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The Cardiovascular Group is home to nineteen cardiologists and three cardiothoracic surgeons who specialize in all of the major disciplines of cardiology including electrophysiology, interventional, noninvasive cardiology and pediatric/adult congenital. Our physicians are board certified in cardiology and are acknowledged both nationally and locally as leaders in the field of cardiovascular care. The group is supported by a full-time staff of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants and certified technologist.
The Cardiovascular Group physicians are committed to following up promptly with your primary healthcare provider about your test and condition.
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Justin D. Anderson, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Louisiana State University - Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School - Residency
Carolinas Medical Center - Fellowship
University of Virginia - Specialties
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Cardiovascular CT
Cardiovascular MRI
Peripheral Vascular Disease
William M. Brown, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Virginia Polytechnic University - Medical School
Medical College of Virginia - Internship
Medical College of Virginia - Residency
Medical College of Virginia
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Medical College of Virginia
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
Echo/Stress Echo
Fellow-American College of Cardiology
American College of Physicians - Specialties
Consultative Cardiology
General Cardiology
Noninvasive Cardiology
Echocardiography
Stress Echocardiography
TEE - Administrative
Echocardiography Coordinator
Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Jason Budde, M.D.
- Education
Davidson College - Medical School
Emory University School of Medicine - Residency
General Surgery - Fellowship
Cardiothoracic Surgery - Board Certification
Cardiothoracic and general surgery - Specialties
Cardiothoracic procedures including off pump coronary artery bypass and minimally invasive procedures
Daniel Carey, M.D.
- Undergraduate
University of Virginia - Medical School
Harvard Medical School - Internship
University of California-San Francisco - Residency
University of California-San Francisco
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Emory University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston
Vascular Medicine and Intervention - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine
Fellow-American College of Physicians
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Catheterization
Peripheral Vascular Intervention - Administrative
Lynchburg General Hospital
Director Cardiac Cath Lab - Chest Pain, Acute MI Working Group
- Medical Society of Virginia
President
Fadi El-Ahdab, M.D.
- Undergraduate
American University of Beirut - Medical School
American University of Beirut - Internship
Duke University - Residency
Duke University - Fellowship
University of Virginia - Board Certification
Cardiovascular Disease - Specialties
Invasive and Interventional Cardiology
Cardiovascular Disease
David Frantz M.D.
- Education
Tufts University - Internship
Medical Center Hospital of Vermont - Residency
Maine Medical Center Medical Center Hospital of Vermont - Fellowship
University of Wisconsin Hospital - Board Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Specialties
Adult Cardiac & Thoracic Surgery
Jason M. Hackenbracht, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Mary Washington College - Medical School
Ohio State University - Internship
Medical College of Virginia - Residency
Medical College of Virginia
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Medical College of Virginia
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
Nuclear Medicine
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Specialties
Nuclear Cardiology
Echocardiography
Consultative Cardiology - Administrative
Lynchburg General Hospital
Director, Congestive Heart Failure Program - Director, Echocardiography
Chad A. Hoyt, M.D.
- Undergraduate
McDaniel College - Medical School
University of Maryland School of Medicine - Internship
Vanderbilt University Hospital - Residency
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Emory University
Cardiovascular Disease
National Heart and Lung Institute,
London, England
Advance Cardiac Imaging - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular MRI/MRA, Level II
Cardiac CT/CTA, Level II
Fellow-American College of Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Physicians - Specialties
Cardiovascular Imaging
General Cardiology - Administrative
Bedford Memorial Hospital
Medical Director of Cardiology - The Cardiovascular Group
Secretary Treasurer - The Cardiovascular Group
Cardiovascular Noninvasive Lab Director - Lynchburg General Hospital
Director
Advance Cardiac Imaging
Christopher W. Lewis, MD
- Undergraduate
Swarthmore College - Medical School
Dartmouth Medical School - Internship
Harvard Medical School - Residency
Harvard Medical School
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
University of Virginia
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine - Specialties
Consultative Cardiology
Contrast Echo
Echocardiography
Robert Messier M.D.
