Overview
Dr. Mark Thel graduated with Distinction from the University of Virginia and cum laude from Georgetown University School of Medicine. At Georgetown, he was president of the Honor Medical Society Alpha Omega Alpha. He served his internship, internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and interventional training at Duke where he was also the Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine. He received the Duke Medical School Davison Society teaching award in 1996.Dr. Thel has published more than 25 papers focusing on clinical trials in interventional cardiology. Dr. Thel participated in the United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program and left the Navy in 2000 as a Commander. His duty stations included General Medical Officer for Carrier Air Group Five in Atsugi, Japan, and staff cardiologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Thel is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Thel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
2501 Citico Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Aaron Soufer comes to The Chattanooga Heart Institute from Yale New Haven Hospital where he completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and an advanced fellowship in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. He also completed his internship and residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Soufer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, and Aortic Regurgitation.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Chad Armstrong comes to The Chattanooga Heart Institute from Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and where he also completed an Internal Medicine residency. Dr. Armstrong sees patients at our Chattanooga Glenwood office and at our Hixson office. Dr. Armstrong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
Consultants In Cardiac And Vascular Diseases PLLC
Robert Mckoy is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Mckoy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sarcoidosis. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Familial HypertensionDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable AldosteronismDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.
- Advanced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ApoplexyDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.