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Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute provides heart care that is personal, professional, compassionate and comprehensive. Our team of top board-certified cardiologists are renowned and recognized for ground-breaking research, cardiac expertise, industry leadership and compassionate patient visits.

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Located in Braselton, Canton, Crabapple, Cumming, Dahlonega, Dawsonville, Duluth, Gainesville, Lawrenceville, Midtown Atlanta and Sandy Springs-Barfield.



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Cardiac Imaging

HEART PICTURES FOR DIAGNOSIS

Our cardiologists rely on pictures of your heart to see its condition at rest and under stress to determine the proper therapies. For instance, we conduct a single photon emission computerized tomography scan – a SPECT scan – while you’re at rest, using a radioactive substance that helps us see how well blood is flowing in your heart. In comparison, a heart stress test involves you walking on a treadmill as an ultrasound image is made of your heart. We also perform CTAs, MRIs and more.
  • Echocardiography (including 3D and strain imaging)
  • Transesophageal echocardiography
  • Nuclear and other stress testing
  • Single Photon Emission Computerized Tomography (SPECT)
  • Coronary Calcium Score
  • Cardiac and coronary CTA
  • Vascular US
  • Cardiac MRI

CARDIOLOGISTS

Find a Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute cardiologist dedicated to meeting all of your cardiac imaging needs.

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Shengchuan “Rick” Dai, MD, PhD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Fahed Darmoch, MD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Allison Dupont, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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Fredy El Sakr MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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Alok Gambhir, MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS
Chief of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Northside Health System
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Cindy L. Grines, MD, MSCAI, FACC
Chief Scientific Officer
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Brenda Hott, MD, FHFSA, FACC
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant
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Heval M. Kelli, MD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Christopher Leach, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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Mark E. Leimbach, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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Henry Liberman, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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J. Jeffrey Marshall, MD, MSCAI, FACC
Chief, Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute
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Colin O’Brien, MD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Ankit A. Patel, MD, FSCAI, FACC, RPVI
Interventional Cardiology
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Kashyap “Tiku” Patel, MD, FACC
Noninvasive Cardiology
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John Ricketts, MD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Mehrdad Toosi, MD, FACC
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant
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Michele D. Voeltz, MD, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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S. Steven Wang, MD, PhD
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Heather B. Westmoreland, MD, FACC
Noninvasive Cardiology
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Andrew Yen, MD, FSCAI, FACC
Interventional Cardiology
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Michael Yin, MD
Interventional Cardiology