Genes, Rhythm, and Risk: Inside the Genetic Arrhythmia and Cardiomyopathy Clinic

Dr. Sengupta is director of the Joseph F. Novogratz Family Heart Rhythm Center at the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation. He is board-certified in cardiac electrophysiology and specializes in the treatment of arrhythmias, performing procedures including catheter ablation and cardiac rhythm device implantation and management. Dr. Sengupta also serves as director of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Genetic Arrhythmia Center and co-director of the Cardiac Pacing and Device Clinic at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

He is a graduate of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and completed his residency training in internal medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University in St. Louis. He then completed fellowship training in cardiology and, subsequently, cardiac electrophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. Sengupta is actively involved in educating future cardiologists and physicians as faculty in the Hennepin County Medical Center/Minneapolis Heart Institute cardiovascular disease fellowship and as a yearly mentor for MHI summer research interns. His recent awards include the Ray Bentdahl MHIF Distinguished Service Award, the Distinguished Teaching Award in the Hennepin County Medical Center/MHI cardiovascular disease fellowship and recognition as a Rising Star/Top Doctor in Mpls.St.Paul Magazine.

Dr. Abdelsayed earned his medical degree in 2023 from South Valley University in Egypt, pursuing a strong interest in cardiology. He later joined the Magdy Yacoub Heart Foundation, where he received a Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award from the American Heart Association and a travel grant from the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association while leading and coauthoring multiple peer-reviewed publications in the field.

In addition to managing his ongoing research, Dr. Abdelsayed enjoys mentoring USMLE students from diverse backgrounds, drawing on his experience as an active member of the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations.