The 20 Best Hypertension Doctors Near Me in Morrisville, NC

As a fellowship trained adult congenital heart disease specialist and Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Center at Duke, I take care of a wide spectrum of heart problems, spanning from simple shunt lesions like patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defect and patent ductus arteriosus, to more complicated disorders, like tetralogy of Fallot, Ebstein anomaly, transposition of the great arteries and single ventricles. I collaborate with my colleagues in adult and pediatric medicine to provide comprehensive health services including complex cardiac interventions like catheter-based pulmonary valve implantation, closure of aortopulmonary collaterals and coarctation stenting. I am also skilled at the non-invasive and invasive assessment of patients with pulmonary hypertension. Congenital heart disease is my passion and I strive to educate my patients, their doctors and our fabulous trainees in order to improve everyone's awareness of these challenging conditions. My spare time is spent mostly at home with my wife and 2 teenage boys. I enjoy participating in and watching all types of major sports and also enjoy traveling. Dr. Krasuski is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Thrombectomy.

I am an interventional cardiologist and researcher who has been at Duke for nearly 20 years. I enjoy being at Duke because of the “family” I get to work with every day. When we are able to make a patient feel better through teamwork; it’s a great feeling. I chose cardiology as my specialty because of the chance to make a difference in someone’s life in real time. When someone is having a heart attack, they are relying on you to come to their aid quickly. At that moment, I get to apply science to save a life, while learning more about what we can do to help improve people’s lives in the future. In that way, medicine also gives me the chance to learn from my patients and apply what I find to benefit the greater good. I find that whole process is exciting. When I am not at work, I enjoy spending time with my school-aged children. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Angioplasty.

My role in cardiology at Duke has been in the prevention and management of advanced cardiovascular disease symptoms in my patients. In the area of prevention, I specialized in cholesterol treatment and specifically in the management of statin medications especially for those individuals who feel they are intolerant. My practice also has a focus on patients with difficult-to-control hypertension, hypertension medication intolerance, difficult-to-manage congestive heart failure, and problems with heart failure medications. My newest role in the clinic is as the director of Outpatient Services for our practice. Our practice-based goals are to make sure everyone who sees a Duke cardiologist leaves on the best therapy for their disease based on current evidence and the individual's ability to tolerate and benefit from that treatment. Dr. Blazing is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Although I enjoy caring for all cardiac patients, my special interests include patients born with heart defects and now adults, pregnancy with heart disease, and valvular heart disease. In addition, I am interested in keeping people healthy and avoiding heart disease as much as possible. Dr. Upadhya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.

My goal as a cardiologist is to understand my patients as people so that I can provide them with information important for making their own decisions about how to prevent disease and promote health. Using this approach, I enjoy taking care of patients interested in preventing heart attacks, patients who have suffered heart attacks, patients with cholesterol and blood pressure disorders, and patients with heart failure. Dr. Freedman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, and Atherectomy.

Helping patients make informed decisions about cardiovascular care, while encouraging them to maintain a healthy lifestyle, is what I love most about my clinical work. In addition to patient care, I am engaged in research on patient preferences, quality of life, geriatrics, and aging, and stable ischemic heart disease. Outside of work, I enjoy activities with my husband and three children, whether it is at a school or sporting event, a family camping trip, or another type of adventure. I also enjoy running trails and downhill skiing. Dr. Alexander is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Angina, Unstable Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Jonathan Stiber is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Stiber has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Atherosclerosis, and Cardiac Ablation.

I fell in love with cardiology early in my medical training when I saw a patient in the emergency department who came in with a heart attack. The cardiology team swooped down and took him away to a procedure room, and in less than 45 minutes the heart attack had been stopped, and the patient was asking if he could go home. I'm so happy to be on that team now. I have extensive experience in minimally invasive procedures to treat people with a myriad of cardiac conditions. Most commonly, you can find me in the cardiac catheterization laboratory opening blockages in the arteries that feed the heart to treat angina or stop heart attacks. In the hospital, I also see patients with other acute cardiac conditions. In the office, I see patients with the entire range of heart problems. I'm excited to be joining Duke because I'll also be able to get back to doing research aimed at improving our understanding and management of patients with heart disease at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. In addition, I love to teach and learn, and there is no better place than Duke to stoke the intellectual curiosity that brought me to medicine in the first place. Dr. Pride is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Jonathan Piccini is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Piccini has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

