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About Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD

Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, is a cardiologist who specializes in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm disorders. She directs the Pacemaker and ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) Service at UC San Diego Health and leads one of the largest lead extraction programs in the Western United States.

Dr. Birgersdotter-Green's research interests include the mechanisms of arrhythmias, cardiac resynchronization therapy and developing new methods and indications for cardiac device implantation as well as lead extractions. She is actively involved in large clinical trials evaluating biventricular pacing therapy for heart failure management, new cardiac device technology and publishes regularly in electrophysiology journals. She has also co-authored several major consensus documents involving cardiac device guidelines and serves on the editorial review board for several prominent medical journals, including Heart Rhythm and the Journal of the American Journal of Cardiology.

Dr. Birgersdotter-Green completed fellowships in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at UC San Diego School of Medicine. She completed a fellowship in clinical pharmacology, as well as her internal medicine residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. She earned her medical degree from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr. Birgersdotter-Green is a member of the American Heart Association, the American College of Physicians, The European Heart Rhythm Association and a fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society.

She has been voted a top doctor in San Diego Magazine's " Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" annual survey performed in collaboration with the San Diego County Medical Society.

Dr. Birgersdotter-Green speaks several other languages, including Swedish, German and French.

UC San Diego Health Links
For more information on cardiology at UC San Diego, see Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center.

Medical DegreeKarolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenFellowshipUC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CAResidencyVanderbilt University, Medical Center, Nashville, TNInternshipVanderbilt University, Medical Center, Nashville, TN
GenderFemale
LanguagesFrenchGermanSwedish
Date Joined Staff1993-07-01
Board Certifications
Cardiovascular Disease
Conditions and Treatments
  • Heart Rhythm Disorders
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Heart Valve Program
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
  • Irregular Heartbeat (Arrhythmia)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Pacemaker/ICD Implantation
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Device and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Laser Lead Extraction
  • Lead Extraction
  • AFib & Arrhythmia Treatment
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Cardiology

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Reviews

Ratings and comments are gathered from NRC Health patient experience surveys. Ratings are an average of all responses to the question, “How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends?” with 5 stars being the highest.

  • Recognition
    Dr. Green is amazing
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • Recognition
    The whole team was helpful and knowledgeable and very kind.
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • Comments
    Always timely and friendly
    Recognition
    Dr Green is awesome. I trust her with my life
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • Recognition
    Dr Green and her staff
    - Verified UCSD Patient
  • Recognition
    The whole team of Dr Green and of course Dr. Green. I felt cared for and I feel that I can go through with the procedure without worries
    - Verified UCSD Patient