William Scaljon, MD

Venkateshwar Polsani, M.D. earned his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in India and then completed his internal medicine residency at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania. Dr. Polsani did two years of research fellowship in Atherosclerosis and Vascular Medicine (clinical focus on preventive cardiology and Lipidology) at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX on an NIH student trainee grant. His cardiovascular fellowship was served at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Polsani completed a multi-modality cardiovascular imaging fellowship with level III training in Cardiac MRI, Echocardiography and level II training in Cardiac CTA and Nuclear cardiology at Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Polsani is ABIM board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases. He is also Board certified in Cardiac CTA, nuclear cardiology and clinical lipidology. Dr. Polsani is a member of American college of cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), American society of echocardiography (ASE), Society of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (SCMR) and national lipid association (NLA). Dr. Polsani is the Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging Center of Excellence (COE) for Piedmont Healthcare and the Director of cardiovascular MRI and CTA for Piedmont Heart Institute. Dr. Polsani's research interests are in cardiovascular MRI, cardiac CTA and 3D-echocardiography and their specific applications in valvular heart disease, coronary artery disease and infiltrative cardiomyopathies. Dr. Polsani joins Piedmont Heart with over 10 years of experience. In his spare time, he enjoys traveling to national parks and reading. Dr. Polsani welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.

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James W. Chang, DO, FCCP, received his undergraduate degree from University of California, San Diego. He earned his medical degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Georgia Campus. He completed his internal medicine residency at Michigan State University and pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chang is board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. Dr. Chang has presented at national conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Chang specializes in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine. He has special interests in asthma, COPD, bronchiectasis, lung nodules and lung cancer. He performs advanced bronchoscopy techniques such as endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy. He provides intensive care unit coverage and pulmonary consultations at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. In his spare time, Dr. Chang enjoys spending time with his family, traveling and sports. Dr. Chang welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans. Please note that Dr. Chang does not specialize in sleep medicine.