
Overview
Dr. Scott was born at Athens General Hospital and was raised in Monroe and then Athens. After attending Cedar Shoals High School and the University of Georgia, he earned his medical degree from Emory University in 1989. Dr. Scott completed residencies in General Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery at Emory and then practiced in Athens from 1997 through 2006. Prior to returning to Athens to join Piedmont Heart, Dr. Scott was employed by Riverside Medical Group in Newport News, Virginia.
In his free time, Dr. Scott enjoys spending time with his wife and children. He practices adult cardiac and general thoracic surgery.
Dr. Scott is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Collapsed Lung, Pleural Effusion, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
Insurance
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Locations
242 King Avenue, Suite 230, Athens, GA 30606
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Athens
Cullen D. Morris, M.D., earned his medical degree from Emory University in 1996. He completed his general surgery residency and cardiothoracic surgery fellowship training at Emory as well, finishing in 2006. Dr. Morris remained at Emory as an assistant professor of surgery and then as an associate professor until joining Piedmont Heart Institute in March 2017.Dr. Morris is board certified in thoracic surgery. He is a member of American Board of Thoracic Surgery, The American Board of Surgery, and the South Atlantic Cardiovascular Society. His professional interests include coronary surgery, valve surgery and aortic surgery.In his spare time, Dr. Morris enjoys playing golf. Dr. Morris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Collapsed Lung, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Piedmont Heart Inst PHYS Buckhead
John Gott is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Gott is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta
Ezequiel J. Molina, MD is the new surgical director of the LVAD and Heart Transplant Program at the Piedmont Heart Institute. He earned his medical degree from Buenos Aires University in Argentina. He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, where he served as a clinical instructor focusing on heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices. Dr. Molina is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery.Dr. Molina has been practicing medicine for 10 years. He is proficient in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery including surgical coronary revascularization, aortic aneurysms, valve surgery, and complex reoperative surgery. He specializes in durable LVAD implantation, heart transplantation and surgical therapies for cardiogenic shock. Dr. Molina publishes and presents extensively in his field at national and international meetings. He has been an Investigator in several LVAD trials. Dr. Molina serves as a member of the STS-Intermacs Database Task Force, the largest durable LVAD registry in the world. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Molina was the surgical director of the LVAD and Heart Transplant Program at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington, DC. He also served as co-interim chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Molina was an associate professor of Surgery at Georgetown University and the program director of the mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation surgical fellowship.In his spare time, Dr. Molina enjoys spending time with his wife and three little children. He enjoys cycling, running, reading, and traveling.Dr. Molina is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Molina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Arterial Embolism. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Collapsed LungDr. Scott isDistinguished. Learn about Collapsed Lung.
- Pleural EffusionDr. Scott isDistinguished. Learn about Pleural Effusion.
- Pleuropulmonary BlastomaDr. Scott isDistinguished. Learn about Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Esophageal PerforationDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Esophageal Perforation.
- Fibrosing MediastinitisDr. Scott isAdvanced. Learn about Fibrosing Mediastinitis.
- Experienced
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Scott isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Aortic DissectionDr. Scott isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Scott isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Scott isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Scott isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.

