25 of the Best Cardiologists Near Me in Johns Island, SC

A native of New York, Dr. Michael R. Gold graduated from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1975. He received his medical degree from the University of Colorado in 1985 and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1979. He completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1991. Immediately thereafter, Dr. Gold joined the faculty of University of Maryland where he was the director of the cardiac electrophysiology service and assistant professor of medicine and physiology. In 2001, he became professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine. From 2002 to 2015, Dr. Michael R. Gold was the chief of cardiology, Michael E. Assey professor of medicine and medical director of the Heart and Vascular Center at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Gold is the author of over 250 publications. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. His special interests include electrophysiology, adult cardiology and arrhythmias and he is a pioneer in the development of new defibrillation techniques and pacing for congestive heart failure. Dr. Gold is highly rated in 36 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Gold is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jeffrey Winterfield is an associate professor of cardiac electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. He received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College in Massachusetts and his medical degree with honors from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine training at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. After completing his internal medicine residency, he was selected for a highly competitive fellowship in cardiovascular medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, part of Harvard Medical School, in Boston. Dr. Winterfield's interest includes cardiac arrhythmias; he remained on service at the Brigham and Women's Hospital as a fellow in clinical cardiac electrophysiology where he trained with several leaders in the field. In 2011, he took his first faculty position in the prestigious heart rhythm program at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago where he remained for five years. During that time in Chicago, he published multiple papers and abstracts, participated as a principal investigator in clinical trials regarding complex rhythm management, and served as faculty in national and international meetings. In 2016, he was recruited to MUSC for his expertise in catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias, particularly ventricular tachycardia (VT) and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). He has special expertise in catheter ablation of arrhythmias on the outside of the heart (epicardial VT). Dr. Winterfield takes care of adult patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances including supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), Wolf-Parkinson-White (WPW), atrial fibrillation (AF), as well as premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and ventricular tachycardia (VT). He has a particular interest in VT in patients with advanced heart disease including ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. Dr. Winterfield is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Ectopic Heartbeat, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Winterfield is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Brian Houston is a cardiologist specializing in the management of advanced heart failure, including the care of patients before and after heart transplantation or left ventricular assist device (LVAD). After graduating from Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Houston completed residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He was invited to serve as an assistant chief of service of the Thayer Firm at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and he spent that year caring for patients and instructing residents and medical students. He remained at Johns Hopkins for his general cardiology fellowship and spent an additional year of fellowship there training in the care of advanced heart failure, LVADs, and transplantation. Dr. Houston has been invited to present his research work at international scientific meetings. He has a particular interest in cardiac sarcoidosis and in the effects of LVAD support on the gastrointestinal tract, blood, and the right side of the heart. He was honored to be named a finalist for the American Heart Association's Young Clinician Award in 2015. Dr. Houston believes that each patient with heart failure is unique and that, to live their best life, they require a caring and comprehensive approach from a dedicated medical team. Dr. Houston is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Sarcoidosis, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Houston is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Tedford is a Professor of Medicine/Cardiology and holds the Dr. Peter C. Gazes Endowed Chair in Heart Failure at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, SC. He currently serves as the section head of heart failure and medical director of cardiac transplantation. He also established and directs the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship Program at MUSC. Dr. Tedford is an internationally recognized clinical researcher and has published over 200 peer-reviewed original research manuscripts, invited expert reviews, editorials and book chapters. His research efforts are focused on hemodynamic assessment of right ventricle function and its interaction with the pulmonary circulation and left heart. This research spans the fields of pulmonary hypertension, left heart disease, exercise physiology, hemodynamics, systemic sclerosis and mechanical circulatory support. He participates on several scientific advisory boards, clinical trial steering committees, and serves as a hemodynamic core laboratory for clinical pharmaceutical trials. He is co-chair of the PH due to left heart disease task force for 7^th^ World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension. He is a deputy editor for the *Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation* and serves on the editorial board for *Circulation: Heart Failure CHEST*and *JACC: Heart* *Failure.