Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Patel, originally from Houston, is an invasive cardiologist with board certification in Cardiovascular Disease and nuclear cardiology.  He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Patel graduated Summa Cum Laude from The University of Texas at Austin.  He completed medical school and internal medicine residency at The University of Texas – Houston.  He completed a fellowship at The Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va.

Dr. Patel’s interests include preventive cardiology, nuclear cardiology, ischemic heart disease, and pulmonary hypertension.  Dr. Patel also has experience in sleep medicine for which he is board eligible.

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 tin 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. 

A native of California, Dr. Guichard graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a major in biochemistry and cell biology.  He received his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He completed his residency and both general cardiology and interventional fellowships at the University of Cincinnati. Dr Guichard was also on faculty at the University of Cincinnati as a Clinical Instructor. 

He is board certified in both cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. Special interests include acute coronary syndromes, heart failure, and preventative cardiology. Dr Guichard is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is on staff at Wellstar Kennestone hospital.

Dr. Snapper received his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He completed his internship and residency at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago and completed a general and interventional fellowship at the New England Medical Center Hospital in Boston.

Dr. Snapper joined Wellstar Medical Group, Cardiovascular Medicine in November 2008. He is currently on staff at Wellstar Kennestone and Cobb hospitals. Dr. Snapper is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and interventional cardiology. He is recently board certified in Autonomic Disorders. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Snapper has been instrumental in establishing the first cardiac screening program for student athletes in Cobb County using echocardiography.

Dr. David Zimmerman is an invasive cardiologist and is board certified in cardiovascular disease. He attended Duke University School of Medicine where he earned his medical degree. After completing his internship and residency at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH, he went on to complete a cardiology fellowship at Tulane University in New Orleans. He also completed a fellowship in heart failure and cardiac transplantation at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.

He is on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas and Kennestone hospitals. His interests include cardiac catheterization, nuclear cardiology, preventive cardiology, and heart failure. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.