Overview
Theodore Richards is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Hixson, Tennessee. Dr. Richards is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM). His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Richards is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- INDEMNITY
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- INSURANCE PLAN
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- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
2070 Hamill Rd, Hixson, TN 37343
1710 Gunbarrel Rd, Chattanooga, TN 37421
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.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Henry Cheng is board-certified in imaging and general cardiology. He earned his medical degree from the University of California at Los Angeles. Dr. Cheng completed an internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and a cardiovascular medicine fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. In addition to general cardiology care, Dr. Cheng specializes in cardio-oncology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. He sees patients at the Chattanooga Citico office and at our Hixson office. Dr. Cheng is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM). His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), and Cardiomyopathy.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Chad Armstrong comes to The Chattanooga Heart Institute from Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and where he also completed an Internal Medicine residency. Dr. Armstrong sees patients at our Chattanooga Glenwood office and at our Hixson office. Dr. Armstrong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM). His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
Dr. Aaron Soufer comes to The Chattanooga Heart Institute from Yale New Haven Hospital where he completed a fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine and an advanced fellowship in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. He also completed his internship and residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Soufer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy (RCM). His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Heart Disease, and Aortic Regurgitation.
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
- AnginaDr. Richards isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Richards isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Advanced
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ApoplexyDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- FaintingDr. Richards isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Richards isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Richards isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Richards isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Richards isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)


