Cardiology near Dayton, OH

Biography: Amit Goyal, MD, FACC wants all patients of Premier Cardiovascular Institute to understand that plaque build-up can affect almost all parts of the body. Most people are aware of blockages in the heart blood vessels which lead to heart attacks or chest discomfort.When the arteries going to the arms, legs, kidneys and brain get blocked, it can lead to arm or leg pain, difficult to control blood pressure or strokes. He specializes in opening up arteries in all of these areas so that our patients can enjoy and live their lives to the fullest. Dr. Amit Goyal graduated summa cum laude from Pennsylvania State University and went on to graduate magna cum laude from the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia. He completed his internship and residency at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City. While serving his cardiology fellowship at St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center, Dr. Goyal was appointed one of two Chief Fellows by the Cardiology Department. He was also acknowledged as a Visiting Fellow in clinical medicine at Columbia University. Dr. Goyal is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology.

Biography: Gary J. Fishbein, MD, FACC's belief in preventative care is consistent with the philosophy of Premier Cardiovascular Institute. He places special emphasis on good nutrition and physical fitness. Dr. Fishbein graduated cum laude from the University of Rochester, New York, and went on to earn a medical degree and a certificate of distinction in Internal Medicine from Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Pennsylvania. After completing his residency in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, Dr. Fishbein completed fellowships in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Fishbein is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is board certified in Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University. In addition to Interventional Cardiology, he specializes in Peripheral Vascular Disease and Congestive Heart Failure.

Biography: Palaniappan Muthappan, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI is an Interventional Cardiologist at Premier Cardiovascular Institute, the Cardiac Catheterization Lab director for Miami Valley Hospital and the Director of Structural Cardiology for Premier Health. Dr. Muthappan completed his medical degree at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating with highest honors. He was awarded the Steven Dressler Prize for commitment to humanitarianism in medicine and the Merck Scholar Prize for outstanding academic performance. He was also elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honors society. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. After residency, he worked for Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), running a hospital, outpatient clinic and starting a TB program at a refugee camp between government and rebel held territory in Sudan. Dr. Muthappan trained in Cardiology at the Frankel Cardiovascular Center at the University of Michigan, where he completed fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology with a focus on structural heart disease. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology, and Echocardiography and has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and to the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI). He also is a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) and has completed advanced training in Nuclear Cardiac Imaging. Dr. Muthappan specializes in treating patients with structural heart disease and high risk coronary disease. Dr. Muthappan has special expertise in aortic valve interventions (including TAVR), mitral valve interventions (including Mitraclip or mTEER), high-risk coronary interventions (including Left Main, atherectomy and CTO), PFO closure, ASD closure, left atrial appendage closureand percutaneous (minimally invasive) removal of cardiac masses. Dr. Muthappan and his trainees have presented the groundbreaking work done by our group at Miami Valley Hospital during national conferences including Transcatheter Therapeutics, Cardiovascular Research Technologies, American College Cardiology and CHEST.

Biography: Kamran Riaz, MD, FACC earned medical degrees from King Edward Medical College, University of Punjab in Pakistan. From there, he went on to serve as a staff physician at the Mayo Hospital in Pakistan and several hospitals throughout the United Kingdom where he received membership in the Royal College of Physicians in London. Dr. Riaz then completed an internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the Mid-America Heart Institute at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Riaz is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology as well as a Diplomate of the National Board of Echocardiography. Along with his interest in echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and coronary CT angiography, Dr. Riaz also is active in the study of treatment methods for congestive heart failure. He is very involved in the ongoing research studies of congestive heart failure at Premier Cardiovascular Institute.

Biography: Robert Bulow, DO, FACOI, FACC graduated from Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Chicago, IL. He completed hisinternal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Bulow is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. He is board certified in cardiology, interventional cardiology, and nuclear cardiology.