Best Cardiologists and Heart Medicine Doctors in Dothan, AL

Christopher J. McLeod, M.B., Ch.B., Ph.D., is the Clinical Director for Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Dr. McLeod is Board-Certified in Adult Congenital Heart Disease as well as Cardiac Electrophysiology he uniquely straddles these disciplines to care for an ever-growing group of adult congenital heart disease survivors. His practice focuses on the management of complex heart rhythm disorders in adults. In addition to his clinical work he is very involved in research related to ventricular arrhythmias. Dr. McLeod is also the past Director of the Adult Congenital Arrhythmia Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and serves on the writing committee for multiple Guidelines/Scientific Statements for the American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, and the American College of Cardiology.

Dr. Julio Perez-Downes, DO is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Jacksonville, FL. He is 37 years old. Dr. Julio Perez-Downes, DO is affiliated with Mayo Clinic In Florida.

Dr. Brian P. Shapiro is a general noninvasive cardiologist with special interests in cardiovascular disease prevention and wellness, sports cardiology, pulmonary hypertension, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.Expert in multimodality imaging including echocardiogram, nuclear cardiology, cardiac MRI, and CT.Highly involved in caring for patients from underserved populations and volunteers at multiple clinics around Jacksonville serving these patients including the Sulzbacher Clinic and Volunteers in Medicine.Extensive research experience with a large number of grants and publications predominantly in advanced imaging in cardiovascular disease such as using cardiac MRI with exercise to detect early disease activity.Involved in many large, multi-center prospective clinical trials implementing optimal disease management in conditions like hypertension.Mentors a large number of medical students, residents, and fellows as part of his roles as the Dean of Academic Affairs for Mayo Medical School, Associate Fellowship Director for Cardiovascular Medicine, and the Director of CV Education for Internal Medicine Residents.