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Cardiovascular Disease

Teaching is at the Heart of Next-level Care

As the region’s only academic heart program, our cardiologists and cardiac surgeons train tomorrow’s specialists. This teaching focus enables us to offer the latest breakthroughs and research trials to treat the Tri-state’s highest-risk patients. As our many heart-care firsts attest, we not only use cutting-edge technology, we help develop it.

Divison Chief

Education and Credentials:  

  • Medical Degree:  American University - Netherland Antilles
  • Residency: Internal Medicine - Allegheny General Hospital - Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fellowship:  Cardiovascular Disease - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Fellowship:  Electrophysiology - Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH

Clinical Interests:

  • AFib
  • Electrophysiology
  • Complex Ablation (Atrial Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia)
  • Laser Lead Extraction

Harish Manyam, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Chief of Cardiology, Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute
Harish.Manyam@erlanger.org

Harish Manyam, MD

Fellowship

Education/Credentials:

  • Medical Degree:  Saint Louis University School of Medicine - St. Louis, MO
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
  • Fellowship:  Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN

Clinical Interests:

  • Cardiovascular Disease

Patrick Stevens, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Patrick Stevens, MD

Faculty

Harish Manyam, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
Division Chief, Cardiology

Patrick Stevens, MD
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Diana Alvarez, MD
Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

William Blalock, MD
Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Walter Few, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Alvaro Manrique Garcia, MD
Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Rehan Kahloon, MD
Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Jennifer Mirza, MD
Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Dharmendra Patel, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

Poonam Puri, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Jonathan Powell, MD
Affiliated Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine

Kinsman Wright, MD
Affiliated Associate Professor, Department of Medicine

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jul 16, 2026