Shailesh Malla, M.D. earned his medical degree from Tribhuyan University Institute of Medicine, the premier medical school in Nepal. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Jacobi Medical Center and his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Montefiore Medical Center in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Board certified in Cardiovascular Disease (ABIM), Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) and Echocardiography (NBE), Dr. Malla brings over 10 years of experience to Piedmont Heart. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Malla was a clinical cardiologist with ACG. Dr. Malla is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology who specializes in invasive cardiology, general and consultative cardiology, trans-thoracic and transesophogeal echocardiography, nuclear stress testing and diagnostic cardiac catheterization. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American College of Physicians. He has been involved in several research projects in the areas of congestive heart failure and echocardiography and has published several articles in scientific journals. He is an instructor for ACLS as well. Dr. Malla is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Board Certification American Board of Cardiovascular Disease, Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC), Echo Board (ASCeXAM), American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Malla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Hypertension.

Timotheus Watson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Watson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Cardiac Diverticulum, X-Linked Cardiac Valvular Dysplasia, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Pulmonary Valve Stenosis.

Dr. Sanghee Ro is a board-certified pediatric cardiologist who specializes in fetal cardiology, clinical echocardiography and general pediatric cardiology. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Dr. Ro attended Cornell University for her undergraduate degree and received her medical education at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She then completed her pediatric residency in Philadelphia at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children and completed a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.Dr. Ro primarily works in the echocardiographic laboratory and the fetal cardiology clinic, and has special interests in fetal and pediatric cardiology, fetal cardiac diagnosis, family counseling and perinatal care planning, fetal cardiac evaluation in critical congenital heart disease, and outpatient management of congenital heart disease. She strives to improve the quality of care within fetal and pediatric cardiology.In addition to providing patient care, Dr. Ro is a faculty member at the Emory University School of Medicine, and has research interests in risk stratification in congenital heart disease, quality improvement in pediatric fetal echocardiography, and fetal echocardiographic predictors of clinical outcomes in fetal structural heart disease. She has also been appointed Director of our Fetal Cardiology Program.Dr. Ro is an accomplished researcher, and in 2022, won the prestigious Arthur Weyman Young Investigator Young Investigator Award at the American Society of Echocardiography. Her study on the association of prenatal level of care assignments with postnatal clinical outcomes in fetuses diagnosed with congenital heart disease was the first time fetal cardiology/fetal echocardiography-based research has won the award since its inception in 1990.Dr. Ro is an accomplished researcher, and in 2022, won the prestigious Arthur Weyman Young Investigator Young Investigator Award at the American Society of Echocardiography. Her study on the association of prenatal level of care assignments with postnatal clinical outcomes in fetuses diagnosed with congenital heart disease was the first time fetal cardiology/fetal echocardiography-based research has won the award since its inception in 1990. Dr. Ro is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Mitral Atresia, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Double Outlet Right Ventricle, and Pulmonary Atresia.

Cesar Egoavil is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Egoavil is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Sick Sinus Syndrome, Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Dongngan Truong is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Marietta,, Georgia. Dr. Truong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Kawasaki Disease, and Pediatric Myocarditis.

Hardik Bhansali is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Bhansali is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 2, Long QT Syndrome 1, Long QT Syndrome 3, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Joel Wachs is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Wachs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

David Caras is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Caras is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Paul Simonoff is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Simonoff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Hans Lee is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

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

Paul Guichard is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Guichard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Amy Elsass is a Nuclear Medicine provider in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Elsass is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.

John Stevens is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Stevens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Supravalvular Stenosis, and Ventricular Septal Defects.

Michael Balk is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Balk has been practicing medicine for over 39 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Arrhythmias, Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Gina Lundberg is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Lundberg has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Cardiac Ablation.

Dr. Desai completedschool at Michigan State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his training in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Desai is trained and qualified in a wide array of cardiac fields. In addition to board certification in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, he is certified by the National Board of Echocardiography (cardiac ultrasound), the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (radioisotope imaging) and the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (cardiac pacing and cardioversion defibrillation). He is trained in Cardiovascular CT angiography and is skilled in a variety of diagnostic procedures including heart catheterization, pacemaker and defibrillator implantation, and transesophageal echocardiography.He is the Medical Director for the western region of Piedmont Heart Institute, and is also the Medical Director of Piedmont Heart Institute Imaging Labs- Echocardiography. Although his primary focus is on cardiology, Dr. Desai's training and practice is based on a philosophy of holistic medicine - caring for patients as a whole rather than disease entities. He is based out of the PHI-Austell office in Austell, GA. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Pacemaker Implantation.

George Deriso is a Cardiologist in Austell, Georgia. Dr. Deriso is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 5, Long QT Syndrome 2, Long QT Syndrome 3, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

David E. Montgomery MD, PhD, received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he continued his medical training including an internship and residency in internal medicine as well as clinical and advanced fellowships in cardiology. Dr. Montgomery also holds a PhD in physiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Montgomery served as Adjunct Staff at the Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He is board-certified in both cardiology and internal medicine. His clinical focus is heart and vascular disease prevention. Some of his special clinical interests include preventing and managing cardiovascular disease in the young adult, the athlete and obese populations. Dr. Montgomery has published in a range of medical and scientific journals and his patient care and clinical work as a resident won him induction into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He also holds memberships in a number of organizations, including the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Montgomery is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, High Cholesterol, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Dhaval Patel is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Short QT Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 5, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 3, Long QT Syndrome 2, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.