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Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care

144 Bill Carruth Parkway
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Hiram, GA 30141
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Leading Expertise

Our team of physicians have advanced training and are often double and triple board-certified in cardiac specialties to provide the highest level of expertise and care. 

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Our experts offer state-of-the-art technology, treatments, complex surgery and clinical trials that are not often found at community hospitals.  

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We understand every person is unique, so our heart specialists create a personalized treatment plan to help you achieve your best heart health.

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From routine to complex heart conditions, our multidisciplinary team of cardiovascular experts work together to offer comprehensive care for the heart, body and mind. 

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The Wellstar Center for Cardiovascular Care offers nationally-recognized comprehensive heart care. Our team of heart experts includes board-certified doctors who subspecialize in different areas so patients have access to the care they need, when they need it. We work closely with all heart subspecialists at Wellstar and can connect you with electrophysiologists, structural heart specialists, cardiovascular surgeons, advanced heart failure specialists and more.

From routine to complex cardiovascular disease, our doctors are experts in creating a tailor-made treatment plan that’s right for you. Physicians at this location offer patients high-quality care in the following areas:

  • General cardiology for a variety of heart conditions
  • Heart rhythm disorders
  • Interventional cardiology (heart attack treatment and prevention)
  • Perinatal cardiology
  • Structural heart and valve conditions 

General cardiology

Wellstar cardiologists offer the latest innovations and clinical therapies to help you reach your best cardiovascular health. We focus our skill and expertise on crafting a treatment plan tailored for you. Learn more about general cardiology at Wellstar.

Heart rhythm disorders

Cardiac electrophysiologists at Wellstar offer treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) and heart arrhythmias with advanced diagnostic and treatment technology. Learn more about heart rhythm disorder care at Wellstar.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Our specialists provide advanced care for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. As a member of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association (HCMA), Wellstar is one of the leading locations offering comprehensive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) care in the Southeast.

Perinatal cardiology

Our Wellstar Perinatal Cardiology Clinic, a partnership between Women’s Health and Cardiovascular Medicine, provides expert, caring cardiac support for pregnant and postpartum women. Learn more about perinatal cardiology at Wellstar.

Structural heart & valve conditions

Our Structural Heart and Valve Program provides comprehensive care for the evaluation and treatment of people with advanced and complex structural heart problems, including valvular heart disease, patent foramen ovale, atrial septal defects and left atrial appendage occlusion. Providing traditional valve surgery along with minimally-invasive interventional options, Wellstar is among national leaders in terms of positive outcomes with fewer complications. Learn more about Wellstar's comprehensive structural heart and valve program.
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Meet our Team

Gray Akoegbe, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2019.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Tushar Ramesh, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2025.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Taslima Bhuiyan, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2017.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Sameer Arora, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Abdul Latif Bikak, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2022.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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Abdul Sheikh, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2008.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Laura Scarbrough, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Frank Corrigan, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2015.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Hans Lee, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2006.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Vaibhav Amin, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Harvey Sacks, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 1995.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Utopia Simpson, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2013.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Narendra Kanuru, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiologist with Wellstar since 2002.

Specialties
Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Melissa Burroughs, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Kaushang Gandhi, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2018.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Holly Gossett, PA

Physician Assistant with Wellstar since 2020.

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Cardiovascular Disease
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Meet our Team

Gray Akoegbe, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2019.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Tushar Ramesh, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2025.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Taslima Bhuiyan, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2017.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Sameer Arora, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Abdul Latif Bikak, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2022.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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Abdul Sheikh, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2008.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Laura Scarbrough, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Frank Corrigan, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2015.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Hans Lee, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2006.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Vaibhav Amin, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Harvey Sacks, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 1995.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Utopia Simpson, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2013.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Narendra Kanuru, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiologist with Wellstar since 2002.

Specialties
Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Melissa Burroughs, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
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Kaushang Gandhi, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2018.

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Cardiovascular Disease
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Holly Gossett, PA

Physician Assistant with Wellstar since 2020.

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Cardiovascular Disease
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Gray Akoegbe, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2019.

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Tushar Ramesh, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2025.

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Taslima Bhuiyan, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2017.

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Doctor of Medicine
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Dr. Taslima Bhuiyan received her bachelor’s degree from Barnard College in Columbia University in New York, Ny. She received her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons. She also completed her residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center.

