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    MediFind found 23 doctor with experience in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair near Atlanta, GA. Of these, 21 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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      Adam B. Greenbaum
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      34+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Adam Greenbaum is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Greenbaum has been practicing medicine for over 34 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Gaetano Paone
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      46+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Gaetano Paone is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Paone has been practicing medicine for over 46 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      Patrick T. Gleason
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      14+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Patrick Gleason is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Gleason has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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      William B. Keeling
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      25+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      William Keeling is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Keeling has been practicing medicine for over 25 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Embolectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      John D. Puskas
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      40+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      John Puskas is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Puskas has been practicing medicine for over 40 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

      Vivek Rajagopal
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta

      95 Collier Road NW, Suite 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Rajagopal earned his medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed his internship at the University of Washington in Seattle and his residency at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Dr. Rajagopal fulfilled a cardiology fellowship with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his undergraduate training at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology. Dr. Rajagopal has a special interest and expertise in the minimally invasive treatment of valve disease.For more information, visit theMarcus Heart Valve Center. Dr. Rajagopal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Ezequiel J. Molina
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta

      95 Collier Road NW, Suite 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ezequiel J. Molina, MD is the new surgical director of the LVAD and Heart Transplant Program at the Piedmont Heart Institute. He earned his medical degree from Buenos Aires University in Argentina. He completed his cardiothoracic surgery residency at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York, where he served as a clinical instructor focusing on heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support devices. Dr. Molina is board certified in Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery.Dr. Molina has been practicing medicine for 10 years. He is proficient in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery including surgical coronary revascularization, aortic aneurysms, valve surgery, and complex reoperative surgery. He specializes in durable LVAD implantation, heart transplantation and surgical therapies for cardiogenic shock. Dr. Molina publishes and presents extensively in his field at national and international meetings. He has been an Investigator in several LVAD trials. Dr. Molina serves as a member of the STS-Intermacs Database Task Force, the largest durable LVAD registry in the world. Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Molina was the surgical director of the LVAD and Heart Transplant Program at the MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute in Washington, DC. He also served as co-interim chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery. Dr. Molina was an associate professor of Surgery at Georgetown University and the program director of the mechanical circulatory support and heart transplantation surgical fellowship.In his spare time, Dr. Molina enjoys spending time with his wife and three little children. He enjoys cycling, running, reading, and traveling.Dr. Molina is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans. Dr. Molina is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      William M. Brown
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta

      95 Collier Road NW, Suite 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Brown has been practicing cardiothoracic surgery since 1994. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He completed his internship and residency at Emory University affiliated hospitals from 1985 to 1994. He then served as research fellow and clinical fellow in cardiothoracic surgery at Emory University affiliated hospitals. Dr. Brown is board certified in thoracic surgery. He has been on medical staff at Piedmont Hospital since 2001. Dr. Brown is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

      Sagar S. Damle
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Transplant Surgery | Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Transplant Surgery | Thoracic Surgery

      Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta

      95 Collier Road NW, Suite 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Marathi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Sagar Damle is a Transplant Surgeon and a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Damle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Myxoma, Heart Tumor, Infective Endocarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Damle is currently accepting new patients.

      Pradeep K. Yadav
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

      Piedmont Heart Cardiothoracic Surgery Atlanta

      95 Collier Road NW, Suite 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Pradeep Yadav is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Yadav is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement. Dr. Yadav is currently accepting new patients.

      Vasilis C. Babaliaros
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

      Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Clifton Campus

      1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgA, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      30+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Greek
      Offers Telehealth

      Vasilis Babaliaros is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Babaliaros has been practicing medicine for over 30 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Mani A. Daneshmand
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Clifton Campus

      1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgA, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Experience:
      22+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Farsi, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Mani Daneshmand is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Daneshmand has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Heart Tumor, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

      Tamer Attia
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory Heart & Vascular Center At Clifton Campus

      1365 Clifton Road Northeast, BldgA, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Offers Telehealth

      Tamer Attia is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Attia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Aortic Dissection, Cystic Medial Necrosis of Aorta, Heart Transplant, and Embolectomy.

      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus

      550 Peachtree Street Northeast, MedicalOfficeTower, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (1.6 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alison Ward is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Ward has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Constrictive Pericarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair

      PHI Of Buckhead

      95 Collier Rd NW Ste 2065, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (3.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      William Ballard is a Cardiologist in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Ballard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), Patent Foramen Ovale, Gastrostomy, and Cardiac Ablation.

      Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Piedmont Heart Inst PHYS Buckhead

      95 Collier Rd NW Ste 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      James Kauten is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Kauten is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Vinod Thourani
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Piedmont Heart Inst PHYS Buckhead

      95 Collier Rd NW Ste 5015, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Vinod Thourani is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Thourani is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory University School Of Medicine Department Of Ophthalmology

      1365 Clifton Rd NE, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Robert Guyton is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Guyton is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Aortic Regurgitation, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

      Douglas A. Murphy
      Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Advanced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory Cardiothoracic Surgery At Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

      5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, HarrisonPavilion, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (11.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      51+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Douglas Murphy is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Murphy has been practicing medicine for over 51 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Heart Tumor, Atrial Myxoma, Patent Foramen Ovale Repair, and Endoscopy.

      Michael E. Halkos
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery
      Experienced in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair
      Thoracic Surgery

      Emory Cardiothoracic Surgery At Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

      5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, HarrisonPavilion, 
      Atlanta, GA 
       (11.2 miles away)
      Experience:
      27+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Halkos is a Thoracic Surgeon in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Halkos has been practicing medicine for over 27 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Patent Foramen Ovale Repair. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Heart Tumor, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG).

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      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

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