Stern Cardiovascular Physicians

Our team of caring and experienced physicians provide diagnostics and treatment to meet your cardiovascular needs. We are a diverse group of physicians, from several prestigious medical schools specializing in almost every aspect of cardiovascular care.

Brent Addington

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Addington has been with Stern Cardiovascular for several years. Before joining the staff, Dr. Addington was former Associated Director of the Baptist Memorial Hospital Catheterization Lab with Dr. Frank Kroetz, previously associated in private cardiology practice with Drs. Nathan Salky and Ray M. Allen, Jr.; in private cardiology practice with Cardiology Specialists of Memphis, P.C., with Drs. Ray M. Allen, Jr., Janice L. Garrison, Eric R. Guerra, and David H. Iansmith.

Reza Ahmadian

Languages

English, Farsi

Locations

Collierville, Germantown, Memphis
Dr. Ahmadian is a native Memphian who joined Stern Cardiovascular in July 2019. He was an Air Force Cardiologist serving in San Antonio, Texas from 2014-2019. His clinical interests include General Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Advanced Cardiac Imaging.

Ray M. Allen, Jr.

Languages

English

Locations

Memphis, Collierville
Dr. Allen's interests include general cardiology, coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Dr. Allen performs diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization.

Tamunoinemi Bob-Manuel

Languages

English, Hungarian, Kalabari

Locations

Germantown, Memphis
Dr. Bob-Manuel returned to Memphis in 2022 and joined Stern Cardiovascular Group as an Interventional Cardiologist and Peripheral arterial and venous specialist. His clinical interests include Interventions for peripheral artery disease, chronic limb ischemia (CLI) to assist wound healing, varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis. He is also passionate about image and physiology guided coronary interventions. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts and is active in clinical research.

Mark E. Campbell

Languages

English

Locations

Grenada, Oxford
Dr. Mark Campbell was born in Batesville, Mississippi, and spent his childhood in Grenada, Mississippi. Dr. Campbell was the Chief of Cardiology at Keesler Medical Center and the director for the United States Air Force Cardiology Fellowship Program.

Mark A. Coppess

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Southaven
Dr. Coppess is interested in consultative cardiology, consultative electrophysiology and pacing and arrhythmia management. Dr. Coppess focuses on the diagnosis, management and invasive treatment of rhythm disorders.

Padmaraj Duvvuri

Languages

English, Hindi

Locations

Memphis
Dr. Padmaraj Duvvuri enjoys connecting with his patients and designs treatment plans that fit their values and goals. He prepares as much as possible before meeting his patients. Dr. Duvvuri engages with his patients such that they are empowered in their own healthcare decision-making. Outside of healthcare, he enjoys traveling, learning history, collecting stamps and coins. When he is home, Dr. Duvvuri loves spending time with his family, friends and pets.

Jiang Cui

Languages

English, Chinese, Cantonese, Manderin

Locations

Columbus, Southaven
Dr. Cui brings experience from his position with Electrophysiologist, Cardiology, Inc. where he worked until he joined Stern Cardiovascular.

Vinh Q. Duong

Languages

English, Vietnamese

Locations

Southaven
Dr. Duong immigrated to the United States from Vietnam at the age of five, went on to receive his medical education at University of Missouri, continued his medical training at University of Tennessee Health Science Center and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, and joined Stern Cardiovascular Foundation with his primary practice in northwest Mississippi. His interests include general cardiovascular care as well as coronary and peripheral interventional cardiology. He is keen to serve the local community in the Mid-South area and provide the best cardiovascular care for his patients. He hopes to not only treat heart disease but educate his patients about healthy heart habits while fostering life-long relationships with them.

Todd D. Edwards

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Edwards is the Director of Heart and Lung Transplantation at Baptist Memorial Hospital. He is also the Medical Director of Heart Transplantation/Mechanical Circulatory Support at Baptist Memorial Hospital.

Thomas Flautt

Languages

English

Locations

Grenada, Oxford
Dr. Flautt joined Stern Cardiovascular in August of 2022 after recently completing his electrophysiology fellowship at Houston Methodist Debakey in Houston, Texas.

Jay Gardner

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Gardner is a native Memphian who joined Stern Cardiovascular in August 2014. His interests include general and interventional cardiology including peripheral arterial and peripheral venous disease.

