Sunjay Ryan Nunley, MD

At Carolina Cardiology Consultants, we focus on the right diagnosis and treatment for all heart health concerns. We understand the changing face of cardiovascular disease and work to stay abreast of advances in our field, including both prevention and management. We offer the services of board-certified cardiologists who specialize in general cardiology, cardiac pacing, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology, nuclear cardiology and cardiac imaging. Our dedicated team of providers and support staff is committed to your satisfaction by delivering prompt service and convenient access to care and, most important, your long-term health.

Dr. Sallie Ruth Areford received her medical education at the University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine in Columbia, S.C. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center. As a native of Spartanburg, S.C., Dr. Areford is proud to make the Upstate her home, and she looks forward to continuing her practice in primary care. Her special interests include preventive medicine and chronic disease management.

Brent Wilkerson, MD, is a double-board-certified neurotology and otolaryngology specialist at Prisma Health in Greenville, South Carolina. A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, he completed his residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of California, Davis in Sacramento. He then completed specialized training in the treatment of ear and lateral skull base conditions through an otology and neurotology fellowship at the Michigan Ear Institute in Detroit. Dr. Wilkerson's clinical interests focus on the treatment of ear and lateral skull base conditions. These surgeries include cochlear implantation, tympanoplasty, stapedectomy, tympanomastoidectomy, osseointegrated implantation, complex chronic ear surgery, surgery for Meniere's disease including endolymphatic sac decompressions, labyrinthectomy, vestibular nerve section, and surgeries for the treatment of skull base tumors. Dr. Wilkerson is an active member of the American Neurotology Society, and his research interests include the management of blast-induced hearing loss and tinnitus, cochlear implantation in the elderly and hearing regeneration methods.