
Overview
George Hanzel is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Hanzel has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 48 peer reviewed articles and participating in 7 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
5671 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl3, Atlanta, GA 30342
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.
7 Clinical Trials
Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta
Dr. Rajagopal earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed his internship at the University of Washington in Seattle and his residency at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Rajagopal fulfilled a cardiology fellowship with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate training at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology. Dr. Rajagopal has a special interest and expertise in the minimally invasive treatment of valve disease.For more information, visit theMarcus Heart Valve Center. Dr. Rajagopal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
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David Caras is a Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Caras is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Piedmont Heart Of Sharpsburg
Dr. Dhruva specializes in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging. A graduate with honors from medical school in Baroda, India, he came to the United States for post-graduate training in 1991. Dr. Dhruva completed his internship and residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Jacobi Hospital in New York City and finished his cardiology training at Brown University School of Medicine/The Miriam Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. In 1998, Dr. Dhruva proudly became a U.S. citizen and became board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease. He later earned additional board certification in echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. Dr. Dhruva is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiology, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He has been published in peer review medical journals and has presented at numerous national and international cardiology conferences. Specializing in clinical cardiology and cardiac imaging, Dr. Dhruva performs coronary angiograms and permanent pacemaker insertions. Dr. Dhruva has been published extensively in hypertension literature and in heart failure literature winning the young investigator award in 1997. He has served as Chief of Medicine at Fayette Hospital, he has been the Director of Cardiology at Piedmont Fayette Hospital since 1994. He has served on the Piedmont Clinic Board as its vice chairman. He currently serves on the Board of Fayette Care Clinic. He has held numerous leadership positions, including serving as Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Piedmont Fayette Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Dhruva enjoys tennis, reading, yard work and spending quality time with his wife Ami and children Pooja and Neil. Dr. Dhruva is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, Angina, 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.
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- Elite
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Hanzel isElite. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Distinguished
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Hanzel isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Mitral StenosisDr. Hanzel isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Stenosis.
- Mitral Valve RegurgitationDr. Hanzel isDistinguished. Learn about Mitral Valve Regurgitation.
- Supravalvular Aortic StenosisDr. Hanzel isDistinguished. Learn about Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis.
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- AngioplastyDr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)Dr. Hanzel isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Septal Defect (ASD).
- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Hanzel isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Hanzel isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherectomyDr. Hanzel isExperienced. Learn about Atherectomy.
- Bicuspid Aortic ValveDr. Hanzel isExperienced. Learn about Bicuspid Aortic Valve.
- Cardiogenic ShockDr. Hanzel isExperienced. Learn about Cardiogenic Shock.