Lalchand Goyal

Languages

English, Hindi

Locations

Union City
I am a highly experienced cardiologist. Working and helping small communities for their cardiac health is my specialty. Union City is an ideal place for my style of practice.

Steven S. Gubin

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Collierville
Dr. Gubin is a cardiologist and president of Stern Cardiovascular. He focuses on preventative cardiology, promoting proactive patient education to reduce risk factors. He is interested in consultative cardiology, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology.

Jason Infeld

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Munford
Dr. Infeld specializes in Clinical Cardiology imaging of the heart, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. He is interested in consultative cardiology and transesophageal echocardiography. Dr. Infeld received advanced training in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and congenital heart defects.

Christopher P Ingelmo

Languages

English, Spanish

Locations

Corinth, Germantown, New Albany, Southaven
Dr. Ingelmo specializes in heart rhythm disorders including cardiac device implantation (pacemaker, defibrillator and cardiac resynrchronization therapy), lead extraction, and catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias. His interests include atrial fibrillation and pulmonary vein Isolation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, catheter ablation, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and syncope.

Eric E. Johnson

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Oxford
Dr. Johnson is a cardiac electrophysiologist who specializes in the electrical system of the heart including treatment for irregular, rapid, or life-threatening rapid heart rhythms. He is interested in consultative electrophysiology and pacing and arrhythmia management.

Jeffrey E. Kerlan

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Memphis
Dr. Kerlan received his education at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He worked at The Heart Group, Stern Cardiovascular and Memphis Heart Clinic before returning to Stern Cardiovascular. Involved with professional organizations, Dr. Kerlan participates in a wide range of related activities and is the recipient of several honors.

James E. Klemis

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Southaven
Dr. Klemis has a widespread background in internal medicine and cardiology. He pursued additional training in vascular medicine and learned innovative, less invasive treatments for vascular disease at the prestigious Lenox Hill Heart and Vascular Institute of New York, one of the busiest centers in the world for vascular disease and the leading center for carotid artery stenting in the US. He worked alongside pioneers in the field of vascular intervention and became the first Mid-South physician to become board certified in both vascular medicine and endovascular intervention, as recognized by the American Board of Vascular Medicine. He recognizes the systemic nature of vascular disease and believes a comprehensive evaluation should include attention to all areas affected by vascular disease, not simply the heart. He is currently helping to develop innovative protocols to determine the etiology of stroke and that would help reduce the risk of future therapies. Above all, he values skilled and compassionate care and feels each patient should be treated as if they were a family member. "I was drawn to Memphis after looking at a map and seeing that it was the epicenter of stroke and vascular disease in the United States. I feel that with collaboration among area physicians, we can work together to recognize, prevent, and treat vascular disorders." Dr. Klemis has an extensive list of interests within the field of cardiology.

David H. Kraus

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Kraus has part of the medical community in Memphis for several years. While in the Cardiology Department at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Dr. Kraus served as Associate Director, Cardiac Laboratories and Director, Echocardiography Laboratory. He worked at Dr. David H. Kraus, M.D. before joining Salky, Kraus and Addington, The Cardiology Group of Memphis, PC, and Memphis Heart Group. At Memphis Heart Clinic, Dr. Kraus served as Director of Cardiology Clinical Research Program and as Director of Outpatient Heart Failure Clinic before Stern Cardiovascular. Dr. Kraus then joined Memphis Cardiovascular Center before returning to Stern Cardiovascular. Dr. Kraus is a past member of the Cardiology Advisory Committee for Physicians Data Corporation, Inc., past member of the Allied HealthCare National Cardiology Advisory Panel and is currently a member of XLHealth Physician Advisory Board State of Tennessee Heart Failure Committee.

David Lan

Languages

English, Chinese

Locations

Corinth, Germantown, Jonesboro, Memphis, Southaven
Dr. Lan received his medical degree in Shanghai, China at Shanghai Medical University. He also attended Cardiology and Internal Medicine Peking Union Medical College Hospital Cardiology Section Beijing, China. Before joining Stern Cardiovascular, Dr. Lan was attending cardiologist and electrophysicologist at Memphis Heart Clinic and was on the staff of Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospital.

