
Overview
Faisal Merchant is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Merchant has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 148 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 6 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Ventricular Fibrillation.
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Locations
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, Atlanta, GA 30308
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.
2 Clinical Trials
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 Buckhead Electrophysiology
Eric Black-Maier, MD, is a Native Atlantan board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. He specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders, including management of implantable cardiac devices, anti-arrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation.Dr. Black-Maier performs the full spectrum of cardiac device implantations, including pacemaker, defibrillator, cardiac resynchronization device therapy, and lead extraction. He also specializes in ablation of complex atrial and ventricular arrythmias, with a particular interest in ventricular tachycardia ablation.Dr. Black-Maier served as a research fellow at both the Howard Hughes Medical Research (HHMI) and Duke Clinical Research (DCRI) institutes. He has presented at national meetings and published over 40 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. Black is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Ventricular Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
Neal Bhatia is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Bhatia has been practicing medicine for over 15 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ventricular Fibrillation. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Plaque Psoriasis, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
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
- Elite
- Pacemaker ImplantationDr. Merchant isElite. Learn about Pacemaker Implantation.
- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- Cardiac AblationDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Ablation.
- Cardiac ArrestDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiac Arrest.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Merchant isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Advanced
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- FaintingDr. Merchant isAdvanced. Learn about Fainting.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve ReplacementDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Replacement.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Brugada SyndromeDr. Merchant isExperienced. Learn about Brugada Syndrome.


