Jameel T Clark, MD

Li Zhou, M.D., Ph.D., is a general cardiologist with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute and medical director of Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Womens Heart Program.Dr. Zhou earned her medical degree from Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, and her doctoral degree in pathophysiology from Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. She completed her internal medical residency at Jacobi Medical Center of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, and had general cardiology training at University of Illinois Chicago.Before joining Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, Dr. Zhou led the Womens Heart Clinic and served as medical director of cardiac rehabilitation at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.Dr. Zhou advocates for womens health because heart disease in women often is underrecognized and undertreated. Her expertise and special interests are in management of heart diseases during pregnancy and peripartum.Dr. Zhou believes pregnancy requires unique attention because every medication the mother takes affects the baby, and often, a mothers heart condition dictates how and when the baby will be delivered. She believes a physician needs to provide not only accurate information, but also all treatment options for their patients, and that the best treatment plan is one that is tailored to a patients needs and value.Dr. Zhou studied pathogenesis of atherosclerosis (how coronary artery disease develops) at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, using genetically modified mouse models, and won the American Heart Associations Postdoctoral Fellowship award in 2008. She also led the trial Aspirin Dosing: A Patient-centricTrialAssessing Benefits and Long-term Effectiveness (ADAPTABLE) at Wake Forest University, and has over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA Cardiology.

Jacob L. Nunamaker IV, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist who specializes in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. Dr. Nunamaker earned his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. In addition to clinical cardiology, Dr. Nunamaker has a special interest in cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology, nuclear imaging and PET. Dr. Nunamaker's mission is to provide the highest quality, compassionate, patient-centered care in the area of cardiovascular medicine. Away from the office, Dr. Nunamaker enjoys spending time with his family.