
Overview
Dr. Mark Thel graduated with Distinction from the University of Virginia and cum laude from Georgetown University School of Medicine. At Georgetown, he was president of the Honor Medical Society Alpha Omega Alpha. He served his internship, internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and interventional training at Duke where he was also the Chief Resident in the Department of Medicine. He received the Duke Medical School Davison Society teaching award in 1996.Dr. Thel has published more than 25 papers focusing on clinical trials in interventional cardiology. Dr. Thel participated in the United States Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program and left the Navy in 2000 as a Commander. His duty stations included General Medical Officer for Carrier Air Group Five in Atsugi, Japan, and staff cardiologist at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Thel is a Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Thel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transthyretin Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Transthyretin Amyloidosis.
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Locations
2501 Citico Avenue, Chattanooga, TN 37404
Clinical Research
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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 Transthyretin Amyloidosis. 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 Transthyretin Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Aortic Regurgitation, and Aortic Valve Stenosis.
The Chattanooga Heart Institute - Chattanooga
A specialist in peripheral vascular disease, Dr. Brian H. Negus joined The Chattanooga Heart Institute from private practice in Gainesville, Georgia, where he also served as director of the cardiology laboratory at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.He received his doctor of medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta and completed both his internship and residency in internal medicine and cardiology fellowship at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. He conducted his fellowship in interventional cardiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he then served as assistant professor of medicine in the interventional cardiology section.Dr. Negus’ work with research has included projects conducted at the Medical College of Georgia and Parkland Memorial as well as at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, he is a member of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Medical Society. In addition, he is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association. Dr. Negus is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Transthyretin Amyloidosis. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Coronary Heart Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- AnginaDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Familial HypertensionDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable AldosteronismDr. Thel isDistinguished. Learn about Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.
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- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- ApoplexyDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)Dr. Thel isAdvanced. Learn about Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM).
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Thel isExperienced. Learn about Arrhythmias.


