Jacob Blatt is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Douglasville, Georgia. Dr. Blatt is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Blatt is currently accepting new patients.

Carmine Oddis is a Cardiologist in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Oddis is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ectopic Heartbeat, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Oddis is currently accepting new patients.

Sandeep Goyal, MBBS, earned his medical degree from Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. He completed his cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellowships at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tenn. His internal medicine residency was fulfilled at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and Boston University School of Medicine. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Goyal served as the Chief Clinical Fellow of cardiac electrophysiology at Vanderbilt. Dr. Goyal is board certified in internal medicine & cardiology. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Goyal provides full spectrum of electrophysiology services with special interest in comprehensive management of atrial fibrillation and laser lead extraction. Dr. Goyal welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Goyal is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Kent Nilsson, MD earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2002 . He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2005. He completed both his Cardiology (2007) and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowships (2009) at Duke University Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart Institute, Dr. Nilsson was in practice at Athens Regional Medical Center and at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Nilsson is board certified in both Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a Fellow in both the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Georgia/Augusta University Medical Partnership in Athens, where he teaches and conducts research. In his spare time, Dr. Nilsson enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys gardening, hunting and fishing. The family is active in their church. Dr. Nilsson welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Nilsson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Gupta obtained his undergraduate degree from Emory University in Atlanta. He attended medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed his fellowships in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, IL. Dr. Gupta is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He specializes in cardiac electrophysiology and has special interest in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and cardiac device implantation. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Deering graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed his medical and cardiac electrophysiology training at Yale and Tufts New England Medical Center. After serving as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale between 1986 and 1989 he moved to Atlanta and joined the staff of Piedmont Hospital, where he has practiced since that time. Dr. Deering is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Deering has participated in a number of arrhythmia research trials and remains active in cardiac arrhythmia research. He serves as a reviewer for several major cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology journals. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles on a variety of arrhythmia-related topics. He has served as a speaker and moderator at many national and international cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology meetings. He is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); has served on a number of HRS committees and task forces; and presently serves as chair of the HRS Membership Committee. Dr. Deering's primary area of interest is centered upon the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and the treatment and education of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. He currently is in practice with the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group and based at the Piedmont Hospital campus. He does see patients in a number of arrhythmia outreach clinics at several additional Piedmont Heart Institute locations. Dr. Deering is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Wickliffe specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. A graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Emory University Hospital. Awarded an Outstanding Teaching Resident by the Emory University School of Medicine, he was also named an Outstanding Teaching Fellow. He is board certified in cardiology, electrophysiology and internal medicine. A member of several speakers's bureaus, he is also a published author. In addition, Dr. Wickliffe is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Wickliffe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Felix Sogade is a Cardiologist in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Sogade is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Sogade is currently accepting new patients.

Dhruv Chawla is a Cardiologist in Mcdonough, Georgia. Dr. Chawla is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Atrial Fibrillation, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Chawla is currently accepting new patients.

Antonio Sotolongo, MD, earned his medical degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in 2011. He completed both his residency in Internal Medicine (2014) and his Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship (2017) at the University District Hospital of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. He completed his Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University in 2019.Dr. Sotolongo has been practicing electrophysiology for 5 years. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Sotolongo was a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at University Hospitals in Cleveland Ohio and Clinical Assistant Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.Dr. Sotolongo specializes in Electrophysiology. His special interests include catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, offering treatments for conditions such as supraventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation.In his spare time, Dr. Sotolongo enjoys playing golf as well as spending time with his wife and dog.Dr. Sotolongo is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Sotolongo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Varkey specializes in Cardiac Electrophysiology. His special interests include implantation and extraction of cardiac rhythm devices and complex ablation procedures.Dr. Varkey offers treatment for brady arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia.In his spare time, Dr. Varkey enjoys spending time with his family, exercise and traveling. Dr. Varkey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Jonathan Hoffman is a Cardiologist in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Shapiro Syndrome, Cold-Induced Sweating Syndrome, Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Deficiency, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Hoffman is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Karimianpour joins the section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Piedmont Heart Institute from South Carolina. He grew up in Virginia where he later obtained his medical degree. He then completed his residency training at Cleveland Clinic, followed by fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served as Chief Fellow in both training programs. His clinical interests include catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias as well as cardiac device implantation and management. Dr. Karimianpour has authored several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and has presented his award-winning work at multiple national professional society gatherings.Dr. Karimianpour subspecializes in heart rhythm disorders and minimally invasive surgical procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms. Conditions treated include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, inherited arrhythmias, bradycardia, heart block, catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, implantation of transvenous pacemakers, leadless pacemakers, implantation of transvenous cardiac defibrillators, subcutaneous defibrillators, transvenous laser and mechanical lead extraction.Dr. Karimianpour has a special interest in treatment of ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death. Dr. Karimianpour joins Piedmont Heart Institute with a passion and vision to provide high-quality, efficient, and modern health care to the citizens of Georgia and beyond.In his spare time, Dr. Karimianpour enjoys traveling abroad and exploring new countries, cultures and foods. Dr. Karimianpour is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Karimianpour is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Marti received her undergraduate degree in 2002 from The University of Georgia in Athens and earned her medical degree in 2007 from Mercer University where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. She completed her Internal Medicine residency and General Cardiology fellowship at Emory University in Atlanta. Dr. Marti completed an additional year in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology and also received her Masters in Clinical Research during her training at Emory.Dr. Marti is board certified in Internal Medicine, General Cardiology, Echocardiography and Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. She is a member of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Heart Failure Society of America and International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. She has received grant funding from the American Heart Association and remains involved with heart failure research with many active clinical trials and journal publications. Her clinical interests include heart failure and transplant cardiology, mechanical circulatory support, congenital heart disease, cardio-oncology, cardiac imaging and women's heart disease, including heart disease during pregnancy.In her spare time, Dr. Marti enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and playing tennis. Dr. Marti welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Marti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

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 an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dr. Kantipudi earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College and completed his internship and residency at Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He fulfilled a cardiology fellowship at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. and a Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowship from the University of Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He is board certified in Cardiovascular diseases and Cardiac Electrophysiology His professional memberships include the Heart Rhythm Society, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Kantipudi currently is in practice with The Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group, Piedmont Hospital campus and Fayetteville campus. Dr. Kantipudi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Bryan Piedad is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Piedad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Mohammad Kooshkabadi is a Cardiologist in Roswell, Georgia. Dr. Kooshkabadi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Kavita Krishnasamy is a Cardiologist in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Krishnasamy has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ectopic Heartbeat, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Narendra Kanuru is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Kanuru is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Paroxysmal Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.