Michael A. Ponder
Experienced in Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Experienced in Mitral Valve Regurgitation
2428 Knob Creek Road, Suite 201, 
Johnson City, TN 

Overview

I have always called this area “home” since I grew up in the eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina region. Being a doctor has been my calling since childhood; I always knew that I would be a physician one day. I treat my patients with high quality and evidence-guided medical care. Cardiology is a unique specialty, and my interest has really changed over the years. Initially, I was interested because of diagnostics and imaging, being the radiology-based specialty that we are. However, in time I became more interested in the critical care aspect of cardiology and treating acutely ill patients. I actually went back for my MBA, not for the purpose of understanding the financial aspects of medicine, but rather how to deliver value and high quality care as some of the largest cost in medicine deals with cardiovascular disease. I have one child with special needs, so I do a lot of work with Shriners Hospitals for Children. I serve on their hospital board, and it has been a great joy in my life to help with their hospital systems. Shriners give away almost three-fourths of $1 billion dollars each year to support our 22 hospitals. It has been very rewarding to help administer that money, which is funded out of endowments and many individual donations. My particular Shriners Hospital is in Greenville, South Carolina, and many children from our area are treated there.

Dr. Ponder is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Atherosclerosis, and Coronary Heart Disease.

Graduate Institution
Brody School Of Medicine,  
Residency
University Of Tennessee Med Ctr @ Knoxville
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in TN
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiology
Hospital Affiliations
 
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male
Awards
 

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • HMO
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  • PPO
Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Farm Bureau Health Plans
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  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
Health Care Services Corporation
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
HealthKeepers
  • POS
Humana
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  • INDEMNITY
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  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
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Meridian Choice
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Premera Blue Cross
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Sentara Healthcare
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TeamCare
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UnitedHealthcare
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
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Locations

Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute
2428 Knob Creek Road, Suite 201, Johnson City, TN 37604
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Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute

2428 Knob Creek Road, Suite 201, 
Johnson City, TN 
 (45.7 miles away)
Languages Spoken:
English
Offers Telehealth

Manar Jbara, MD, FACC, FASNC, SCCT, is board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiac computerized tomography. He has published in multiple scientific journals, including Journal of American College of Cardiology, and participated in national clinical trials for the study of heart and vascular disease. He has received multiple accolades and nominations throughout his training and career. An ETSU Health clinician, Dr. Jbara also serves as a faculty member at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine. Dr. Jbara has a special interest in preventive cardiology and cardiac rehab, along with the diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of cardiology. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring fellows, residents and medical students. In his free time, he enjoys spending time in nature and following sports. Services • Arrythmias • Cardiomyopathy • Congenital heart defects • Coronary heart disease • Heart failure • Hypertension • Peripheral artery disease • Valvular heart disease. Dr. Jbara is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mitral Valve Regurgitation. His top areas of expertise are Sengers Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Attack, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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