Faisal Merchant is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Merchant has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Anekwe Onwuanyi is a Cardiologist in East Point, Georgia. Dr. Onwuanyi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Pulmonary Edema. Dr. Onwuanyi is currently accepting new patients.

Paul Hanna is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in East Point, Georgia. Dr. Hanna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Secondary Peritonitis, Peritonitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Hanna is currently accepting new patients.

Adesoji Oderinde is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Oderinde has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Low Potassium Level, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and Gitelman Syndrome.

Mikhael El is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. El has been practicing medicine for over 26 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Onwura Obiekwe is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Riverdale, Georgia. Dr. Obiekwe has been practicing medicine for over 47 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Colonoscopy.

Peter Barrett is a General Surgeon and an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Barrett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Protein Deficiency, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Dr. Deering graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed his medical and cardiac electrophysiology training at Yale and Tufts New England Medical Center. After serving as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale between 1986 and 1989 he moved to Atlanta and joined the staff of Piedmont Hospital, where he has practiced since that time. Dr. Deering is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Deering has participated in a number of arrhythmia research trials and remains active in cardiac arrhythmia research. He serves as a reviewer for several major cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology journals. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles on a variety of arrhythmia-related topics. He has served as a speaker and moderator at many national and international cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology meetings. He is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); has served on a number of HRS committees and task forces; and presently serves as chair of the HRS Membership Committee. Dr. Deering's primary area of interest is centered upon the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and the treatment and education of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. He currently is in practice with the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group and based at the Piedmont Hospital campus. He does see patients in a number of arrhythmia outreach clinics at several additional Piedmont Heart Institute locations. Dr. Deering is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Karimianpour joins the section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Piedmont Heart Institute from South Carolina. He grew up in Virginia where he later obtained his medical degree. He then completed his residency training at Cleveland Clinic, followed by fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served as Chief Fellow in both training programs. His clinical interests include catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias as well as cardiac device implantation and management. Dr. Karimianpour has authored several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and has presented his award-winning work at multiple national professional society gatherings.Dr. Karimianpour subspecializes in heart rhythm disorders and minimally invasive surgical procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms. Conditions treated include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, inherited arrhythmias, bradycardia, heart block, catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, implantation of transvenous pacemakers, leadless pacemakers, implantation of transvenous cardiac defibrillators, subcutaneous defibrillators, transvenous laser and mechanical lead extraction.Dr. Karimianpour has a special interest in treatment of ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death. Dr. Karimianpour joins Piedmont Heart Institute with a passion and vision to provide high-quality, efficient, and modern health care to the citizens of Georgia and beyond.In his spare time, Dr. Karimianpour enjoys traveling abroad and exploring new countries, cultures and foods. Dr. Karimianpour is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Karimianpour is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Eric Black-Maier, MD, is a Native Atlantan board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including management of implantable cardiac devices, anti-arrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation.Dr. Black-Maier performs the full spectrum of cardiac device implantations, including pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization device therapy, and lead extraction. He also specializes in ablation of complex atrial and ventricular arrythmias, with a particular interest in ventricular tachycardia ablation.Dr. Black-Maier served as a research fellow at both the Howard Hughes Medical Research (HHMI) and Duke Clinical Research (DCRI) institutes. He has presented at national meetings and published over 40 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Black is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Wickliffe specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. A graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Emory University Hospital. Awarded an Outstanding Teaching Resident by the Emory University School of Medicine, he was also named an Outstanding Teaching Fellow. He is board certified in cardiology, electrophysiology and internal medicine. A member of several speakers's bureaus, he is also a published author. In addition, Dr. Wickliffe is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Wickliffe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Adefisayo Oduwole is an Internal Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Oduwole is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Cardiac Arrest.

Parth Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Sepsis, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

Neal Bhatia is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bhatia has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Plaque Psoriasis, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Abhinav Goyal is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Goyal has been practicing medicine for over 27 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Coronary Heart Disease, Colonoscopy, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

David Vadnais is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Vadnais has been practicing medicine for over 24 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Mitral Stenosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Stephanie Cantu is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Cantu has been practicing medicine for over 13 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Aortic Valve Stenosis, and Mitral Stenosis.

Jefferson Baer is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Baer has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Jay Patel is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Riverdale, Georgia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Cardiac Arrest, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Gastrostomy, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

David Markham is a Transplant Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Markham is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cardiac Arrest. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Markham is currently accepting new patients.