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    MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in Heart Valve Repair near Chattanooga, TN. Of these, 10 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology

      Erlanger Cardiology

      979 E 3rd St Ste C520, 
      Chattanooga,, TN 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Larry Shears is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Shears is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

      Mark C. Thel
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

      The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga

      2501 Citico Avenue, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Mark Thel graduated with Distinction from the University of Virginia and cum laude from Georgetown University School of Medicine. At Georgetown, he was president of the Honor Medical Society Alpha Omega Alpha. He served his internship, internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and interventional training at Duke where he was also the Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine. He received the Duke Medical School Davison Society teaching award in 1996.Dr. Thel has published more than 25 papers focusing on clinical trials in interventional cardiology. Dr. Thel participated in the United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program and left the Navy in 2000 as a Commander. His duty stations included General Medical Officer for Carrier Air Group Five in Atsugi, Japan, and staff cardiologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Thel is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Thel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair

      Erlanger Cardiology

      979 E 3rd St Ste C520, 
      Chattanooga,, TN 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jeffrey Poynter is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Poynter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

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      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair

      Erlanger Cardiology

      979 E 3rd St Ste C520, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dharmendrakumar Patel is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome 5, Timothy Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair

      Erlanger Cardiology

      979 E 3rd St Ste C520, 
      Chattanooga,, TN 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Patrick Stevens is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Stevens is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Heart Failure, Pacemaker Implantation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair

      Centennial Heart At Parkridge

      2339 McCallie Ave Ste 300, 
      Chattanooga,, TN 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Michael Mikolaj is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Mikolaj has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      John M. Craig
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Cardiothoracic Surgery

      2525 De Sales Ave, Suite 1009, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Dr. Craig completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Harvard Medical School, training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital. Previously he completed a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis where he also completed his general surgery residency and received his medical degree. He completed his undergraduate education at Southern Adventist University in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Craig previously served as the surgical director of cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis. He is board certified in cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. Dr. Craig is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Patent Foramen Ovale Repair.

      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Cardiothoracic Surgery

      2525 Desales Ave Ste 1009, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      James Zellner is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Zellner is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Carotid Artery Disease, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Centennial Heart LLC

      2333 Mccallie Ave, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Wiisanen is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Wiisanen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Apoplexy, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Wiisanen is currently accepting new patients.

      Brian H. Negus
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology | Interventional Cardiology

      The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga

      2501 Citico Avenue, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      A specialist in peripheral vascular disease, Dr. Brian H. Negus joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute from private practice in Gainesville, Georgia, where he also served as director of the cardiology laboratory at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.He received his doctor of medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine and cardiology fellowship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He conducted his fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he then served as assistant professor of medicine in the interventional cardiology section.Dr. Negus’ work with research has included projects conducted at the Medical College of Georgia and Parkland Memorial as well as at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, he is a member of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society. In addition, he is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. Dr. Negus is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Coronary Heart Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Centennial Cardiovascular And Thoracic Surgery At Parkridge

      2341 McCallie Ave Ste 403, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Stephen Martin is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Martin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Arterial Embolism, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      2339 Mccallie Ave, Plaza 2 Ste 204, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (2.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Joseph Sledge is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Sledge is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology

      Cardiovascular Care Center PLLC

      1614 Gunbarrel Rd # 101, 
      Chattanooga,, TN 
       (8.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Golding is a Cardiologist in Chattanooga,, Tennessee. Dr. Golding is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Heart Attack, Atherosclerosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Heart Valve Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Steven K. Austin MD PC

      6031 Shallowford Rd Ste 117, 
      Chattanooga, TN 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Richard Morrison is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Morrison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology
      Experienced in Heart Valve Repair
      Cardiology

      Diagnostic Cardiology Group

      4616 Battlefield Pkwy, 
      Ringgold,, GA 
       (10.3 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dannis Hood is a Cardiologist in Ringgold,, Georgia. Dr. Hood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Valve Repair. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Cardiac Ablation.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      When should I see a Heart Valve Repair doctor near Chattanooga, TN?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Heart Valve Repair doctor near Chattanooga, TN?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Heart Valve Repair doctors near Chattanooga, TN?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Heart Valve Repair doctors near Chattanooga, TN?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Heart Valve Repair doctor near Chattanooga, TN?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Valve Repair doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Heart Valve Repair doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Heart Valve Repair doctor near Chattanooga, TN?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Heart Valve Repair doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Heart Valve Repair doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Heart Valve Repair doctors near Chattanooga, TN?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Heart Valve Repair doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Heart Valve Repair doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Heart Valve Repair doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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