
Overview
Dr. Gregg Shander’s research on the heart’s electrical functions adds a new dimension to The Chattanooga Heart Institute’s renowned electrophysiology expertise. Dr. Shander has been interested in heart rhythm disturbances since he was in medical school. He received the Stanley J. Sarnoff award for cardiovascular research through which he studied rhythm disturbances. He transferred this interest from research into the care of his patients.Dr. Shander earned his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed his internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Chicago Hospital. He performed research involving arrhythmias at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the University of Chicago. He completed his general cardiology and electrophysiology fellowships at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, where he received further training in cardiac pacing and clinical electrophysiology including radiofrequency ablation.Dr. Shander received the American Heart Association Basic Sciences Research Award from the Chicago Chapter. He has also presented before the American Heart Association’s scientific sessions and at numerous other cardiovascular research symposiums. He has been published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, the Journal of American Physiology, the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, and the supplement to the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation.|Dr. Shander, his wife, and two children enjoy spending time doing activities as a family.
Dr. Shander is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
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Locations
2501 Citico Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Hamilton Medical Center, Inc
Rajiv Verma is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Dalton, Georgia. Dr. Verma is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Angina, Heart Attack, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Verma is currently accepting new patients.
Erlanger Cardiology
Harish Manyam is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Manyam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Ondrej Lisy completed his internship and internal medicine residency at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, MN. Also at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, he completed his fellowship in cardiovascular diseases with the clinician investigator track which was followed by additional fellowship training in cardiac imaging. He received his medical degree and Ph.D. degree in cardiovascular physiology from Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, prior to accepting the Assistant Professor of Medicine position at the Mayo Medical School.He received numerous awards while at the Mayo Clinic including the Young Investigator Award of the Heart Failure Society of America and the American College of Physicians and Donald C. Balfour Award of the Mayo Clinic Alumni Association for Meritorious Research. Dr. Lisy has been published in numerous medical journals including Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Hypertension, American Journal of Physiology and Kidney International. Dr. Lisy has been involved in cutting edge research on heart failure for many years including designing peptides for heart failure treatment.Dr. Lisy has expertise in noninvasive cardiology and cardiac imaging modalities after he did his advanced specialty training in nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He has been instrumental in establishing the Cardiac PET Program at Memorial Hospital where he has served since 2018 as the medical director of the Nuclear Cardiology Laboratory. Dr. Lisy is board certified in cardiology, internal medicine and nuclear cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Lisy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Arterial Embolism, Coronary Heart Disease, and Heart Bypass Surgery.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Shander isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Shander isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Shander isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- CardiomyopathyDr. Shander isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Shander isDistinguished. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Shander isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Shander isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Shander isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Shander isAdvanced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Shander isAdvanced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
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- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Shander isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Shander isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Shander isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Shander isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Shander isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