*. Dr. Tedford is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Tedford is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Sheldon E. Litwin is a cardiologist with nationally recognized expertise in advanced cardiac imaging and its use in the diagnosis of heart disease and treatment of patients with heart disease. Dr. Litwin is board-certified in general cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and cardiovascular computed tomography (CT). He was recognized in 2014 in America's Top Doctors (Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.). He is a strong proponent of preventive cardiology and has a longstanding interest in weight loss as prevention and treatment for cardiovascular disease. He is an avid outdoorsman and exercise advocate who is passionate about caring for active adults who participate in sports or recreational exercise. Prior to coming to MUSC Health, Dr. Litwin was chief of the division of cardiology at Georgia Regents University from 2011 to 2014 and director of cardiac imaging at the University of Utah from 1993 to 2011. Dr. Litwin is involved in clinical trials using new therapies for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). He has published more than 100 scientific papers and serves on several editorial boards and national committees.Dr. Litwin's medical degree was awarded by Washington University School of Medicine. He completed a residency at the University of Arizona and completed a cardiology fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Dr. Litwin is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Gastric Bypass, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Litwin is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Jan Griffin completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. She then did a fellowship in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she continued as an assistant professor of medicine.Her research focuses on infiltrative cardiomyopathies, particularly cardiac amyloidosis and cardiac sarcoidosis. She is ABIM board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. Dr. Griffin is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cardiac Amyloidosis, Primary Amyloidosis, Sarcoidosis, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Griffin is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Zile is a graduate of Rush University School of Medicine. He did his internal medicine residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center in Chicago, a clinical cardiology fellowship at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston and a research cardiology fellowship at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boston. Dr. Zile is currently the Charles Ezra Daniel professor of medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.He also serves as the director of cardiology at the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Charleston. He is an adjunct professor of bioengineering at Clemson University.Dr. Zile's research career has involved both basic laboratory research examining the mechanisms of disease development and progression and translational clinical research examining the application of these basic mechanisms to development of effective treatment methods.Dr. Zile is a recognized leader in the areas of cardiac function, congestive heart failure, diastolic heart failure and valvular heart disease. His research is supported by grants from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, the American Heart Association, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Medical University of South Carolina.Dr. Zile is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He is a member of a number of professional societies including the American College of Physicians, American Federation of Clinical Research, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, the Heart Failure Society of America, International Society of Heart Failure, and the American Physiology Society. Dr. Zile has served on the research, educational and program committees of these organizations. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation and is an editorial consultant to a number of others including Circulation Research, Journal of Clinical Investigation and the American Journal of Physiology. Dr. Zile is a member of the Association of University Cardiologists and a member of the ABIM Subspecialty Board on Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Zile is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hypertensive Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Zile is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Daniel Judge is a professor of medicine in cardiology at MUSC. He received his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, and did his post-graduate training in internal medicine, cardiology, and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology at Johns Hopkins. He is board-certified in both cardiology and advanced heart failure/transplant cardiology.Dr. Judge takes care of adult patients with inherited forms of cardiovascular disease, as well as congestive heart failure. As director of the cardiovascular genetics program, Dr. Judge has extensive experience caring for individuals and families with inherited forms of cardiomyopathy, aortic aneurysm, amyloidosis, and cardiac involvement from other genetic conditions.He has authored more than 150 scientific manuscripts. Dr. Judge is highly rated in 23 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiomyopathy, Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Amyloidosis, Heart Transplant, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Judge is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Adrian Van Bakel graduated from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in 1981, completing a Ph.D. in pharmacology from that institution in 1983. He completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship training at the Medical University of South Carolina and has been on the faculty at MUSC since 1991. Dr. Van Bakel served as the Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program from 1991-2017. He has been an integral part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team that has achieved excellent results in the areas of clinical heart failure management and cardiac transplantation. He is a member of a number of professional societies including: The American College of Physicians; the American Heart Association; the American College of Cardiology; the Heart Failure Society of America; and, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation. He has served as a manuscript reviewer for several journals, such as: The Journal of Cardiac Failure; The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation; and, The American Journal of Transplantation. Dr. Van Bakel has been the principal investigator of many multi-center clinical trials in congestive heart failure and cardiac transplantation. His research interests include congestive heart failure management, novel immunosuppression strategies and the pharmacogenomics of drug absorption and metabolism. Dr. Van Bakel is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Endoscopy. Dr. Van Bakel is currently accepting new patients.

