Dr Phillip Cuculich graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, USA in 2001 and has since trained at Northwestern University, Chicago and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University, St Louis, USA where he is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division. His clinical interests include arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia and inherited disorders of the heart. He is currently completing research on a new non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging system (ECGI) to create 3D maps of arrhythmias with a focus on VT and AF; on risks and benefits of implantable defibrillators (ICDs); and cardiogenetic syndromes such as long QT syndrome, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathies with conduction system disease.