Dr. Desai completedschool at Michigan State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Desai is trained and qualified in a wide array of cardiac fields. In addition to board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, he is certified by the National Board of Echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound), the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (radioisotope imaging) and the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (cardiac pacing and cardioversion defibrillation). He is trained in Cardiovascular CT angiography and is skilled in a variety of diagnostic procedures including heart catheterization, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and transesophageal echocardiography.He is the Medical Director for the western region of Piedmont Heart Institute, and is also the Medical Director of Piedmont Heart Institute Imaging Labs- Echocardiography. Although his primary focus is on cardiology, Dr. Desai's training and practice is based on a philosophy of holistic medicine - caring for patients as a whole rather than disease entities. He is based out of the PHI-Austell office in Austell, GA. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Philicia Andrews, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the Medical Association of Georgia. She has practiced medicine in Atlanta for over 20 years and currently serves as one of the Regional Medical Directors of Piedmont.Dr. Andrews earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia and her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. She completed her residency at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in 1999, and received her Executive MBA from Kennesaw State University in 2003.Dr. Andrews has many interests in medicine. She is especially interested in preventative medicine, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and women's health. Dr. Andrews' philosophy on medicine is that a patient should feel comfortable with his or her physician and feel free to ask questions. She believes strongly in open communication between the patient and the physician.Dr. Andrews welcomes new patients and accepts most major insurance plans. Dr. Andrews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

Geoffrey Southmayd is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Southmayd is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Timothy Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome 1, Long QT Syndrome 3, and Long QT Syndrome 2.

Micah Tepper is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Tepper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Julian Isakow is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Isakow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

George Deriso is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Deriso is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 5, Long QT Syndrome 2, Long QT Syndrome 3, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Ravi Edupuganti is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Edupuganti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Adam Lourie is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Lourie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and Pacemaker Implantation.

Alfonso Rea is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Rea is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, and Pulmonary Edema.

Bruce Alayof is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Alayof is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 5, Timothy Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome 1, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Saba Bejanishvili is a Neurologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Bejanishvili is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Memory Loss, Seizures, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Partial Seizure.

Garrett Anderson is a Neurologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Anderson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Dysarthria.

Andrew J.P. Klein, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, earned his bachelor's degree from University of Notre Dame and his medical degree from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in Philadelphia. He completed his residency in internal medicine at University of California San Francisco. He then completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at University of Colorado Health Sciences and a fellowship in clinical research at the University of Wisconsin.Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Klein was in practice at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis where he served as the Director of Cardiovascular Disease Research and the Director of the Endovascular Laboratory. While there, he was named for the last 3 years as one of St. Louis's Top Doctors by Saint Louis Magazine. Board certified in endovascular medicine, vascular medicine, interventional cardiology and cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, Dr. Klein is an fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention.(SCAI). An expert in complex coronary and peripheral intervention, he is a member of several SCAI committees.In his spare time, Dr. Klein enjoys spending time with family, including his spouse Christina Klein, M.D., who is a transplant physician at Piedmont, and their two beautiful children. Dr. Klein is an avid exercise fanatic having run several marathons and triathlons. He is also an outdoor enthusiast having backpacked across Joshua Tree National Park and summited Half Dome with Christina when they were residents together at UCSF. The entire Klein family are skiers and look forward to returning each year to the mountains for moguls, deep powder and glade skiing. Dr. Klein welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Klein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Abdul Sheikh is a Cardiologist in Hiram, Georgia. Dr. Sheikh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Arrhythmias, Coronary Heart Disease, Angioplasty, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Mahendra Mandawat is an Interventional Cardiologist in Smyrna, Georgia. Dr. Mandawat has been practicing medicine for over 46 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

Karina Belinfante is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Smyrna, Georgia. Dr. Belinfante has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Folate Deficiency, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, and Subacute Combined Degeneration.

Ahmad Khaldi is a Radiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Khaldi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Brain Aneurysm, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Tumor, Stent Placement, and Thrombectomy.

Gagandeep Joshi is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Joshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. Her top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 2, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 3, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Scott Mckee is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Mckee is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atrial Fibrillation, Apoplexy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.

Paul Guichard is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Guichard is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Apoplexy. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.