Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Amar Patel received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and went on to complete a fellowship in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at Emory University. Dr. Patel is a professional member of the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention.

Dr. Patel is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. He is a member of several medical and professional societies. He has advanced training in cardiac and peripheral vascular imaging and extensive experience in clinical research. Dr. Patel's areas of interest include: percutaneous coronary intervention, structural heart disease/congenital heart defects, and valvular hear disease.

Dr. Patel joined Wellstar in August 2007. He is currently on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone and Paulding hospitals. When not at work, Dr. Patel loves to spend time with his wife and children. He also enjoys traveling and reading.

Dr. Piedad is a board-certified cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University and was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. Dr. Piedad received his medical degree from the University of Rochester and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

He completed his residency in internal medicine at the New York University Medical Center and his fellowship training at the New York University Medical Center for cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.

Dr. Piedad specializes in cardiac electrophysiology. His interests include complex arrhythmia management, permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization devices, electrophysiologic studies, and ablations for cardiac arrhythmias: including ablation for atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia. He is particularly interested in ablation for atrial fibrillation.

He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, and is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society and the Cobb County Medical Society.

Dr. Mohammad Kooshkabadi, a cardiac electrophysiologist, received his medical degree at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta. He completed his internship and residency at Columbia University Medical Center and Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. He completed his cardiology and his clinical electrophysiology fellowships at Emory University, Atlanta. He specializes in arrhythmia management, cardiac ablations, pacemaker implants including leadless pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, and biventricular implantable cardioverter defibrillators.

Dr. Kanuru attended both college and medical school at the University of Miami and graduated from the six-year combined bachelor's/medical degree program in 1994. During that period, he spent one year at the University of Tuebingen in Germany as a Foreign Studies Scholar. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Emory University. Following a cardiology fellowship at the University of Tennessee, he returned to Atlanta and completed a two-year cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Emory University in 2002.

Dr. Kanuru is board-certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a member of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology (NASPE). He joined Wellstar in July 2002, and is fully trained in all aspects of invasive electrophysiology, including bi-ventricular pacemakers/ICDs, complex arrhythmia management and ablation, transeptal catheterization, and transvenous lead extraction.

A native of Sheffield, AL, Dr. Kanuru is married with two children and now resides in Marietta. He is an automotive enthusiast, an avid reader and enjoys hiking and running.

Dr. Riley, a cardiac electrophysiologist, received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and philosophy from the Rockhurst University in 1996, and went on to attend medical school at Georgetown University. After completing his internship and residency at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, he completed his cardiovascular disease training at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He then spent two years at Emory University.

Dr. Riley is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and cardiac electrophysiology. He worked with Solaris Heart for two years before joining us at Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine.