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Dr. Rajnish Prasad is board-certified in Cardiovascular Diseases and Critical Care Medicine. He completed a six-year Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Medicine program at Lehigh University and the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University School of Medicine). He completed his medicine internship and residency at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1997. Afterwards, he completed his Cardiovascular Diseases fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2000. He then completed a Critical Care Medicine fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland and the was a research fellow there until 2003. He then was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland directing the coronary care unit until 2005.
Dr. Prasad joined Wellstar Medical Group, Cardiovascular Medicine, in 2005 and is currently on staff at Wellstar Cobb, Douglas, Paulding and Kennestone Hospitals.
Dr. Prasad’s areas of interest include cardiac critical care and cardiovascular research. He is currently a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP).
Specialties
Cardiovascular Disease
Critical Care Medicine
Cardiac Imaging
Education & Training
Medical College of Pennsylvania
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular
Hospital Affiliations
Wellstar Cobb Hospital
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Wellstar Douglas Hospital
Wellstar Paulding Hospital
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
Languages spoken
English
Patient Reviews
Overall patient rating
4.8
4.8
Based on 295 patient ratings
I'd recommend this provider to family and friends
4.91
Listened to me carefully
4.88
Shared the right amount of information
4.78
Earned my trust
4.76
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Patient Reviews
5
Took extra time with a patient making Dr run behind. Nurse came in to tell Me that he would be in shortly. Dr . Apologized and all was good!
March 31, 2024
5
This is how I feel whenever I come to this office. Safe, value, respectable and understood. Thanks for a job well done!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad was Great! He answered all my questions in detail!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr Prasad is awesome, he listens to patient very carefully. He thoroughly reviews other meds patient is on plus other medical conditions they may have. Love the office staff and nurses too, very efficient and kind.
March 28, 2024
5
I have gone there for many years and always have a good experience
March 28, 2024
5
Everyone was so nice. I really appreciate that. Thank you.
March 26, 2024
5
The nurse, the assistant to my doctor, was very well knowledgeable and was extremely kind to me and so was the doctor. So I'm very much pleased with my heart being in this doctor's hand as well as his nurse which was the assistant. Thank you.
March 27, 2024
5
Very positive and professional!
March 24, 2024
5
The doctor was very friendly and listened to what I had to say.
March 24, 2024
5
I would like to say that when I was talking or trying to explain something, they were very attentive and worked with me on it and didn't brush me off. So I appreciated that a lot.
March 22, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is the BEST doctor!!
March 22, 2024
5
Excellent
March 20, 2024
5
Many thanks.
March 15, 2024
5
Great experience
March 16, 2024
5
Dr Prasad
March 15, 2024
5
Excellent doctor. Takes time to explain and answer all questions that I have
March 14, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is very nice and easy to talk to.
March 15, 2024
5
Such a wonderful doctor! Amazing bedside manner, listens to everything you have to say. Asks all the right questions and will also make you understand what he is concerned with and offers alternatives to medication when appropriate. I like him very much.
March 13, 2024
5
I think Dr. Prasad is the top professional around.
March 10, 2024
5
I am a long term patient with Rajnish. He is an excellent doctor & I feel he is a true friend looking out for me. Thank you Rajnish.
March 10, 2024
5
I have been visiting Dr Prasad for many years, and I definitely recommend him, thank you
March 9, 2024
5
The front desk was very professional. The nursing staff was very pleasant and professional, and the doctor was highly professional.
March 2, 2024
5
Great doctor.
March 1, 2024
5
excellent service as always!
March 4, 2024
5
The Dr and nurses were great! Very personable! I would recommend this location to anyone.
February 10, 2024
5
Love Dr. Prasad and his staff - especially Sydney.
February 9, 2024
5
Doctor is very personable. Medical assistant was as well. This was a good experience. Thank you.
February 9, 2024
5
I was taken on time, and everyone was so thorough and accomodating.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is a wonderful cardiologist and it is my intention to maintain his services as long as possible. He listens intently and answers any and all questions thoroughly. An absolute professional.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is tip notch. Glad he is my doctor.
January 28, 2024
5
Took extra time with a patient making Dr run behind. Nurse came in to tell Me that he would be in shortly. Dr . Apologized and all was good!
