Dr. Calkins is the consummate professional. The quality of his care is unexcelled. He was kind compassionate listen to our concerns and provided alternatives . His office staff is the best bar none. I would be thrilled to recommend Dr. Calkins at any time. read more

Dr. Calkins is the best. He took over my case when the doctor who worked for him left. He treated me like I was royalty, which I'm not, but he treats a lot of royals around the world and apparently he treats all of his patients like royalty. I only see him once a year now but if my Afib begins to act up and I contact him he responds immediately if he's in the country and if not one of his staff contacts me. I can't say enough good about Dr. Calkins. read more

I want to thank Dr. Calkins and all his team as they have given me my life back which I thought not possible after all the various ablations and aberrant heart rhythms Ive experienced since open heart surgery in 2002 for left atrial myxoma. My family also wishes to express their gratitude as they have witnessed my heart difficulties and had hoped a doctor such as Hugh Calkins would understand this specific type of suffering and restore me to sinus rhythm. All I know today is that I have my life back and there are no words to express my happiness. May all Dr. Calkins staff and family be well happy and peaceful and may all who have lived with abnormal heart rates have the good fortune to find a doctor who can provide care such as I have experienced. All the best to the Electrophysiology team read more

Dr. Calkins is a elite expert in a number of fields, including arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy and ectopic heartbeat. In case it's helpful, here is some more info about him: https://www.medifind.com/doctors/hugh-grosvenor-calkins/19101673. He is one of the top cardiologist in Baltimore in terms of expertise: https://www.medifind.com/specialty/cardiology/US/MD/Baltimore. read more

Top in his field. switched from my previous cardiologist to Dr. Calkins. Cares about his patients and very open and honest in treatment options and plans read more

Hugh Calkins was my worst nightmare. He will tell you whatever is necessary to get you to sign the consent form. Being at the teaching hospital makes Hugh very confused about who gets his first consideration, Is it his obligation to provide hands-on experiences for his 'fellows'? or is his first obligation to provide the absolute best and safest care of his patient? Well, apparently Hugh Calkin feels that his #1 obligation is to his students. Forgetting about The Hippocratic Oath that he must have taken, (first, do no harm) he allowed his E.P. fellows to perform the ablation on me while he leaned against the wall in his coat and tie (not scrubbed in). The 'fellow' turned the catheter the wrong way allowing it to enter my left ventricle where it became entangled in papillary muscle. They could not extract the catheter. Long story short, they gave a good strong yank and severed a papillary muscle. When I awakened from my terrifying twilight sleep, they explained what had happened (except Calkins revised his pronouns to I, me rather than implicating himself and one of his fellows). That would be 'lack of informed consent. This he did instead of telling me that someone other than himself had been at the veritable wheel. I refused open-heart surgery to repair the valve until they told me that if I didn't do it, now, that I would die. I consented. During surgery, I had an embolic stroke from an air bubble from the bypass machine. I was in a coma for 2 weeks and on life support. I have been disabled since that time. You can't sue JHH. You will never win regardless of an abundance of evidence. Hopkins video-tapes all procedures but they told my attorney that the film was lost. So life has been very tough. Remember, his fellows come 1st and he will tell you whatever it takes to get you to sign on the line. Thanks again Hugh Calkins for the excellent care that you took of me. read more

On this the 7th anniversary of my successful catheter ablation at the hands of Dr. Hugh Calkins; I'd like to take this opportunity to thank him and his team of talented professionals for a job well done. I chose Dr.Calkins and Johns Hopkins because they are a facility of highly trained individuals that do a lot of procedures. That's the main point in my selection of Hopkins and Dr.Calkins. Hopkins school of medicine do a lot of procedures and you learn from that. Humans make mistakes; that's a fact but from those mistakes you learn. This is lost to small hospitals in rural areas. When Hospitals do great numbers of various procedures; they advance science and pharmaceutical and R and D companies bring their inventions and equipment to be field tested, thus advancements in medicine take place. Thanks again Hugh and John's Hopkins for doing what you do best. John K Nusbaum read more

I've been a patient of Dr. Calkins for a few years and he always listens attentively, weighs my medical issues and options for treating me. He responds to phone calls and emails and I'm very happy with being under his care. read more

When I first met Dr. Calkins at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore I knew that he could help me! He was positive and informative and explained everything to us so we could understand. He even drew some pictures to help us understand what surgery would look like. I would highly recommend him and his wonderful staff. read more

Hugh Calkins is a fantastic physician. He is caring, knowledgeable, and an expert in his field. I have no hesitation in giving him the highest rating possible. read more

I live in Florida. The reason I went to Dr Calkins was because of his reputation as being "best in his field of medicine." I was not disappointed! He is even better than I imagined. My appointment was on time. He was thorough, honest, knowledgable( giving me vital info about a fib that no other Doctor had ever mentioned), and a good listener. I felt that he really cared about helping me. After talking with Dr Calkins, I decided to have a Cardioversion, but because I had to return to Florida in three days I didn't see how it would be possible without another trip to Baltimore. Dr Calkins was able to schedule me in two days(Christmas Eve) for my procedure. The procedure went well and I have been in normal sinus rhythm for over two months. I am feeling great! I have contacted Dr Calkins on two occasions since my procedure. Both times he responded promptly in a personal tone. I couldn't be happier with Dr Calkins. read more

Dr. Calkins SAVED my life......GAVE me life back again. I have been under his care for 5 years now and my life is good again because of him and his expertise and knowledge in the field of Atrial Fibrillation. He is more like family because he takes such a personal interest in each patient making sure you understand all of your options, and what each involves. He is so Educated, and smart, and has trained and studied for may years perfecting his field. He has always called me back the same day, and responded to my emails in the same day. He is known all around the country as being one of the best electrophysiologists. He was recommended to me by several of my friends who go to him and have had great success and results with their health issues. I think of him as a physician and a friend, because I know its always ok to email him, or call the office, or even his cell phone, at any time I need to. He is an awesome doctor and incredible person. read more