Francisco Almeida is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Newnan, Georgia. Dr. Almeida is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. His top areas of expertise are Mediastinitis, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Tracheobronchopathia Osteoplastica, Lung Cancer, and Advanced Bronchoscopy. Dr. Almeida is currently accepting new patients.

Shankar Kandaswamy, MD, FCCP, earned his medical degree from Thanjavur Medical College at Bharathidasan University in India. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Western Reserve Care System in Youngstown, Ohio. Following his residency, Dr. Kandaswamy completed a pulmonary and critical care fellowship at the Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. Dr. Kandaswamy is board certified in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine and critical care. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians Group, Dr. Kandaswamy was in practice at the PAPP Clinic. His special interests include critical care, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, asthma and allergies. Dr. Kandawamy is a member of the America College of Chest Physicians, the Southern Medical Association and the American Medical Association. In his spare time, Dr. Kandaswamy enjoys playing tennis, traveling and sports. Dr. Kandaswamy is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Kandaswamy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Bullae, and Gastrostomy.

Vijay M. Patel, MD, FCCP, earned his medical degree from the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. Following his residency, Dr. Patel completed a pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship and Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Patel is board certified in pulmonary medicine and internal medicine. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians Group, Dr. Patel was in practice at PAPP Clinic. His special interests include sleep disorders, asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, lung disorder, bronchoscopy, thoracentesis and pulmonary function tests. Dr. Patel is a member of the American College of Physicians, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Thoracic Society. In his spare time, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his family. Dr. Patel is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Emphysema, Bullae, and Narcolepsy.

Mayur Patel, M.D. earned his medical degree from Amravati University in Amravati, India. He received training in Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery at Bombay Hospital and Research Center in Mumbai, India. He completed his Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowships at East Tennessee State University. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians, Dr. Patel was a full time attending physician with Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates in Jacksonville, Fl. He had also worked at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tn for three years. Dr. Patel also served as a clinical staff associate professor at East Tennessee State University for the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship program. Dr. Patel joins Piedmont Physicians with 13 years of experience. He has special interest in Critical Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Interventional Pulmonary procedures such as EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Bronchial Thermoplasty, Pleurx catheter, and post cardiac arrest hypothermia therapy. Dr. Patel welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Wanda Guy-Craft is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newnan, Georgia. Dr. Guy-Craft is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Cellulitis, and Peptic Ulcer. Dr. Guy-Craft is currently accepting new patients.

Benise Williams is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newnan, Georgia. Dr. Williams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acquired Tracheomalacia. Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Cellulitis, and Necrosis. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.