Dr. William E. Kraus

I am passionate about working with individuals to improve their heart health, and to prevent heart disease. I came to medicine after working in developing countries, and seeing just how rampant heart disease is all over the world. I am committed to stopping the rise of heart disease, especially in my patients, because I understand how devastating it can be. My patients and I work together to manage their symptoms and control their risk factors, such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two small children, going for walks with them, reading to them, and cooking (healthy but yummy) meals for them. Dr. Pagidipati is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

Michael Gillespie is a Cardiologist in Sanford, North Carolina. Dr. Gillespie is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Idiopathic Edema, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism. Dr. Gillespie is currently accepting new patients.

I see patients who have heart disease, and I work to prevent them from having any bad consequences of that disease. I also see patients who are having symptoms and do diagnostic work to see what cardiovascular condition they may have to explain their symptoms. I also take care of patients who either have known or suspected genetic cardiovascular disorders. Our genetics clinic is one of the only adult cardiovascular clinics in the Southeast. We take care of patients who have a variety of cardiovascular genetic disorders or who have strong family histories of heart disease and want to come in for testing. Duke has a strong collaborative approach to patient care. We provide excellent care for patients who need routine care for more common medical disorders, but we also provide a high level of subspecialty care for those who may have rarer disorders. Dr. Shah is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Unstable Angina, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).