Dr. Asif Jafferani is a cardiologist specializing in heart rhythm problems (electrophysiology).  

He comes to James River Cardiology from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, where he completed his fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. Before that, he completed his internal medicine residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois. 

Dr. Jafferani is board-certified and his clinical interests include minimally invasive catheter procedures for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and other arrhythmias, as well as implantation and management of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs, such as pacemakers and defibrillators), cardiac resynchronization therapy, lead management, leadless cardiac pacing and novel technologies in the field of cardiac pacing and defibrillation.