
Overview
Faisal Merchant is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Merchant has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
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- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, Atlanta, GA 30308
Clinical Research
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Piedmont Heart Of Douglasville
Dr. Smith earned his medical degree, with high honors, from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency and was a clinical fellow in cardiology at the University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland. He completed his undergraduate education at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, TN, and obtained a Master of Science degree in Microbiology while concurrently enrolled at UTCHS. Dr. Smith served as an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine. He was the director of clinical electrophysiology laboratory at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology and by the North America Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Dr. Smith is an affiliate member of the American College of Physicians and is a member of the American Medical Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Smith currently practices at Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians, Buckhead campus. Dr. Smith is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Wellstar Medical Group LLC
Ayushi Ahuja is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Ahuja is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Long QT Syndrome 1, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Clifton Campus
Gerard Mcgorisk is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Mcgorisk has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), Brugada Syndrome, Angioplasty, and Cardiac Ablation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Familial Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Ventricular TachycardiaDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Ventricular Tachycardia.
- Advanced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- FaintingDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.
- Coronary Artery SpasmDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Artery Spasm.