March 31, 2024
5
This is how I feel whenever I come to this office. Safe, value, respectable and understood. Thanks for a job well done!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad was Great! He answered all my questions in detail!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr Prasad is awesome, he listens to patient very carefully. He thoroughly reviews other meds patient is on plus other medical conditions they may have. Love the office staff and nurses too, very efficient and kind.
March 28, 2024
5
I have gone there for many years and always have a good experience
March 28, 2024
5
Everyone was so nice. I really appreciate that. Thank you.
March 26, 2024
5
The nurse, the assistant to my doctor, was very well knowledgeable and was extremely kind to me and so was the doctor. So I'm very much pleased with my heart being in this doctor's hand as well as his nurse which was the assistant. Thank you.
March 27, 2024
5
Very positive and professional!
March 24, 2024
5
The doctor was very friendly and listened to what I had to say.
March 24, 2024
5
I would like to say that when I was talking or trying to explain something, they were very attentive and worked with me on it and didn't brush me off. So I appreciated that a lot.
March 22, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is the BEST doctor!!
March 22, 2024
5
Excellent
March 20, 2024
5
Many thanks.
March 15, 2024
5
Great experience
March 16, 2024
5
Dr Prasad
March 15, 2024
5
Excellent doctor. Takes time to explain and answer all questions that I have
March 14, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is very nice and easy to talk to.
March 15, 2024
5
Such a wonderful doctor! Amazing bedside manner, listens to everything you have to say. Asks all the right questions and will also make you understand what he is concerned with and offers alternatives to medication when appropriate. I like him very much.
March 13, 2024
5
I think Dr. Prasad is the top professional around.
March 10, 2024
5
I am a long term patient with Rajnish. He is an excellent doctor & I feel he is a true friend looking out for me. Thank you Rajnish.
March 10, 2024
5
I have been visiting Dr Prasad for many years, and I definitely recommend him, thank you
March 9, 2024
5
The front desk was very professional. The nursing staff was very pleasant and professional, and the doctor was highly professional.
March 2, 2024
5
Great doctor.
March 1, 2024
5
excellent service as always!
March 4, 2024
5
The Dr and nurses were great! Very personable! I would recommend this location to anyone.
February 10, 2024
5
Love Dr. Prasad and his staff - especially Sydney.
February 9, 2024
5
Doctor is very personable. Medical assistant was as well. This was a good experience. Thank you.
February 9, 2024
5
I was taken on time, and everyone was so thorough and accomodating.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is a wonderful cardiologist and it is my intention to maintain his services as long as possible. He listens intently and answers any and all questions thoroughly. An absolute professional.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is tip notch. Glad he is my doctor.
January 28, 2024
5
Took extra time with a patient making Dr run behind. Nurse came in to tell Me that he would be in shortly. Dr . Apologized and all was good!
March 31, 2024
5
This is how I feel whenever I come to this office. Safe, value, respectable and understood. Thanks for a job well done!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad was Great! He answered all my questions in detail!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr Prasad is awesome, he listens to patient very carefully. He thoroughly reviews other meds patient is on plus other medical conditions they may have. Love the office staff and nurses too, very efficient and kind.
March 28, 2024
5
I have gone there for many years and always have a good experience
March 28, 2024
5
Everyone was so nice. I really appreciate that. Thank you.
March 26, 2024
5
The nurse, the assistant to my doctor, was very well knowledgeable and was extremely kind to me and so was the doctor. So I'm very much pleased with my heart being in this doctor's hand as well as his nurse which was the assistant. Thank you.
March 27, 2024
5
Very positive and professional!
March 24, 2024
5
The doctor was very friendly and listened to what I had to say.
March 24, 2024
5
I would like to say that when I was talking or trying to explain something, they were very attentive and worked with me on it and didn't brush me off. So I appreciated that a lot.
March 22, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is the BEST doctor!!
March 22, 2024
5
Excellent
March 20, 2024
5
Many thanks.
March 15, 2024
5
Great experience
March 16, 2024
5
Dr Prasad
March 15, 2024
5
Excellent doctor. Takes time to explain and answer all questions that I have
March 14, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is very nice and easy to talk to.
March 15, 2024
5
Such a wonderful doctor! Amazing bedside manner, listens to everything you have to say. Asks all the right questions and will also make you understand what he is concerned with and offers alternatives to medication when appropriate. I like him very much.
March 13, 2024
5
I think Dr. Prasad is the top professional around.
March 10, 2024
5
I am a long term patient with Rajnish. He is an excellent doctor & I feel he is a true friend looking out for me. Thank you Rajnish.
March 10, 2024
5
I have been visiting Dr Prasad for many years, and I definitely recommend him, thank you
March 9, 2024
5
The front desk was very professional. The nursing staff was very pleasant and professional, and the doctor was highly professional.
March 2, 2024
5
Great doctor.
March 1, 2024
5
excellent service as always!
March 4, 2024
5
The Dr and nurses were great! Very personable! I would recommend this location to anyone.
February 10, 2024
5
Love Dr. Prasad and his staff - especially Sydney.
February 9, 2024
5
Doctor is very personable. Medical assistant was as well. This was a good experience. Thank you.
February 9, 2024
5
I was taken on time, and everyone was so thorough and accomodating.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is a wonderful cardiologist and it is my intention to maintain his services as long as possible. He listens intently and answers any and all questions thoroughly. An absolute professional.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is tip notch. Glad he is my doctor.
January 28, 2024
5
Took extra time with a patient making Dr run behind. Nurse came in to tell Me that he would be in shortly. Dr . Apologized and all was good!
March 31, 2024
5
This is how I feel whenever I come to this office. Safe, value, respectable and understood. Thanks for a job well done!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad was Great! He answered all my questions in detail!
March 29, 2024
5
Dr Prasad is awesome, he listens to patient very carefully. He thoroughly reviews other meds patient is on plus other medical conditions they may have. Love the office staff and nurses too, very efficient and kind.
March 28, 2024
5
I have gone there for many years and always have a good experience
March 28, 2024
5
The nurse, the assistant to my doctor, was very well knowledgeable and was extremely kind to me and so was the doctor. So I'm very much pleased with my heart being in this doctor's hand as well as his nurse which was the assistant. Thank you.
March 27, 2024
5
Everyone was so nice. I really appreciate that. Thank you.
March 26, 2024
5
Very positive and professional!
March 24, 2024
5
The doctor was very friendly and listened to what I had to say.
March 24, 2024
5
I would like to say that when I was talking or trying to explain something, they were very attentive and worked with me on it and didn't brush me off. So I appreciated that a lot.
March 22, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is the BEST doctor!!
March 22, 2024
5
Excellent
March 20, 2024
5
Great experience
March 16, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is very nice and easy to talk to.
March 15, 2024
5
Dr Prasad
March 15, 2024
5
Many thanks.
March 15, 2024
5
Excellent doctor. Takes time to explain and answer all questions that I have
March 14, 2024
5
Such a wonderful doctor! Amazing bedside manner, listens to everything you have to say. Asks all the right questions and will also make you understand what he is concerned with and offers alternatives to medication when appropriate. I like him very much.
March 13, 2024
5
I think Dr. Prasad is the top professional around.
March 10, 2024
5
I am a long term patient with Rajnish. He is an excellent doctor & I feel he is a true friend looking out for me. Thank you Rajnish.
March 10, 2024
5
I have been visiting Dr Prasad for many years, and I definitely recommend him, thank you
March 9, 2024
5
excellent service as always!
March 4, 2024
5
The front desk was very professional. The nursing staff was very pleasant and professional, and the doctor was highly professional.
March 2, 2024
5
Great doctor.
March 1, 2024
5
The Dr and nurses were great! Very personable! I would recommend this location to anyone.
February 10, 2024
5
Love Dr. Prasad and his staff - especially Sydney.
February 9, 2024
5
Doctor is very personable. Medical assistant was as well. This was a good experience. Thank you.
February 9, 2024
5
I was taken on time, and everyone was so thorough and accomodating.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is a wonderful cardiologist and it is my intention to maintain his services as long as possible. He listens intently and answers any and all questions thoroughly. An absolute professional.
January 29, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is tip notch. Glad he is my doctor.
January 28, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is tip notch. Glad he is my doctor.
January 28, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is a wonderful cardiologist and it is my intention to maintain his services as long as possible. He listens intently and answers any and all questions thoroughly. An absolute professional.
January 29, 2024
5
I was taken on time, and everyone was so thorough and accomodating.
January 29, 2024
5
Doctor is very personable. Medical assistant was as well. This was a good experience. Thank you.
February 9, 2024
5
Love Dr. Prasad and his staff - especially Sydney.
February 9, 2024
5
The Dr and nurses were great! Very personable! I would recommend this location to anyone.
February 10, 2024
5
Great doctor.
