
Overview
Ben Holland, MD, received his undergraduate degree from The University of Georgia. He earned his medical degree from Mercer University in 2005. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Virginia in 2008. He went on to complete cardiology fellowship at Wake Forest University. After an additional year of training in interventional cardiology, Dr. Holland moved back to his home town of Athens, GA in 2012. Dr. Holland welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.
Dr. Holland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).
Insurance
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Locations
242 King Avenue, Suite 210, Athens, GA 30606
Piedmont Heart Of Athens
Kent Nilsson, MD earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 2002 . He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 2005. He completed both his Cardiology (2007) and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowships (2009) at Duke University Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart Institute, Dr. Nilsson was in practice at Athens Regional Medical Center and at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Nilsson is board certified in both Cardiology and Cardiac Electrophysiology. He is a Fellow in both the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Georgia/Augusta University Medical Partnership in Athens, where he teaches and conducts research. In his spare time, Dr. Nilsson enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys gardening, hunting and fishing. The family is active in their church. Dr. Nilsson welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Nilsson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
Kaiser Permanente Glenlake Comprehensive Specialty Center - Cardiology Department
Shahriar Iravanian is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Iravanian is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Ventricular Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Ablation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Iravanian is currently accepting new patients.
Piedmont Heart Of Buckhead Electrophysiology
Dr. Wickliffe specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. A graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Emory University Hospital. Awarded an Outstanding Teaching Resident by the Emory University School of Medicine, he was also named an Outstanding Teaching Fellow. He is board certified in cardiology, electrophysiology and internal medicine. A member of several speakers's bureaus, he is also a published author. In addition, Dr. Wickliffe is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Wickliffe is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, 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
- AnginaDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Holland isDistinguished. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
- Advanced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Degos DiseaseDr. Holland isAdvanced. Learn about Degos Disease.
- Experienced
- Acute Arterial Occlusion of KidneyDr. Holland isExperienced. Learn about Acute Arterial Occlusion of Kidney.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Holland isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- ArachnodactylyDr. Holland isExperienced. Learn about Arachnodactyly.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Holland isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.

