Kennedy, Kristi Lynn

Dr. Patel earned his undergraduate and medical degree from Medical University of Lublin, Poland. He completed his internal medicine internship/residency at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center/ Tufts University in Boston, MA. Following his residency, he completed an advanced echocardiography fellowship at West Roxbury VA Medical Center in Boston, MA. Dr. Patel completed his cardiology fellowship training at University of Massachusetts- Baystate Medical Center. He subsequently completed an advanced cardiac imaging fellowship in CT/MRI at The Ohio State University. Dr. Patel is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Echocardiography, Vascular Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac MRI. Dr. Patel is a fellow of the American College Of Cardiology and is a member of the American Medial Association, American Society of Echocardiography and American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Patel enjoys all sports as well as traveling with his family. Dr. Patel comes to Piedmont Heart with eight years of medical experience. He welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

Dr. Carrasco earned his medical degree from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) in the Dominican Republic and completed his Internal Medicine residency and Pulmonary sub-specialty at Harlem Hospital Center in New York City. He continued his education in Critical Care Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center - The University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York and further completed his training in Sleep Medicine at Norwalk Hospital in Connecticut. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Carrasco specializes in chronic lung disease such as Asthma and has a special interest in Sleep disorders. Prior to joining Piedmont Pulmonary/Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Fayette, Dr. Carrasco worked providing Pulmonary and Critical Care services at Norwalk Hospital and Montefiore Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Carrasco enjoys spending time with family, sports and traveling. Dr. Carrasco is fluent in Spanish. He is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

Dr. Garrett Harp received his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California. He then completed his internal medicine internship and residency followed by his pulmonary/critical care fellowship at Naval Medical Center San Diego in California. He served 11 years as a medical officer in the United States Navy. His experiences as a military physician include working as an ICU medical director at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune and teaching Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) courses to Navy healthcare workers, Navy SEALs, and MARSOC Marines. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he served on 4 Navy medical response missions to aid hospitals and medical centers in different regions of the U.S. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Harp is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and a member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. In his spare time, Dr. Harp enjoys running, golfing, and hiking. Dr. Harp welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.