Jan Basile is a primary care provider, practicing in Cardiologist in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Basile is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Low Blood Pressure. Dr. Basile is currently accepting new patients.

Michele Esposito, MD, specializes in Interventional Cardiology, and Cardiology and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Esposito is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Hemolysis, and Lithotripsy. Dr. Esposito is currently accepting new patients.

Jeffrey Rieder is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Rieder is highly rated in 50 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Atherosclerosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Scott Woodfield is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston,, South Carolina. Dr. Woodfield is highly rated in 46 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Lars Runquist is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston,, South Carolina. Dr. Runquist is highly rated in 45 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Arrhythmias, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Troy Bunting is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston,, South Carolina. Dr. Bunting is highly rated in 42 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Coronary Heart Disease, Necrosis, Atherosclerosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

Matthew O'steen is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston,, South Carolina. Dr. O'steen is highly rated in 40 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Valve Repair.

Sarbabi Masindet is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Masindet is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Murmurs, Metabolic Syndrome, Angina, Sick Sinus Syndrome, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Peter Zwerner is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Zwerner is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Terrence O'brien is a Cardiologist practicing medicine in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. O'brien is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Cardiac Ablation, and Angioplasty.

Dr. Nawabi brings over 24 years of cardiology experience to MUSC, including 15 years as an invasive cardiologist in private practice in the Upstate. Over the past nine years, she has focused on general noninvasive cardiology in a community setting, prioritizing patient-centered care. Her special interests include coronary CT angiography, womens cardiac health, cardio-oncology, and preventive cardiology. Dr. Nawabi is honored and excited to serve the Lowcountry community. Dr. Nawabi is highly rated in 19 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Pediatric Myocarditis, Necrosis, and Mitral Valve Regurgitation. Dr. Nawabi is currently accepting new patients.

John Marcus Wharton, M.D. is professor of medicine with tenure at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Wharton received his M.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed an internship and residency at the University of California at San Francisco. He then completed his cardiology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, and subsequently served as assistant professor of medicine, director of clinical cardiac electrophysiology, and associate professor of medicine with tenure there. Among his many awards and honors are the Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine and the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE) Young Investigator Award.Dr. Wharton has published articles and abstracts in many journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, and Circulation. He currently serves on the editorial board of EP Lab Digest, Clinical Cardiology, and the American Heart Journal. Dr. Wharton is a member of several scientific advisory committees, including the medical advisory panel at Boston Scientific, council of advisors at Medtronics, Inc. medical advisory board at Transurgical, Inc. and scientific committee of the European Society of Cardiology. He is also a member of several scholarly societies such as the Council of Clinical Cardiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology Society, and NASPE. Dr. Wharton serves on many educational committees including the NASPE training and fellowship committee, the NASPE task force of FDA atrial fibrillation ablation, and the American College of Chest Physicians panel on the management of atrial fibrillation in post-CABG patients. His primary research interests are aimed at catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as well as other arrhythmias; he has lectured internationally on these topics. Dr. Wharton is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), His Bundle Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Wharton is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Anthony Carnicelli, M.D. is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist and an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine. He specializes in treating patients with all forms of heart failure, including patients with advanced heart failure requiring IV medications, left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), and cardiac transplantation.Dr. Carnicelli earned his medical doctorate degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine, where he was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor medical society. He completed residency training in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital, where he was awarded the Golden Stethoscope Award for excellence in teaching and clinical acumen. Dr. Carnicelli completed fellowship training in cardiovascular diseases at Duke University as well as advanced training in clinical research at Duke Clinical Research Institute and subspecialty fellowship training in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at Duke University.Dr. Carnicelli's clinical interests include cardiovascular critical care, cardiogenic shock, cardiac catheterization, temporary and durable mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. He has authored over 30 peer-reviewed original research manuscripts and has been awarded grant funding from the NIH to support his work. Dr. Carnicelli is passionate about teaching and enjoys working with medical students, residents, and fellows. Dr. Carnicelli is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Carnicelli is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Gregory Jackson is a specialist in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He graduated from the University of Florida with highest honors before receiving his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed internal medicine residency training at the Cleveland Clinic, then completed his cardiology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina where he served as chief fellow. Dr. Jackson went on to complete the advanced heart failure and transplantation fellowship at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill before returning to MUSC as an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology.Dr. Jackson is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiovascular disease, echocardiography, and internal medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America (FHFSA), and member of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant. He has been an invited speaker, as well as presented his research, at state and national conferences. Dr. Jackson's clinical interests include heart failure, left ventricular assist devices, cardiac transplantation, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization, and his research interests include the intersection of sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Jackson is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Heart Failure, and Cardiogenic Shock. Dr. Jackson is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Thomas DiSalvo attended Harvard College and graduated with honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Following medical residency and chief residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and serving on faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he completed fellowship training in cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. After ten years of clinical practice as an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard, he was recruited as medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute and as associate professor of medicine at Vanderbilt. In 2015, Dr. DiSalvo was recruited as professor of medicine and chief of the division of cardiology at MUSC. Throughout his career, he has been an active and busy clinical cardiologist committed to the highest standards of excellence. As an educator, although he has had the privilege of educating students and physicians in training and lecturing at many national and international cardiology meetings, Dr. DiSalvo enjoys educating patients and their families even more, both in the clinic and at the bedside. Dr. Di Salvo is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Apoplexy, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Di Salvo is currently accepting new patients.

Jessica Atkins, MD, specializes in Heart Failure & Transplant and is located in Charleston, SC. Dr. Atkins is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiogenic Shock, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Atkins is currently accepting new patients.