
Overview
David E. Montgomery MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he continued his medical training including an internship and residency in internal medicine as well as clinical and advanced fellowships in cardiology. Dr. Montgomery also holds a PhD in physiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Montgomery served as Adjunct Staff at the Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is board-certified in both cardiology and internal medicine. His clinical focus is heart and vascular disease prevention. Some of his special clinical interests include preventing and managing cardiovascular disease in the young adult, the athlete and obese populations. Dr. Montgomery has published in a range of medical and scientific journals and his patient care and clinical work as a resident won him induction into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He also holds memberships in a number of organizations, including the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Montgomery is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6000 Lake Forrest Drive, Suite 540, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
Clinical Research
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Piedmont Heart Of Buckhead
Dr. Charles L. Wilmer received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts. He received his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Charlottesville, Virginia and completed an internal medicine internship and residency and a cardiology fellowship at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Wilmer is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He is a fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. His specialties include cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Wilmer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, and Arterial Embolism.
Piedmont Heart Of Buckhead
Jyoti Sharma, M.D., graduated summa cum laude from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., where she earned her undergraduate degree. She continued her education at Emory University School of Medicine and graduated with her medical degree in 2006. She completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, N.Y., where she served as chief medical resident from 2009-2010.Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Sharma completed her fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center, including specialized training at MD Anderson Cancer Center, in Houston, Texas. She received several accolades throughout her training, including a national award for excellence from the American Heart Association's clinical council on Women in Cardiology.Dr. Sharma is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and vascular interpretation. She is also a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.Outside of the hospital, Dr. Sharma enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.Dr. Sharma accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Sharma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Angina, Arterial Embolism, Pulmonary Edema, Endoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Piedmont Heart Of Austell
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 a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Montgomery isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Montgomery isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Montgomery isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- High CholesterolDr. Montgomery isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- Advanced
- AbetalipoproteinemiaDr. Montgomery isAdvanced. Learn about Abetalipoproteinemia.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Montgomery isAdvanced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Apo A-I DeficiencyDr. Montgomery isAdvanced. Learn about Apo A-I Deficiency.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Montgomery isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Montgomery isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Montgomery isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Montgomery isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Montgomery isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Montgomery isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Montgomery isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.


