in the forefront in treating
heart rhythm disorders with the latest advancements in implantable cardio-defibrillator devices and
electrophysiology services.
Dr. Kanner was the first electrophysiologist on Long Island to implant several groundbreaking cardiac
devices: the Viva® cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillation (CRT-D) (which continuously
adjusts to individual patient needs and preserves each patient’s normal heart rhythms); Incepta® ICD
(recognized as the world’s smallest and thinnest ICD); Evia®
pacemaker (which incorporates a wireless
monitoring system that immediately notifies the patient’s physician if the patient or the pacemaker is
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2. experiencing complications) and was among the first to implant the Revo MRI™ SureScan® pacing system (the
first pacemaker in the U.S. specifically designed for use in a MRI environment).
In addition to ICDs, Dr. Kanner and electrophysiologists at the Center for Cardiovascular Health use an
array of other advanced technologies and treatments to provide timely, accurate diagnoses and therapies for the
range of cardiac arrhythmias. This includes diagnostic studies, defibrillator maintenance, implanting and testing
of pacemakers, and radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Designated a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), South Nassau®
Communities Hospital is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 435 beds, more than 900 physicians and
3,000 employees. Located in Oceanside, NY, the hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that
provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, oncologic, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and
emergency services. In addition to its extensive outpatient specialty centers, South Nassau provides emergency
and elective angioplasty, and is the only hospital on Long Island with the Novalis Tx™ and Gamma Knife®
radiosurgery technologies. South Nassau is a designated Stroke Center by the New York State Department of
Health and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons and is an
accredited center of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association and Quality Improvement Program. In
addition, the hospital has been awarded the Joint Commission’s gold seal of approval as a Top Performer on
Key Quality Measures, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care; and disease-specific
care for hip and joint replacement, wound care and end-stage renal disease. For more information, visit
www.southnassau.org.
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