General Practitioners

• Primary Care
  Most likely you’ve been referred to Carolina Heart Center by your primary care physician. Since your primary physician provides for your other healthcare needs, we can focus our attention on your cardiovascular problems.
• Electrocardiogram
  Generally your first appointment will consist of obtaining your detailed medical history, performing a physical examination and gathering additional information through laboratory tests, an electrocardiogram and, frequently, a chest x-ray.

Internists

• Internal Medicine
  Dr. Pankaj Parikh has been practicing Cardiology in Raleigh since 1994. He completed his medical studies at Baroda Medical College in Baroda, India. In the US, he did residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the Coney Island Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Parikh’s primary area of expertise is Preventive and Diagnostic Cardiology including Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization. He has admitting privileges at Wake Med hospital.

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  Ultrasound waves create a two-dimensional view of the heart. This non-invasive diagnostic procedure evaluates various structures within the heart. A stress echocardiogram compares the heart’s function during exercise to its function during rest for greater precision in determining whether or not there are blockages in the arteries.
• X-Rays