Allon Rafael, MD

06/17/2025

Excited to offer this in the Bay Area!

02/02/2024

01/05/2023

As a big Papa & Lund fan, it was a great honor to be on their show talking about Damar Hamlin and this very important topic. Hope to increase awareness about cardiac arrest and make automatic external defibrillators more accessible in the community.

Board Certified Cardiologist and Heart rhythm specialist from San Jose Dr. Allon Rafael joins Papa & Lund to breakdown and provide medical detail on Damar Hamlin's Monday night collapse

01/03/2023

The collapse of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on Monday Night Football was the result of commotio cordis that caused a cardiac arrest. He was struck in the chest by the offensive players helmet seconds before the arrest.

Commotio cordis is a rare phenomenon that can occur when the chest is struck by a projectile, resulting in a life-threatening arrhythmia called ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, and if not promptly treated by defibrillation, sudden death.

Team doctors and emergency responders began providing medical attention, including CPR, although it is unclear how quickly he was connected to the automatic external defibrillator (AED) and rescued by a defibrillation shock.

Although a rare phenomenon, it is important that the general population is aware of commotio cordis, especially at sports venues (for children and adults), where a high index of suspicion may help save lives. It is essential that AEDs be present throughout our communities, and that we all learn how to use them.

02/14/2022

Happy 🫀♥️ day

08/26/2021

Late night at the “office”

09/08/2020

I had a great time talking with Garrett and John on their medical podcast about everything Electrophysiology. If you’ve ever wondered what EP is all about, have a listen!

‎Show Off The Box, Ep Dr. Rafael, Electrophysiologist (EP) - Cardiac Education that is Electric! - 7 Sep 2020

10/29/2019

I had the honor of volunteering together with Dr. Matthew Levi at the Kyle J Taylor beKYnd event at Leigh High School, where we screened over 200 teenagers for sudden cardiac death risk. The next event will be at Westmount High School on March 21st. Please visit https://kylejtaylor.org to learn more.

Our foundation is in honor of our son who passed away from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA)

10/19/2019

Come see me today at the heart screening event at Leigh High School!

06/21/2019

Excited to have our research published, congratulations to Dr. Rav Acha.

AbstractAims. Lead perforation is a rare, well-known complication of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implants, whose management is mostly not evid

05/19/2019

We will always remember and be grateful for the contributions of a true pioneer.

Elm Grove physician Masood Akhtar started the first clinical lab in Wisconsin for treating patients with cardiac arrhythmia.