Dr. Ajay Kaja, MD, earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College and completed his residency at Creighton University Medical Center. He finished his cardiology fellowship at Kansas University Medical Center and is board certified in cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT/MRI and peripheral vascular imaging. Dr. Kaja has been practicing medicine for 4 years. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Kaja was working at Cedar valley Medical Specialists in Waterloo, Iowa. He specializes in cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT/MRI and peripheral vascular imaging. Dr. Kaja has a special interest in management of valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease and heart failure.In his spare time, Dr. Kaja Name enjoys spending time with family. He enjoys exploring new places and different cultures.Dr. Kaja is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Kaja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Dr. Kuruvilla earned his medical degree from Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore India and completed his residency at Medstar Health/Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore. He completed a post-doctoral research fellowship in hypertension and behavioral cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center, New York and did his cardiology training at State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He then finished his advanced cardiac imaging training at University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville.Dr. Kuruvilla has been practicing medicine for 11 years. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Kuruvilla was Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia and Director of Advanced Cardiac Imaging at the VA Medical Center at Philadelphia. He holds board certifications with the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Society of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance and Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. His clinical and research interests are in the field of hypertension, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion imaging.In his spare time, Dr. Kuruvilla enjoys spending time with his family, reading books, watching documentaries and playing tennis. Dr. Kuruvilla is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Kuruvilla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Endocarditis.

Scott Rojas is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Rojas is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Infective Endocarditis, Endocarditis, and Osteomyelitis. Dr. Rojas is currently accepting new patients.

Gweneth Francis is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Francis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Sepsis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia. Dr. Francis is currently accepting new patients.

Ameera Siddiqi is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Siddiqi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Sepsis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). Dr. Siddiqi is currently accepting new patients.

Nenad Avramovski is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Avramovski is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Osteomyelitis, and Infectious Arthritis. Dr. Avramovski is currently accepting new patients.

Christopher Oldfield is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Oldfield is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Familial Hypertriglyceridemia, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

Ana Concepcion-Castro is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Concepcion-Castro is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Cellulitis, Sepsis, Osteomyelitis, and Myelitis. Dr. Concepcion-Castro is currently accepting new patients.

Mukul Patharkar is an Infectious Disease provider in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Patharkar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Osteomyelitis, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), and Osteomyelitis in Children. Dr. Patharkar is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Dhruva specializes in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging. A graduate with honors from medical school in Baroda, India, he came to the United States for post-graduate training in 1991. Dr. Dhruva completed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Hospital in New York City and finished his cardiology training at Brown University School of Medicine/The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1998, Dr. Dhruva proudly became a U.S. citizen and became board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. He later earned additional board certification in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Dhruva is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiology, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He has been published in peer review medical journals and has presented at numerous national and international cardiology conferences. Specializing in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging, Dr. Dhruva performs coronary angiograms and permanent pacemaker insertions. Dr. Dhruva has been published extensively in hypertension literature and in heart failure literature winning the young investigator award in 1997. He has served as Chief of Medicine at Fayette Hospital, he has been the Director of Cardiology at Piedmont Fayette Hospital since 1994. He has served on the Piedmont Clinic Board as its vice chairman. He currently serves on the Board of Fayette Care Clinic. He has held numerous leadership positions, including serving as Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Dhruva enjoys tennis, reading, yard work and spending quality time with his wife Ami and children Pooja and Neil. Dr. Dhruva is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Murthy grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where his father was a physician. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, he earned his medical degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Murthy completed his internal medicine internship/residency and cardiology fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. He, his wife, Dr. Geetha Rao, and their son and daughter live in Peachtree City. In his spare time, he enjoys backpacking, international travel and canoeing. Dr. Murthy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Mitchell specializes in general and invasive cardiology. A graduate of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, he received his medical degree from Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Georgia. He then completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine and his cardiology fellowship at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mitchell participated in Navy ROTC and the Navy Health Professions Scholarship program and is leaving the Navy after 10 years of active duty service at the rank of Commander.His duty stations included Naval Hospital in Sigonella, Italy, and Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. He has deployed on a humanitarian medical mission aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort to assist 12 countries in South and Central America and has provided cardiology consultations at the medical facilities in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Dr.Mitchell has received numerous military and medical awards including two Navy Commendation Medals. Dr. Mitchell, originally from Newnan, is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty board of Cardiovascular Disease. Clinical interest in cardiac imaging has led to his board certification in nuclear cardiology and echocardiography, as well as training in cardiac CT. He is also skilled in the performance of diagnostic heart catheterization, permanent pacemaker insertion and transesophageal echocardiograms. Dr. Mitchell is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and member of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Mitchell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Endocarditis, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Holly Bauser is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Stockbridge,, Georgia. Dr. Bauser has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Atresia, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Congenital Cardiovascular Shunt, Stent Placement, and Angioplasty.

Samuel Bleuez is a Cardiologist in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Dr. Bleuez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), and Pacemaker Implantation.

Erik Michelfelder is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Stockbridge, Georgia. Dr. Michelfelder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Pulmonary Atresia, and Transposition of the Great Arteries.