Welcome to Southern Heart Group

 

Welcome to Southern Heart Group

 

Southern Heart Group is a highly distinguished team of cardiovascular specialists who have been caring for the Jacksonville area for over 30 years. With multiple national accreditations and cardiologists recognized among “America’s Top Physicians”, we are proud of our leadership role in the community and are pleased to have been chosen ”Northeast Florida’s Best for Cardiology Care“.

 

At Southern Heart Group, we are devoted to providing the highest quality of care for the full spectrum of cardiac and vascular conditions. Our multi-disciplined physicians are well known for their compassionate approach and are widely recognized for their comprehensive expertise.  With multiple locations to fully serve Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, Southern Heart Group has been described as “an exceptional team that provides superior care and service“. Our thorough consultations and various state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic technologies are performed in a comfortable setting with a knowledgeable, friendly staff. Our goal is to make each visit with us both pleasant and worry-free for our patients and their families. At Southern Heart Group, it is our top priority to achieve the best possible outcome for each person entrusted to our care.

 

More than 30 years after treating our first patient, Southern Heart Group remains the leader in providing the highest quality of cardiovascular care to the communities of Northeast Florida. We are dedicated to the patients we serve and we look forward to assisting you.

 

 

Praveen K. Kanaparti, MD, FACC

Praveen K. Kanaparti, MD, FACC

Dr. Kanaparti received his MBBS and MD from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. In the US, he completed his Residency in Internal Medicine and a Fellowship in Cardiology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. There he received The Leo Davidoff Society award for outstanding achievement as a Resident.

For a year, he worked as an attending physician at Montefiore/North Central Bronx hospitals and conducted basic research on endothelial cell adhesion molecules and their role in Atherogenesis. Dr. Kanaparti has additional training in Cardiac MR and Cardiac CT from the University Of  Virginia.

He is proficient in performance of Cardiac Catheterization, temporary and permanent pacemaker implantation, Transthoracic & Transesophageal echocardiography and Echo-guided Pericardiocentesis. He is a member of American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology,  Society of Cardiac CT, Society of Cardiac MR, Society of Vascular Ultrasound and a Fellow of American college of cardiology. He is Board certified in Internal Medicine and in Cardiology.

Dr. Kanaparti became a Diplomate of the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.