Overview
Dr. Sun earned his medical degree from Hunan Medical University in China and completed his Internal Medicine residency at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA. He completed his fellowship in Cardiology at Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Sun has been practicing medicine/cardiology for 20 years. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Sun was a medical staff member at Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and attending cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Sun specializes in cardiovascular diseases prevention and treatment. Dr. Sun has special interests in congestive heart failure, and cardiac imaging.
In his spare time, Dr. Sun enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys hiking, gardening, international cuisines, and opera. Dr. Sun is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Dr. Sun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, and Angina.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6115 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 300, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
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.
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Shailesh Malla, M.D. earned his medical degree from Tribhuyan University Institute of Medicine, the premier medical school in Nepal. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Jacobi Medical Center and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Montefiore Medical Center in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Board certified in Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM), Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) and Echocardiography (NBE), Dr. Malla brings over 10 years of experience to Piedmont Heart. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Malla was a clinical cardiologist with ACG. Dr. Malla is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology who specializes in invasive cardiology, general and consultative cardiology, trans-thoracic and transesophogeal echocardiography, nuclear stress testing and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American College of Physicians. He has been involved in several research projects in the areas of congestive heart failure and echocardiography and has published several articles in scientific journals. He is an instructor for ACLS as well. Dr. Malla is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Board Certification American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC), Echo Board (ASCeXAM), American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Malla is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Hypertension.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy