Dr. Jody M. Hughes

Mayur Patel, M.D. earned his medical degree from Amravati University in Amravati, India. He received training in Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery at Bombay Hospital and Research Center in Mumbai, India. He completed his Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowships at East Tennessee State University. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians, Dr. Patel was a full time attending physician with Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates in Jacksonville, Fl. He had also worked at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tn for three years. Dr. Patel also served as a clinical staff associate professor at East Tennessee State University for the Pulmonary and Critical Care fellowship program. Dr. Patel joins Piedmont Physicians with 13 years of experience. He has special interest in Critical Care, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Interventional Pulmonary procedures such as EBUS, Navigational Bronchoscopy, Bronchial Thermoplasty, Pleurx catheter, and post cardiac arrest hypothermia therapy. Dr. Patel welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Chuansheng Wu is a Pulmonary Medicine provider in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Wu has been practicing medicine for over 29 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are EGFR Positive Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Michael Waldman is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Decatur, Georgia. Dr. Waldman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.