Dr. Valery Effoe

Dr. Amin is a graduate of the National University of Iran, Tehran, Iran. He moved to New York to complete his residency in internal medicine at Interfaith Medical Center and St. John's Episcopal Hospital. Dr. Amin completed his cardiology fellowship at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, St. Francis Heart Center, and Metropolitan Hospital Center at New York Medical College. Dr. Amin has been practicing medicine for over 20 years. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Amin is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Amin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, High Cholesterol, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation.

Dr. Petro received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh. He then attended Jefferson Medical College, where he completed his medical degree. Afterwards, he completed his internship and residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and his cardiovascular fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Petro is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in Nuclear Cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Petro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, High Cholesterol, and Atrial Fibrillation.

Dr. Dhruva specializes in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging. A graduate with honors from medical school in Baroda, India, he came to the United States for post-graduate training in 1991. Dr. Dhruva completed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Hospital in New York City and finished his cardiology training at Brown University School of Medicine/The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1998, Dr. Dhruva proudly became a U.S. citizen and became board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. He later earned additional board certification in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Dhruva is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiology, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He has been published in peer review medical journals and has presented at numerous national and international cardiology conferences. Specializing in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging, Dr. Dhruva performs coronary angiograms and permanent pacemaker insertions. Dr. Dhruva has been published extensively in hypertension literature and in heart failure literature winning the young investigator award in 1997. He has served as Chief of Medicine at Fayette Hospital, he has been the Director of Cardiology at Piedmont Fayette Hospital since 1994. He has served on the Piedmont Clinic Board as its vice chairman. He currently serves on the Board of Fayette Care Clinic. He has held numerous leadership positions, including serving as Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Dhruva enjoys tennis, reading, yard work and spending quality time with his wife Ami and children Pooja and Neil. Dr. Dhruva is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation.