Overview
Dr. Smith earned his medical degree, with high honors, from the University of Tennessee in Memphis, TN. He completed an internal medicine internship and residency and was a clinical fellow in cardiology at the University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing at Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland. He completed his undergraduate education at Freed-Hardeman College in Henderson, TN, and obtained a Master of Science degree in Microbiology while concurrently enrolled at UTCHS. Dr. Smith served as an assistant professor of cardiovascular medicine. He was the director of clinical electrophysiology laboratory at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology and by the North America Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. Dr. Smith is an affiliate member of the American College of Physicians and is a member of the American Medical Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Smith currently practices at Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians, Buckhead campus.
Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.
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Locations
2976 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 300B, Douglasville, GA 30135
Wellstar Medical Group LLC
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Wellstar Medical Group LLC
Dhaval Patel is a Cardiologist and an Interventional Cardiologist in Marietta, Georgia. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Long QT Syndrome 5, Jervell Lange-Nielsen Syndrome (JLNS), Long QT Syndrome 3, Long QT Syndrome 2, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.
Piedmont Heart Of Buckhead Electrophysiology
Dr. Deering graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed his medical and cardiac electrophysiology training at Yale and Tufts New England Medical Center. After serving as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale between 1986 and 1989 he moved to Atlanta and joined the staff of Piedmont Hospital, where he has practiced since that time. Dr. Deering is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Deering has participated in a number of arrhythmia research trials and remains active in cardiac arrhythmia research. He serves as a reviewer for several major cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology journals. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles on a variety of arrhythmia-related topics. He has served as a speaker and moderator at many national and international cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology meetings. He is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); has served on a number of HRS committees and task forces; and presently serves as chair of the HRS Membership Committee. Dr. Deering's primary area of interest is centered upon the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and the treatment and education of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. He currently is in practice with the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group and based at the Piedmont Hospital campus. He does see patients in a number of arrhythmia outreach clinics at several additional Piedmont Heart Institute locations. Dr. Deering is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST). His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Heart Failure, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- ArrhythmiasDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Arrhythmias.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.
- CardiomyopathyDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Cardiomyopathy.
- FaintingDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Fainting.
- Familial Neurocardiogenic SyncopeDr. Smith isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
- Advanced
- AnginaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- ApoplexyDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Atrial TachycardiaDr. Smith isAdvanced. Learn about Atrial Tachycardia.
- Experienced
- Acute Coronary SyndromeDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Acute Coronary Syndrome.
- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic DissectionDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Dissection.
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Smith isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.