
Overview
Dr. Kunkel earned her medical degree at Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She then attended the Johns Hopkins Hospital where she completed her residency in Internal Medicine. She went on to complete fellowships in Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Structural Interventions at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, as well as Complex, High-Risk Indicated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Advanced Hemodynamic Care at Henry Ford Hospital. She has a Masters in Medical Education which she earned at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, Interventional Cardiology, and Echocardiography.
Dr. Kunkel specializes in coronary artery disease, stable ischemic heart disease, complex percutaneous coronary intervention, chronic total occlusions, cardiogenic shock, and mechanical circulatory support. She is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Her special interests include spending time hiking with her rescue dog, exploring new food, as well as cooking and trying new restaurants.
Dr. Kunkel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cor Pulmonale. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Degos Disease, Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Atherectomy.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
95 Collier Road NW, Suite 2065, Atlanta, GA 30309
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.
Piedmont Heart Interventional Cardiology Buckhead
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 Cor Pulmonale. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Piedmont Heart Of Lawrenceville
"Abhijit Ghatak, MD is board certified in General and Interventional Cardiology. Dr. Ghatak has been practicing medicine for more than 10 years and has performed thousands of cardiac catheterization procedures. He is a recognized expert in cardiology and was featured in the ""Georgia Top Cardiologist"" in 2021 and 2022.". Dr. Ghatak is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cor Pulmonale. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Apoplexy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.
Piedmont Heart At Eastside
Omar R. Kashlan, MD, earned his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. He specializes in coronary artery disease, CHF, and PAD. Prior to joining Piedmont, he was practicing interventional cardiology for eight years.In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, jogging, and trying new restaurants. Dr. Kashlan is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Kashlan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cor Pulmonale. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Apoplexy, and Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
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
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Kunkel isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Cardiac TamponadeDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Tamponade.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Kunkel isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Kunkel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Kunkel isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Kunkel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Kunkel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy


