Dr. Saksena is Clinical Professor of Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, and Medical Director of the Electrophysiology Research Foundation. He has been the Director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Atlantic Health Systems (East) from 1999-2004, and Director of the Arrhythmia& Pacemaker Service from 1989. He has also been President of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) and Chair of its Government Relations Committee, and member for governmental affairs committees for the Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology. He has extensive administrative experience with growing and restructuring organizations, and was pivotal in the growth of cardiology and cardiac surgery departments in his institutions as well as restructuring of national organizations such as NASPE to the Heart Rhythm Society. He has extensive experience in developing collaborative initiatives between major organizations such as the professional medical societies and the FDA (1994), NHLBI (1999), international organizations ( ESC 1998, IHRS 2005-6) and educational organizations (ECAS and Springer 2006). He is the original author of current CPT coding in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and has been actively involved in economic policy issues in cardiovascular medicine. He has extensive experience in clinical service and program development and its economic impact on hospitals, medical practices and medical education. He has been Director of Cardiology and Electrophysiology fellowship programs, and supervised medical residents in clinical and research rotations in cardiology. His trainees now supervise electrophysiology programs or are cardiology faculty members in three continents. His educational activities in the Electrophysiology Research Foundation sponsor educational activities and programs for trainees and practicing physicians in the USA, Europe and Asia.He is co-Founder of the Indian Heart Rhythm Society and works closely with medical institutions in Asia and Europe and been on the faculty or working groups of joint international programs in Asia, South America, Europe and with World Societies in Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias. As medical director of the EP Research Foundation, he has developed cardiac technology transfer to and cardiovascular program development in India.