Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology

Kurt Barringhaus, MD, is an interventional cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University in St. Louis and completed his internship and residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. He completed cardiovascular and interventional cardiology fellowships at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.

J. Kevin Baugh, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, and completed his residency in internal medicine and a cardiology fellowship at Palmetto Health Richland. Dr. Baugh is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.

Myron Bell, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree in chemical engineering at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and his medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. His internship and residency in internal medicine were conducted at Emory University in Atlanta, where he also completed his fellowship in cardiology. Dr. Bell is board certified in cardiovascular disease.

Meghan L. Businaro, DO, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She earned her undergraduate degree at Eastern Illinios University, and her DO at Midwestern University-Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her internship and residency in internal medicine were conducted at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where she also completed her fellowship in cardiology.

Dr. Businaro is board certified in cardiology, echocardiology and nuclear medicine. She is the medical director for Palmetto Health’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. Her interests are preventative cardiology, women’s heart disease and heart failure.

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Matthew G. Cantrell, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and his medical degree at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health in Columbus.

Dr. Cantrell completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill, and completed his fellowship in general cardiology and interventional cardiology at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. Dr. Cantrell is co-director of the Valve Center at Palmetto Health Heart Hospital.

Richard A. Edelson, MD, PhD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Edelson earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and his PhD in biological chemistry at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He earned his medical degree at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, where he also served his internship and residency in internal medicine and completed a fellowship in cardiology.

Dr. Edelson is board certified in cardiovascular disease and echocardiography and currently serves at the medical director of Nuclear Medicine at Palmetto Health.

Barry J. Feldman, MD, MHCM, FACC, FACP, FSCAI, is chief of the Division of Cardiology and the program director for the Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology Fellowship Program. He is a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Feldman earned his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston and completed his residency in internal medicine at Harvard University, New England Deaconess Hospital. He completed a cardiology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and is board certified in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, advanced heart failure and cardiac transplant.

Dr. Feldman's responsibilities include his role as executive medical director of Cardiovascular Services at Palmetto Health and seeing patients at Palmetto Health-USC Cardiology.

Jennifer A. Feldman, MD, FRACP, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. She currently serves as the medical director of Electrophysiology at Palmetto Health.

Dr. Feldman earned her medical degree from the University of Queensland Medical School in Brisbane, Australia. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Royal Brisbane Hospital and a cardiology fellowship at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane. She also completed a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Feldman is board certified by the Australian Board of Medical Examiners in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine.

Francis Roosevelt Gilliam III, MD, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, where he also completed internships in psychiatry and medicine. After receiving his medical degree, he completed a residency in medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases, both at Duke.

Dr. Gilliam is board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology, has received numerous professional honors and awards and is published in several peer-reviewed journals. He also currently serves as the chief science officer for the Association of Black Cardiologists.

Terry A. Grainger, MD, FACC, ABSM, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Grainger completed a fellowship in cardiology at East Carolina University School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and is board certified in cardiovascular disease, obesity medicine and sleep medicine.

Rodney V. Harrison, MD, FACC, ABSM, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Harrison earned his medical degree at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia and served his internship and residency in internal medicine at Palmetto Health Richland, where he was chief resident. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at Palmetto Health Richland, earned the CIBA-Geigy Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1994 and was named Cardiovascular Fellow of the Year in both 1996 and 1997.

Dr. Harrison is board certified in cardiovascular disease, obesity medicine and sleep medicine, and currently serves as the medical director for the Palmetto Health Baptist Catheterization Laboratory.

J. Kyle Hewett, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Hewett completed his undergraduate degree at the Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, and earned his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Palmetto Health Richland and a cardiology fellowship at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, where he was chief cardiology fellow. He also completed fellowships in both interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular intervention at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans.

Dr. Hewett is board certified in internal medicine, interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease, and currently serves as medical director for the Coronary Care and Telemetry Program.

Ryan J. MacNevin, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. 

Dr. MacNevin earned his undergraduate degree at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and his medical degree at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital, and completed a fellowship in cardiology at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey.

Dr. MacNevin is board certified in cardiovascular disease, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology, and currently serves as medical director of Echocardiography at Palmetto Health. He specializes in non-invasive cardiovascular disease and has an interest in new applications of advanced cardiovascular imaging for the treatment and prevention of heart disease.

Patrick J. McCann, MD, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield and completed his residency in internal medicine at Saint Louis University Hospital. He also completed a clinical fellowship in cardiology at SLU Hospital, and an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.

Dr. McCann is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, with additional advanced training in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and electrocardiography. He is skilled in managing patients that require advanced therapies for heart failure, including left ventricular assist devices, biventricular assist devices and cardiac transplant.

McCann serves as director of Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Prisma Health Heart Hospital.

Rebecca S. Napier, MD, is a cardiologist at Prisma Health and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia. She received her medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She completed fellowships in cardiovascular disease at the Medical College of Georgia and in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Dr. Napier is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, with additional advanced training in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and electrocardiography.

Guillermo E. Pineda, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Pineda earned his medical degree from Universidad del Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and completed his residency in internal medicine at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. He completed a fellowship in cardiology at the Medical College of Georgia and in interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular intervention at Gill Heart Institute in Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to his fellowship, Dr. Pineda practiced cardiology at Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center in Columbia. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology.

Thomas W. Schultz, DO, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Schultz earned his medical degree from Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in general cardiology at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, and completed an interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Connecticut at Hartford Hospital in Hartford.

Dr. Schultz is board certified in cardiovascular disease, internal medicine and interventional cardiology, and is currently reading vascular studies. He is skilled in adult transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, percutaneous coronary intervention, permanent pacemaker implantation and peripheral diagnostics.

Sultan Siddique, MD, FACC, FHRS, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Siddique earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in New York City and completed his residency in internal medicine at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He completed a cardiology fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Dr. Siddique is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. He is skilled in performing a multitude of device implantations and ablation procedures for all types off arrhythmia issues, and has performed approximately 200 ablations a year over the past twelve years.

William Strat Stavrou, MD, FACC, FCCC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Stavrou received his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He also completed his internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at MUSC.

Dr. Stavrou is board certified in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology, and has held numerous professional leadership positions, including tenures as vice president and president of the South Carolina Heart Association.

Mark A. Stellingworth, MD, FACC, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Stellingworth received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at LSU Medical Center, also in New Orleans.

Dr. Stellingworth is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and currently serves as medical director for Echocardiography at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, South Carolina.

Vince M. Vismara, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a cardiologist with Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

Dr. Vismara received his undergraduate degree from St. Louis University and his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, and completed fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and interventional cardiovascular medicine at the University of Massachusetts/St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Dr. Vismara is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology. He is director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Palmetto Health Heart Hospital and Palmetto Health Richland.