Sudden cardiac events in young athletes can occur without warning, raising urgent questions for families, coaches and anyone involved in youth sports. Pediatric cardiologist Dr. Kelvin Lau explains what sudden cardiac arrest is, why student athletes may be more vulnerable and what steps like monitoring symptoms and incorporating routine EKGs that can help protect kids competing at any level. To learn more about pediatric services at BayCare, go to BayCareKids.org. To learn more about EKG screenings for student athletes, go to baycare.org/specialties-and-treatments/pediatric-services-at-baycare/pediatric-ekg-screenings.
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Dr. Kelvin Lau is fellowship trained in invasive pediatric electrophysiology and is with BayCare Medical Group in Tampa, Florida, where he sees patients newborn to age 21 and adults with congenital heart disease. Before joining BayCare Medical Group, he practiced at Pediatric Cardiology Associates in Tampa and at the University of Louisville in Kentucky. At Louisville, Dr. Lau developed the transvenous cardiac device implantation program and served as the medical director of the university’s Cardiac Pacemaker and Defibrillator Program. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and completed a pediatrics residency, a pediatric cardiology fellowship and an advanced fellowship in electrophysiology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Lau treats patients who have arrhythmias, and he performs minimally invasive, advanced 3-D mapping ablation procedures and the implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators. He has participated in numerous arrhythmia-related research projects and has been honored with a teaching award for educating medical students and pediatric residents. Dr. Lau is certified in pediatrics and pediatric cardiology. He’s a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and is a member of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Lau is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Hospital and is the director of pediatric electrophysiology at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital.
