Overview
Dr. Sun earned his medical degree from Hunan Medical University in China and completed his Internal Medicine residency at University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA. He completed his fellowship in Cardiology at Mid America Heart Institute/University of Missouri Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Sun has been practicing medicine/cardiology for 20 years. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Sun was a medical staff member at Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and attending cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr. Sun specializes in cardiovascular diseases prevention and treatment. Dr. Sun has special interests in congestive heart failure, and cardiac imaging.
In his spare time, Dr. Sun enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys hiking, gardening, international cuisines, and opera. Dr. Sun is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.
Dr. Sun is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, and Angina.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6115 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 300, Sandy Springs, GA 30328
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.
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.
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.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Heart AttackDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Attack.
- Heart FailureDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Sun isDistinguished. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- ArrhythmiasDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Sun isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Sun isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy