Piedmont Heart of Fayetteville Electrophysiology

Dr. Deering graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine in 1980. He completed his medical and cardiac electrophysiology training at Yale and Tufts New England Medical Center. After serving as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale between 1986 and 1989 he moved to Atlanta and joined the staff of Piedmont Hospital, where he has practiced since that time. Dr. Deering is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the Heart Rhythm Society. Dr. Deering has participated in a number of arrhythmia research trials and remains active in cardiac arrhythmia research. He serves as a reviewer for several major cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology journals. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles on a variety of arrhythmia-related topics. He has served as a speaker and moderator at many national and international cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology meetings. He is an active member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); has served on a number of HRS committees and task forces; and presently serves as chair of the HRS Membership Committee. Dr. Deering's primary area of interest is centered upon the diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and the treatment and education of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. He currently is in practice with the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group and based at the Piedmont Hospital campus. He does see patients in a number of arrhythmia outreach clinics at several additional Piedmont Heart Institute locations.

Aaron Richardson, D.O., is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases. He specializes in the treatment of heart rhythm disorders ranging from atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, heart block, bradycardia, atrial flutter, premature ventricular contractions, and ventricular tachycardia. Dr. Richardson has a special interest in treatment and management of atrial fibrillation, leadless pacing, and cardiac resynchronization therapy.

In his spare time, Dr. Richardson enjoys traveling and exercising.

Dr. Karimianpour joins the section of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Piedmont Heart Institute from South Carolina. He grew up in Virginia where he later obtained his medical degree. He then completed his residency training at Cleveland Clinic, followed by fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina, where he served as Chief Fellow in both training programs. His clinical interests include catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias as well as cardiac device implantation and management. Dr. Karimianpour has authored several peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and has presented his award-winning work at multiple national professional society gatherings.

Dr. Karimianpour subspecializes in heart rhythm disorders and minimally invasive surgical procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythms. Conditions treated include atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrial tachycardia, supraventricular tachycardia, premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, inherited arrhythmias, bradycardia, heart block, catheter ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, implantation of transvenous pacemakers, leadless pacemakers, implantation of transvenous cardiac defibrillators, subcutaneous defibrillators, transvenous laser and mechanical lead extraction.

Dr. Karimianpour has a special interest in treatment of ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac death. Dr. Karimianpour joins Piedmont Heart Institute with a passion and vision to provide high-quality, efficient, and modern health care to the citizens of Georgia and beyond.

In his spare time, Dr. Karimianpour enjoys traveling abroad and exploring new countries, cultures and foods. Dr. Karimianpour is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

Ashish A. Bhimani, M.D. is the Chief of Electrophysiology at Piedmont Heart Institute. He specializes in all variety of heart rhythm disorders, including the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation and flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, bradycardia and heart block, ventricular tachycardia, and arrhythmias associated with heart failure. He has robust clinical experience in ablations, pacemaker implants (including left bundle branch and leadless pacing), defibrillator implants, and various other electrophysiology procedures. He has a special interest in electrophysiology education and developing system-wide approaches to improving quality of care.

Prior to joining Piedmont Heart Institute in 2016, he completed his cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology training at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. He then served on the faculty at University of Texas Medical Branch for 3 years, serving as Director of Atrial Fibrillation and Associate Cardiology Fellowship Program Director. He is board-certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Cardiovascular Disease. He is a member of the American Heart Association and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society. He sees patients at the Buckhead, Fayetteville, and Newnan offices.

In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and being outdoors. He is an avid sports fan, rooting hard for his Dukies (undergraduate at Duke), Wolverines (residency at University of Michigan), and the local Atlanta teams!

Dr. Kantipudi earned his medical degree from Osmania Medical College and completed his internship and residency at Montefiore Medical Center, University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. He fulfilled a cardiology fellowship at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Mich. and a Cardiac Electrophysiology fellowship from the University of Oklahoma, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He is board certified in Cardiovascular diseases and Cardiac Electrophysiology His professional memberships include the Heart Rhythm Society, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Kantipudi currently is in practice with The Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians group, Piedmont Hospital campus and Fayetteville campus.