I am a U.S.-based cardiologist board-certified in General and Interventional Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, Cardiac CT and Internal Medicine. I am also board certified and specialist in hypertension. I was in academic practice as an Associate Professor at East Carolina University until 2006. Currently, I am the director of the Chest Pain Center and STEMI/ACS ( heart attack) Program at East Carolina Heart Institute and Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. . This is a large health care system that is among the busiest heart attack treatment centers in North America. I strongly believe in the value of educating patients by increasing awareness about cardiac disease and prevention. I also believe in practicing evidence - based medicine to improve outcomes. By educating patients and applying evidence based therapies, I hope to impact my patients' lives in a positive way.