- Education
Georgetown University - Residency
Georgetown University - Fellowship
Baylor University Medical Thoracic Aortic Duke University Medical Cardiothoracic Emory University School Cardiothoracic - Board Certification
American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Specialties
Cardioaortic Surgery
Thomas M. Meyer, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Northwestern University - Medical School
Vanderbilt University - Internship
University of Texas - Residency
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Emory University
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Memberships
Society of Cardiac CT
Society of Cardiac MRI - Specialties
Consultative Cardiology
Echocardiography Contrast Echo
Advance Cardiac Imaging
Noninvasive Cardiology
Carl A. Moore, MD
- Undergraduate
University of Georgia - Medical School
Medical College of Georgia - Internship
University of Alabama Hospitals - Residency
University of Alabama Hospitals
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
University of Virginia
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Physicians - Specialties
Invasive Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology - Administrative
Cardiovascular Group
Laboratory Director
Clinical Coordinator
Ronald G. Morford, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Ohio State University - Medical School
Ohio State University - Internship
The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine - Residency
The Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine - Fellowship
The Ohio State University Medical Center - Board Certification
Cardiovascular Diseases, and Interventional Cardiology - Specialties
Coronary and Peripheral Intervention
Thomas W. Nygaard, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Vanderbilt University - Medical School
Vanderbilt University - Internship
John Hopkins Hospital - Residency
John Hopkins Hospital
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
University of Virginia
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Physicians - Specialties
Invasive Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Pacing - Administrative
Stroobants Heart Center
Medical Director of Cardiology - Centra Health
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors
Peter K. O'Brien, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Bucknell University - Medical School
University of Virginia - Internship
University of Virginia - Residency
University of Virginia
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, NC
Peripheral Vascular Intervention - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Peripheral Arterial Disease - Administrative
Co-Chair of the Virginia Heart Attack Coalition - Stroobants Heart Center
Director, Acute MI program
Director, CCU - American College of Cardiology
National Writing Group for Acute Myocardial Infarction Guidelines - American Heart Association
National Writing Group for Acute Myocardial Infarction Guidelines
Girish Purohit, MD
- Undergraduate
University of Cambridge UK - Medical School
University of East Africa - Internship
Mt. Sinai Hospital, Miami FL
North General Hospital, New York, NY - Residency
University of Ottawa Canada
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Wayne State University, Detroit MI
Cardiology - Board Certification
Critical Care Medicine
Nuclear Cardiology
Fellow – American College of Cardiology
American College of Chest Physicians
American Heart Association
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
American Society of Echocardiography
Royal College of Physicians of Canada - Specialties
Echocardiography
Nuclear Cardiology
Non-Invasive Vascular Imaging
Non-Invasive Cardiology
Matthew C. Sackett, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Washington & Lee University - Medical School
University of Virginia - Internship
Emory University - Residency
Emory University
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Wake Forest University
Baptist Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease
Electrophysiology - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Specialties
Cardiac Arrhythmia
Cardiac Pacing
Cardiac Electrophysiology - Administrative
Stroobants Heart Center
Director of Electrophysiology
Director Cardiac Pavilion
Brian J. Schietinger, M.D.
- Undergraduate
University of Tennessee - Medical School
University of Tennessee Medical Center, Memphis - Residency
University of Virginia - Fellowship
University of Virginia - Specialties
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Mark Townsend, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Virginia Military Institute - Medical School
Medical College of Virginia - Residency
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center - Fellowship
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center - Specialties
Pediatric Services
Adult Congenital Services
Fetal Echocardiography
David B. Truitte, M.D.
- Undergraduate
Ursinus College - Medical School
University of Pittsburgh - Internship
Temple University Hospital - Residency
Temple University Hospital
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Dartmouth University
Hitchcock Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Member-American College of Chest Physicians
Member-American College of Physicians - Specialties
Noninvasive Cardiology
Nuclear Cardiology
Advance Cardiac Imaging
Echocardiography
TEE
Vascular Imaging
C. Michael Valentine, M.D.
- Undergraduate
University of Georgia - Medical School
University of Virginia - Internship
Emory University Hospital - Residency
Emory University Hospital
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
Emory University Hospital
Cardiovascular Disease
Electrophysiology and Pacing - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Fellow-American College of Cardiology
Cardiac Pacing - Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Pacing
Electrophysiology - Administrative
American College of Cardiology
National Secretary
Chairman Board of Governors - Lynchburg General Hospital
Director, Cardiac Progressive Care Unit - Stroobants Heart Center
Director, Clinical Quality - The Cardiovascular Group
President - Member of the ACC Board of Trustees
- Co-Chair of the ACC Cardiovascular Leadership Institute
William H. VanDyke, Jr., M.D.
- Undergraduate
Emory and Henry College - Medical School
Medical College of Virginia - Internship
Roanoke Memorial Hospital - Residency
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Internal Medicine - Fellowship
University of Virginia Hospital
Salem VA Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease - Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellow-American College of Cardiology - Specialties
Consultative Cardiology
General Cardiology
Noninvasive Cardiology - Administrative
Gretna Medical Center
