David E. Kandzari, M.D., FSCAI

Piedmont Heart Institute
Atlanta, GA
USA


Biographical Sketch:
Dr. David Kandzari is the Director, Interventional Cardiology of the Piedmont Heart Institute and Chief Scientific Officer for the Piedmont Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. A graduate of Duke University, he completed internship/residency at The John Hopkins University followed by cardiology fellowship at Duke University where he joined the faculty as the John B. Simpson Assistant Professor of Interventional Cardiology. He later served as Chief Medical Officer for the Cordis Corporation/Johnson & Johnson Company. He has served as a Medical Officer for the US Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Kandzari has held national and international leadership roles in clinical trials in cardiovascular disease and has participated in national and international program committees in cardiology. He has authored and co-authored more than 300 studies, book chapters and scientific reviews, and has delivered more than 600 lectures, both nationally and internationally, on a variety of issues related to both interventional and general cardiology.

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