Dr. Arvind Ponnambalam

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 Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Khushboo Chokshi, M.D., earned her undergraduate degree from Georgia State University and her medical degree from American University of Antigua College of Medicine. She went on to do her internal medicine residency and pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.Dr. Chokshi is board certified in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine and critical care. She is also a member of the American College of Chest Physicians, the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association. Her special interests range from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to interstitial lung diseases.In her spare time, Dr. Chokshi enjoys reading, hiking, traveling and spending time with her family. Dr. Chokshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Her top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, and Pleural Effusion.

Ngozika Orjioke is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Orjioke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Orjioke is currently accepting new patients.