Dr. William D. Knopf, MD

Cardiologist
Interventional Cardiologist

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Dr. Knopf practices Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology in Greensboro and Atlanta, Georgia.

Physician Profile for Dr. William D. Knopf, MD

Addresses:: 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road North East; Atlanta, GA 30342; 95 Collier Road North West Suite 2035; Atlanta, GA 30309

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Male

Years Since Graduation: 30

Physician Website: http://www.piedmontheartinstitute.org/

Five-Star Doctor at Piedmont Hospital in Cardiac Care.

Five-Star Doctor at Piedmont Hospital in Coronary Intervention Procedures.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Medical College of Georgia, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Fellow, American College of Cardiology

Fellow, Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions

1999, Chairman of the Boar, American Cardiovascular Research Institute (ACRI)

Professional Interests:

coronary artery stenting, primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, angiogenesis, percutaneous myocardial re-vascularization,, peripheral vascular intervention, brachytherapy and carotid stenting.

Physician Treats:

Myocardial infarction, Cardiovascular (Heart & Blood Vessel) Disease

Physician Performs:

Carotid stents, Atherectomy, Cardiac (Heart) Catheterization, Coronary interventional procedures, Heart biopsy, Carotid Stenting, Exercise & pharmacological ECG stress testing, Angioplasty

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. William Knopf joined the Atlanta Cardiology Group, P.C. (ACG) in 1987 and has served as managing partner since 1996. Dr. Knopf is recognized as a national leader in interventional cardiology as well as a leading interventionalist at St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta specializing in coronary artery stenting, primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, angiogenesis, percutaneous myocardial re-vascularization, peripheral vascular intervention, brachytherapy and carotid stenting.

Dr. Knopf is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Emory University and a summa cum laude graduate of its School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Schools. Dr. Knopf performed his cardiology fellowship at Emory prior to joining the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.

From 1987 to 1994, he served as medical director of the cardiac transplant program at Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta and recently resumed the position. In addition to his clinical duties, he is an associate clinical professor of medicine (cardiology) at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia.

He has participated in over one hundred research studies and has published abstracts and articles in such publications as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, The American Journal of Cardiology, Circulation and The Journal of Invasive Cardiology. In July 1999, Dr. Knopf founded the American Cardiovascular Research Institute (ACRI), a non-profit organization, to promote and improve the comprehensive care of the cardiovascular patient. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of ACRI.

Dr. Knopf has been instrumental in creating a national cardiovascular symposium, originally begun as Intervention 2000, and continues to serve as an annual course director. Now in its sixth year, Intervention 2005, is an academically monitored live-case CME program for Interventional professionals involving experts in both academic medicine and clinical private practices from around the United States.

He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions.

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Cardiology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. William D. Knopf, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; Interventional Cardiology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. William D. Knopf, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 1979
Internship:: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Schools
Dallas, TX
Residency:: Parkland Hospital
Fellowship:: Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Positions:: Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Medical Director
Atlanta, GA

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Carotid stents	-
Atherectomy	-
Cardiac (Heart) Catheterization	-
Coronary interventional procedures	-
Heart biopsy	-
Carotid Stenting	-
Exercise & pharmacological ECG stress testing	-
Angioplasty	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Aetna
BCBS
Cigna
Coventry
Guardian
HealthNet
Humana
Kaiser Permanente
Medicaid
Medicare
United Health Care
Wellpoint

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. William D. Knopf, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. William D. Knopf, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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