Overview
Brian Howard is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Douglasville, Georgia. Dr. Howard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Howard is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
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- MEDICARE MAPD
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- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
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- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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- STATE MEDICAID
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
8954 Hospital Dr, Douglasville, GA 30134
5150 Stilesboro N W Rd, Suite 220, Kennesaw, GA 30152
677 Church St Ne, Suite 100p, Marietta, GA 30060
2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Pkwy, Hiram, GA 30141
6001 Professional Pkwy, Douglasville, GA 30134
3950 Austell Rd, Austell, GA 30106
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.
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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 Pulmonary Hypertension. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- CardiomyopathyDr. Howard isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Heart FailureDr. Howard isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Howard isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Howard isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Howard isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Hypertensive Heart DiseaseDr. Howard isAdvanced. Learn about Hypertensive Heart Disease.
- NecrosisDr. Howard isAdvanced. Learn about Necrosis.
- Pediatric MyocarditisDr. Howard isAdvanced. Learn about Pediatric Myocarditis.
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Howard isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.