Charles Laney

Languages

English

Locations

Grenada, Oxford
Dr. Laney is a native Mississippian who focuses his practice on invasive and preventative cardiology. He trained at University of Alabama for internal medicine and specialized in Cardiology at the University of Kentucky. He is interested in consultative cardiology, cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology.

Samuel Latham

Languages

English

Locations

Oxford

Amit Malhotra

Languages

English

Locations

Southaven, West Memphis
Before joining Stern Cardiovascular, Dr. Malhotra served as a staff physician at several area hospitals including Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN; Methodist Germantown Hospital, Germantown, TN: Baptist Memorial Hospital, Desoto County, MS. Dr. Malhotra's academic appointments included Attending Physician and Asst. to Program Director at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL; Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL; Chief Medical Resident, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL.

Justin May

Languages

English

Locations

New Albany, Oxford
Dr. May practices consultative and interventional cardiology. He performs cardiac catheterizations with percutaneous coronary intervention, management of peripheral arterial disease, and interpretation of cardiac diagnostic imaging. Dr. May and his wife, Jennifer, relocated from southeast Michigan.

Frank A. McGrew, III

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Frank McGrew is the Director of Clinical Research at Stern Cardiovascular. He first came to Stern Cardiovascular many years ago because Dr. Tom Stern, the late founder, convinced him that this was the place that he needed to be to achieve the goals that he set for himself. Dr. McGrew knew that he wanted to be involved with patient care in an atmosphere that was comprehensive and compassionate. Dr. Stern convinced Dr. McGrew that he would be able to continue following his love for cardiovascular research and provide patients new opportunities, treatment and procedures, not previously available. Dr. McGrew said that one of the great pleasures of working at Stern Cardiovascular is that they provide high quality care.

Jennifer S. Morrow

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown, Collierville
Dr. Morrow is interested in consultative cardiology, echocardiography, and nuclear cardiology. Her primary area of focus is heart disease in women.

Daniel Otten

Languages

English, Spanish, French

Locations

Collierville, Germantown
Dr. Otten offers great flexibility and accommodation for telemedicine, especially during this pandemic. Named "Top Doctor" 2015-2020 in Memphis Magazine, Dr. Otten focuses on cardiovascular disease and nuclear cardiology.

Dharmesh S. Patel

Languages

English, French, German, Gujarati

Locations

Southaven
Dr. Patel has been in medicine for several years. Among his various leadership positions, Dr. Patel has been Chairman of Medicine at Baptist Desoto Hospital, Southaven, Mississippi. He has also been the Quality Assurance Physician there for several years. He serves on the Southeast Board of the National Lipid Association for America and the Greater Southeast American Heart Association Board of Directors.

Mit V. Patel

Languages

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Locations

Walnut Grove, Munford
Dr. Patel joined Stern after completing his residency and fellowship in Virginia. He is a general cardiologist who is interested in consultative cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear medicine and preventative medicine.

Basil M. Paulus

Languages

English, Greek

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Paulus is interested in structural heart disease, interventional cardiology (including such procedures as cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, and stent placement), peripheral vascular disease, consultative cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography.

Holger P. Salazar

Languages

English, Spanish

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Salazar initially began his involvement with cardiology while teaching medical residents and fellows at Tulane University. He loved teaching and has continued to educate through his patients. Dr. Salazar believes that it is important for a patient to learn how to embrace a healthy lifestyle and, if needed, he recommends the kind of changes that might be needed. Dr. Salazar values family as an integral part of one’s health. Living a healthy lifestyle is a family experience that can help a patient prevent problems related to the heart. Another preventative measure is having a heart screening. Stern offers screenings as well as other services. Dr. Salazar recommends that patients become part of the Stern family. Know that patients are welcome and that those at Stern Cardiovascular will provide you the best service that they can.

Joseph K. Samaha

Languages

English

Locations

Memphis, Munford
Dr. Samaha has been involved in the medical community in Memphis for several years. He served as the Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, at Baptist Memorial Hospital. Other hospital appointments have included Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Desoto County (Southaven, Mississippi), and Methodist Hospital Germantown in Germantown, Tennessee. Before joining Stern Cardiovascular, Dr. Samaha was a cardiologist with The Cardiology Group of Memphis and with Memphis Heart Clinic.

