Dr. Pratik Patel

Dr. Doughan received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, where he also completed his internship. From Lebanon, he came to Emory University School of Medicine in 2002 to complete his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship. Dr. Doughan is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He is also board certified in Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CT) and Testamur of the National Board of Echocardiography. Dr. Doughan is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Kanukunta earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India. He completed his internal medicine residency at Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. In 1995, Dr. Kanukunta completed his cardiology fellowship at Providence Hospital and Medical Center in Southfield, MI. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He specializes in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular interventions. Dr. Kanukunta is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Coronary Heart Disease, and Atherosclerosis.

Eric Black-Maier, MD, is a Native Atlantan board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including management of implantable cardiac devices, anti-arrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation.Dr. Black-Maier performs the full spectrum of cardiac device implantations, including pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization device therapy, and lead extraction. He also specializes in ablation of complex atrial and ventricular arrythmias, with a particular interest in ventricular tachycardia ablation.Dr. Black-Maier served as a research fellow at both the Howard Hughes Medical Research (HHMI) and Duke Clinical Research (DCRI) institutes. He has presented at national meetings and published over 40 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Black is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infective Endocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.