March 1, 2024
5
The front desk was very professional. The nursing staff was very pleasant and professional, and the doctor was highly professional.
March 2, 2024
5
excellent service as always!
March 4, 2024
5
I have been visiting Dr Prasad for many years, and I definitely recommend him, thank you
March 9, 2024
5
I am a long term patient with Rajnish. He is an excellent doctor & I feel he is a true friend looking out for me. Thank you Rajnish.
March 10, 2024
5
I think Dr. Prasad is the top professional around.
March 10, 2024
5
Such a wonderful doctor! Amazing bedside manner, listens to everything you have to say. Asks all the right questions and will also make you understand what he is concerned with and offers alternatives to medication when appropriate. I like him very much.
March 13, 2024
5
Excellent doctor. Takes time to explain and answer all questions that I have
March 14, 2024
5
Many thanks.
March 15, 2024
5
Dr Prasad
March 15, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is very nice and easy to talk to.
March 15, 2024
5
Great experience
March 16, 2024
5
Excellent
March 20, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad is the BEST doctor!!
March 22, 2024
5
I would like to say that when I was talking or trying to explain something, they were very attentive and worked with me on it and didn't brush me off. So I appreciated that a lot.
March 22, 2024
5
The doctor was very friendly and listened to what I had to say.
March 24, 2024
5
Very positive and professional!
March 24, 2024
5
Everyone was so nice. I really appreciate that. Thank you.
March 26, 2024
5
The nurse, the assistant to my doctor, was very well knowledgeable and was extremely kind to me and so was the doctor. So I'm very much pleased with my heart being in this doctor's hand as well as his nurse which was the assistant. Thank you.
March 27, 2024
5
I have gone there for many years and always have a good experience
March 28, 2024
5
Dr Prasad is awesome, he listens to patient very carefully. He thoroughly reviews other meds patient is on plus other medical conditions they may have. Love the office staff and nurses too, very efficient and kind.
March 28, 2024
5
Dr. Prasad was Great! He answered all my questions in detail!
March 29, 2024
5
This is how I feel whenever I come to this office. Safe, value, respectable and understood. Thanks for a job well done!
March 29, 2024
5
Took extra time with a patient making Dr run behind. Nurse came in to tell Me that he would be in shortly. Dr . Apologized and all was good!
March 31, 2024
Publications and Articles
KevinCare
There aren’t many people out there who can say they survived cardiac arrest at 30. Kevin Miskewicz can.
According to the American Heart Association, more than 90% of people who experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest die. Those who survive often have permanent neurological disabilities. But Kevin’s story has an incredibly fortunate ending, thanks to the highly coordinated work of his medical experts at Wellstar.
Recovering from cardiac arrest is something Kevin will never forget. It lives forever as a piece of his health history—one that includes a dedicated healthcare team—and his wife, who was the first to save his life.
CPR to the rescue
Kevin woke up on Labor Day 2017 at 5:30 AM to take the dog out. Pausing to adjust the thermostat as he came in, he fell, knocking over a lamp.
He was in cardiac arrest.
With no symptoms and no known pre-existing condition, this was unexpected, but that didn’t stop his wife, Andrea, from jumping into action.
“If it weren’t for me knocking over a lamp when I passed out,” said Kevin, “she would have never woken up and saved my life.”
In addition to calling 911 and unlocking the door for the paramedics, Andrea performed CPR for 10 minutes.
Coordinating multidisciplinary care to save a life
When paramedics arrived at Kevin’s home, he had no pulse and was not breathing. As the paramedics performed their lifesaving work, he technically died two times.
The ambulance took him to Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center, where he was initially assessed and treated by Dr. David Jacoboff. The interventional cardiologist implanted an intra-aortic balloon pump to stabilize him. Then, he transferred Kevin to Wellstar Kennestone for highly specialized heart care.
When Kevin arrived at Wellstar Kennestone by helicopter, his heart function wasn’t strong enough to support his body. Dr. Reitman and a team of doctors including a cardiologist, a pulmonologist and critical care doctors worked in tandem to put Kevin on an advanced life support system called veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Better known as VA-ECMO, it took the heart “offline” so it could heal. The technology removed unoxygenated blood from his body, oxygenated it and pumped it back in for the next three days.
“Very few places in the state—only four or five hospitals—have the technology and specialized training to put a patient on ECMO,” Dr. Reitman explained.