I am a physician assistant at the outpatient cardiology clinic and have been in this position more than 15 years. I’m from Pennsylvania originally and initially had a job doing HIV research here at Duke. I discovered I enjoyed spending time in clinic more than research, so that led me to pursue the physicians assistant program. I enjoy helping patients and figuring out what they need—not only medically, but also socially. This includes supporting patients who need help paying for their medication or understanding their treatments and treatment options. Working through these issues can be very rewarding when patients come back and are clearly doing better. When patients thank me for helping them achieve or move closer to their health goals, I feel very happy. I have three young girls, so I spend a lot of time with them and outdoors. Dr. Povsic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Angina, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Igor Klem is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Klem has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Block, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Michael Sketch is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Sketch has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Thrombectomy.

Lawrence Crawford is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Crawford has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Arterial Insufficiency, Angina, and Atherectomy.

I take care of patients with a variety of cardiology issues. Most commonly, I see patients with coronary artery disease, people who have had a heart attack, or those who have risk factors for heart disease and wish to seek preventative strategies. There is also a spectrum of patients, including those with congestive heart failure and heart rhythm problems, that I take care of as well. I try to be very patient and family-centric when interacting with patients. It is very important for me to connect with my patients and figure out what their priorities are and then match them with the treatments and technologies Duke Health has to offer. I understand what it is like to be on the other end of difficult news about heart disease and that helps me relate to patients and their families. Dr. Harrison is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Apoplexy, Atherectomy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Although I enjoy taking care of all cardiac patients, my special interests include adult congenital heart disease (patients who were born with heart defects who are now adults), and pregnancy and cardiac disease. Dr. Ward is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Septal Defect, Partial Atrioventricular Canal, Endocardial Cushion Defect, and Tetralogy of Fallot.

Howard Rockman is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Rockman has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, and Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).

I wanted to be a doctor from the time I was very young, but it was when my own father had a heart attack in his 30’s that I knew I wanted to be a heart specialist. As a general cardiologist here at Duke, I care for patients with a wide range of heart issues including palpitations, abnormalities, hypertension and heart attacks. I work between two clinics, serving people from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds in the community. Although I focus on many therapeutic issues within cardiology, one of my main interests is cardiac arrest, specifically regarding survival of patients who have undergone CPR in a non hospital setting. I love getting to know my patients and finding things that connect us outside of their health or diagnosis. It is a privilege, as a physician, to be allowed entry into patients’ lives to listen, to comfort and to care for them during a difficult time in their health journey. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiac Arrest, Ventricular Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Atrial Fibrillation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

When treating patients, I try to keep the big picture in mind and consider conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, tobacco, weight problems, and cancer. I am interested in heart disease prevention, general cardiology, and cardiac imaging. I have particular expertise in helping patients with difficult-to-manage high blood pressure, and I also enjoy treating patients with all types of heart conditions, such as coronary artery disease, high cholesterol, heart failure, and atrial fibrillation. Dr. Kalra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Heart Failure, and Atherectomy.

Camille Frazier is a Cardiologist in Morrisville, North Carolina. Dr. Frazier has been practicing medicine for over 27 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. Her top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

I usually take care of two types of patients. One is patients with coronary artery disease who have blockages in the heart arteries. The other is peripheral artery disease with blockages in the leg arteries. I treat patients both in the clinic and in the hospital. In the hospital, I provide treatment opening these blockages with balloons and stents. Duke is unique because of its ability to provide innovative treatments to patients. A lot of places around the state and country can provide standard of care, and I think Duke does a really good job of offering that. But the thing that really sets Duke apart is the ability to go one step further and provide new treatments that may provide benefits that others can’t offer. I met a patient early in my training who really had no options for treatment. She had a blockage in a leg artery that we could not open with a balloon and stent. We injected her with cells under a research protocol, and she really experienced a tremendous benefit. We thought it would be short-lasting but we saw her back a couple of months ago and she’s still doing well. That really solidified my interest in doing research on these novel, innovative treatments to our patients. Dr. Schuyler is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Arterial Insufficiency, Peripheral Artery Disease, Arterial Embolism, and Atherectomy.