She is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and echocardiography.

She is currently in practice with Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine.

Sameer Arora, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
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Bachelors in Medicine/Surgery
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Abdul Latif Bikak, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2022.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
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MBB
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Abdul Sheikh, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2008.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Patient Rating

Dr. Sheikh is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions. Dr. Sheikh joined Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine in March 2009. He is currently on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone and Paulding hospitals. Dr. Sheikh is married with two children. His hobbies include playing basketball and following Indiana University basketball.

Laura Scarbrough, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Master of Science in Nursing
Patient Rating

Frank Corrigan, MD

Cardiologist with Wellstar since 2015.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Patient Rating

Hans Lee, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2006.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Patient Rating

Dr. Lee, who is originally from Boston, is a non-invasive cardiologist with advanced training in congestive heart failure and non-invasive cardiac imaging. He is the medical director of the Wellstar Congestive Heart Failure program. Dr. Lee received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, graduating summa cum laude. He completed his internship and residency at Barnes Hospital/ Washington University School of Medicine, in St. Louis, Mo., followed by a Cardiovascular Disease research fellowship at the same institution.

Dr. Lee was the internal medicine chief resident at Barnes Hospital in 1998 and was co-editor of The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. He completed his Cardiovascular Disease clinical fellowship at Barnes Hospital/Washington University in 2000. Dr. Lee is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. Dr. Lee joined Wellstar Medical Group, Cardiovascular Medicine in September 2006. He is currently on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas and Kennestone hospitals.

Vaibhav Amin, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2023.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Doctor of Medicine
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Harvey Sacks, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 1995.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Doctor of Medicine
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Utopia Simpson, NP

Nurse Practitioner with Wellstar since 2013.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Master of Science

Narendra Kanuru, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiologist with Wellstar since 2002.

Specialties
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Patient Rating

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 Heart Rhythm Society. 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.

Melissa Burroughs, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2021.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Doctor of Medicine
Patient Rating

Kaushang Gandhi, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Specialist with Wellstar since 2018.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Bachelors in Medicine/Surgery
Patient Rating

Kaushang Gandhi MD received his Bachelors in Medicine/Surgery at Medical College of Baroda, India. He completed his residency at New York Medical College and his cardiology fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Gandhi’s interest is in CHF as well as preventive cardiology, coronary artery disease, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, cardiac CT and peripheral vascular disease Dr. Kaushang Gandhi is certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease , Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography and RPVI (Vascular Interpretation.) He is currently on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas, Kennestone, Paulding and Windy Hill hospitals.

Holly Gossett, PA

Physician Assistant with Wellstar since 2020.

Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Education
Master of Medical Science
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Appointments and Cancellations
Please call our office or book online through MyChart to schedule an appointment. Same-day visits are available for urgent health issues. 

You are responsible to notify us of cancellations. We ask that all appointments be canceled 24 hours prior to the appointment. If you are more than 15 minutes late for your appointment, it will need to be rescheduled.

We use an automated appointment reminder system to notify patients two days prior to your appointment. 
 
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Wellstar accepts most medical insurance plans. We work hard to create lasting relationships with insurance companies to ensure you can receive the care you need.

Please call our office if you need help understanding your insurance coverage and financial responsibility.

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We do not require a referral to schedule an appointment. However, sometimes insurance plans require a referral for office visits. If that is the case with your insurance plan, a referral must be received prior to your visit.
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Imaging Services
Some basic diagnostics — such as EKGs — are performed in our office. 

We partner with Wellstar Cardiac Diagnostics to provide state-of-the-art cardiac imaging. We provide quality results with the most advanced technology, registered technologists and board-certified cardiac radiologists.

Learn more about cardiac diagnostics at Wellstar and find the location nearest you.

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Wellstar Lab Services has skilled lab technicians ready to help with your lab tests, conveniently located on the campus of Wellstar Paulding Hospital.

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Wellstar’s world-class cardiac rehabilitation team works together to help people learn lifelong heart-healthy behaviors and lower their risk for future heart issues.

The goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to significantly decrease or eliminate the risk factors that cause a progression of coronary artery disease. We start with a thorough evaluation, then create a plan of monitored exercise, lifestyle education and emotional support designed just for you.

Learn more about cardiac rehabilitation at Wellstar and find the location nearest you. 
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