Rahul Loungani
Advanced in Pericarditis

Dr. Rahul Loungani

Cardiology
Piedmont Healthcare
Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
95 Collier Rd NW STE 3000, 
Atlanta, GA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Pericarditis
Piedmont Healthcare
Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
95 Collier Rd NW STE 3000, 
Atlanta, GA 
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Overview

Dr. Loungani earned his medical degree at Medical University of South Carolina. He then completed his internal medicine residency in the Osler Medical Training Program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He went on to complete fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology at Duke University Hospital. He also completed a research fellowship at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

Dr. Loungani specializes in Cardiomyopathy, Advanced Heart Failure, and Cardiac Transplantation. He additionally has a special interest in caring for patients with Cardiac Amyloidosis. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and most recently board certified in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. He is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and exploring his new home in Georgia.

Dr. Loungani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pericarditis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, and Cardiomyopathy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Medical University Of South Carolina, 2014
Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 2017
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowships
Duke University Medical Center, Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, 2021
Duke University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 2020
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Augusta Hospital
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Clinic
95 Collier Rd NW STE 3000, Atlanta, GA 30309
Call: 404-605-5140

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


19 Total Publications

Transthyretin V142I Genetic Variant and Cardiac Remodeling, Injury, and Heart Failure Risk in Black Adults.
Transthyretin V142I Genetic Variant and Cardiac Remodeling, Injury, and Heart Failure Risk in Black Adults.
Journal: JACC. Heart failure
Published: August 13, 2021
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