Cardima, an atrial fibrillation medical device company, has established its Surgical Ablation Training Program and Center of Excellence at Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Conn., for the Cardima Surgical Ablation System.

Li Poa, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery and cardiac surgery program director at Stamford Hospital and faculty member of Columbia University in New York City, will head the Cardima Center of Excellence Program at Stamford Hospital. He will train cardiothoracic surgeons on using the Cardima Surgical Ablation System, according to the Fremont, Calif.-based company.