Arsalan Shirwany

Languages

English

Locations

Memphis, Munford
Before joining Stern Cardiovascular, Dr. Shirwany held numerous vital positions in the medical field in Memphis, TN. They include Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine at University of Tennessee Health Science Center; Medical Director Echocardiography Laboratory MED Diagnostic Services at Regional Medical Center; Medical Director Echocardiography Laboratory at UT Bowld Hospital; Private Practice at Memphis Heart Clinic; and Staff Physician at VA Medical Center.

Darrell Sneed

Languages

English, Spanish

Locations

New Albany, Senatobia, Southaven
Dr. Sneed has been with Stern Cardiovascular for several years. His areas of focus include cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and interventional cardiology including peripheral vascular disease.

Alison Spangler

Languages

English

Locations

Oxford, New Albany
Dr. Spangler joined Stern Cardiovascular in October of 2021 after recently completing her cardiovascular training. She is a native Alabamian but received most of her medical training in Mississippi and possesses a passion for treating patients in this area of the South. She completed a cardiac imaging fellowship at Houston Methodist DeBakey in Houston, TX and achieved level 3 training in advanced echocardiography and advanced cardiac CT. Her other clinical interests include valvular heart disease, preventative and obesity medicine.

Mark H. Strong

Languages

English

Locations

Clarksdale, Grenada, Oxford
Dr. Strong is from Brookhaven, Mississippi, and now resides in Taylor, Mississippi.

Ei Swe-Siegel

Languages

English, Burmese (Myanmar)

Locations

Collierville, Germantown
Dr. Swe-Siegel is originally from Burma (Myanmar) and she grew up in Orange County, California, where she attended college. She went to St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies for medical school.

Arie Szatkowski

Languages

English, Polish

Locations

Southaven
Dr. Szatkowski specializes in consultative cardiology, nuclear medicine, echocardiography, and preventive medicine. He has special interests in valvular disease and congestive heart failure.

David C. Wolford

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Wolford was the first interventional cardiologist trained at University of Tennessee. He is interested in procedures within interventional cardiology including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, and stent placement.

Dmitry Mikhaylovich Yaranov

Languages

English, Russian, Spanish

Locations

Corinth, Germantown, Jonesboro, Memphis, Southaven
Dr. Dmitry Yaranov is a native of Russia. He specializes in heart failure, advanced heart failure, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. He is a medical director for Advanced Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and mechanical Circulatory Support for Baptist Memorial group.

Neeraja Yedlapati

Languages

English, Telugu

Locations

Germantown, Munford
Dr. Neeraja Yedlapati recently joined Stern Cardiovascular Group in 2022. She is an Associate Professor and previously served as a Noninvasive Imaging Chief with her expertise in Echocardiography, Nuclear cardiac imaging, Cardiovascular Computed tomography and Cardiac Magnetic resonance imaging. Her interests include clinical cardiology, multimodality cardiac imaging, athletic heart syndrome and women’s heart diseases. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts. Along with her interest in Clinical cardiology, she is an experienced Cardiac Imager for NBA athletes and serves as a rising representative of American Society of Echocardiography, Foundation Committee.

Haris Zafarullah

Languages

English

Locations

Germantown
Dr. Zafarullah moved to Memphis in 2003 to start his training at University of Tennessee. He has been practicing in Memphis since 2012. He specializes in consultative and interventional cardiology with special interest in complex coronary and peripheral vascular disease.

Gilbert J. Zoghbi

Languages

English, Arabic, French

Locations

Southaven
Dr. Zoghbi has several professional interests including general cardiology, interventional cardiology (complex coronary interventions, peripheral vascular and carotid interventions, percutaneous PFO/ASD closure, aortic valvuloplasty), nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. In the academic field, Dr. Zoghbi has extensive experience including Director, Cardiac Care Unit, Birmingham VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Birmingham VA Medical Center; Director, lnterventional Cardiology Fellowship Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Scientist, Center for Cardiovascular Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Director, Chest Pain Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham and Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Zoghbi is a member of numerous local and national organizations and has held positions such as Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI) and Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC). Dr. Zoghbi is involved with clinical trials, past and present. Major research interests include industry sponsored clinical research trials in the field of interventional cardiology and outcomes research in percutaneous interventions.