Best Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias Doctors in Roanoke, VA

Cemil Purut, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon with LewisGale Physicians in Salem, Virginia. Dr. Purut is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine, where he also served as Chief Resident in Surgery and completed a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery. Prior to medical school, he earned a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, graduating with highest honors from North Carolina State University. Dr. Purut is a veteran of the United States Army and has over 30 years of leadership experience in cardiothoracic medicine, including four years as the Medical Director of Cardiovascular Surgery at LewisGale Medical Center. Dr. Purut is board-certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and is an active member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. He is expertly skilled in performing open heart cardiac surgery, including heart bypass, aortic valve replacement, and mitral valve repair. Dr. Purut also treats patients needing carotid and coronary artery surgery, as well as pulmonary and peripheral vascular procedures. His care philosophy centers on putting his patients at ease and being actively involved in each phase of their treatment. When not seeing patients, Dr. Purut enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, hiking, and mountain biking.

This physician is accepting telehealth visits. James J. Taylor, DO, FACOS joins the surgical staff of LewisGale Medical Center and the physician staff of LewisGale Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery.Dr. Taylor graduated from Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He continued his education with an internship at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Saddlebrook, New Jersey, where he served as Chief Intern, and his residency in general surgery at Peninsula Hospital in Queens, New York where he served as Chief Resident in his field. He completed his cardiothoracic and vascular surgery fellowship at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey. During his fellowship, he served as Chief Fellow in his field. Dr. Taylor is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in both cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. Dr. Taylor has been honored with numerous accolades for his patient care and service to the community including Texas Monthly Cardiac Super Doc, TOMA Community Service Award, America's Top Physicians for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, and 417 Top Doctors for Cardiac and Vascular Surgery. In his spare time, Dr. Taylor has previously owned a fully-operational cattle ranch and collected John Deere tractors.

John Hynes, M.D., is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist with LewisGale Physicians Electrophysiology in Salem, Virginia. Dr. Hynes is a graduate of University of Texas Health Sciences Center, in San Antonio, and completed his internal medicine residency at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed two fellowships, one in cardiology and one in electrophysiology with Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine Hershey Medical Center. Prior to his medical studies, Dr. Hynes earned a Bachelor of Science at University of Texas Arlington. Dr. Hynes is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in adult cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He also is certified by the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners as a clinical cardiac device specialist. Dr. Hynes has more than 20 years of specialized focus that includes supraventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, palpitations, implantable devices, and cardiac resynchronization therapy. In addition to caring for his patients, Dr. Hynes extensive research in the field of cardiology has been published in the American Journal of Cardiology, Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, and Current Treatments in Cardiovascular Medicine. When not seeing patients, Dr. Hynes enjoys spending time with his family and taking long bike rides.

This physician is accepting telehealth visits. James J. Taylor, DO, FACOS joins the surgical staff of LewisGale Medical Center and the physician staff of LewisGale Physicians Cardiothoracic Surgery.Dr. Taylor graduated from Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa. He continued his education with an internship at Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Saddlebrook, New Jersey, where he served as Chief Intern, and his residency in general surgery at Peninsula Hospital in Queens, New York where he served as Chief Resident in his field. He completed his cardiothoracic and vascular surgery fellowship at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey. During his fellowship, he served as Chief Fellow in his field. Dr. Taylor is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery in both cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. Dr. Taylor has been honored with numerous accolades for his patient care and service to the community including Texas Monthly Cardiac Super Doc, TOMA Community Service Award, America's Top Physicians for Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, and 417 Top Doctors for Cardiac and Vascular Surgery. In his spare time, Dr. Taylor has previously owned a fully-operational cattle ranch and collected John Deere tractors.