Administration and Staff

Division Director

W. Robert Taylor, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Director, Division of Cardiology

Office location: 308 Woodruff Memorial Research Building
Mailing address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: wtaylor@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant: Melanie Elder
Phone: 404-727-8921
Email: mvelder@emory.edu

Clinical Cardiology Chiefs*

*Because Emory has four hospitals, there are Clinical Chiefs at each hospital under Dr. Taylor's direction.

Douglas Morris, M.D.
Chief of Cardiology, Emory Hospital
Phone: (404) 778-5310
Email: douglas_morris@emoryhealthcare.org

Administrative Assistant: Paulette Pawenski
Email: paulette_pawenski@emoryhealthcare.org

Angel Leon, M.D.
Chief of Cardiology, Emory University Hospital Midtown
Phone: 404-686-2504
Email: angel.leon@emoryhealthcare.org

Administrative Coordinator: Madgelin Brown
Email: madgelin.brown@emoryhealthcare.org


A. Maziar Zafari, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Chief of Cardiology, AVAMC
Phone: 404-329-4626
Email: azafari@emory.edu

Secretary: Deborah Dewitt
Email: dedewit@emory.edu


Nanette Wenger, M.D.
Chief of Cardiology, Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: 404-616-4420
Email: nwenger@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant: C. Jeanette Zahler
Email: czahler@emory.edu

Fellowship Training Program Director

A. Maziar Zafari, M.D., Ph.D., FACC, FAHA
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiovascular Disease Training Program

Office location: 322 Woodruff Memorial Research Building
Mailing address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: 404-727-4724
Email: azafari@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant: Byrd Perkerson
Phone: 404-727-4724
Email: bperker@emory.edu

Fellowship Training Program

Byrd Perkerson
Program Associate, Cardiovascular Disease

Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: bperker@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-4724

Janci A. Demyun
Coordinator, Program - Interventional and Cardiac EP

Office location: 323 Woodruff Memorial Research Building
Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: djanci@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-6149

Division Administrator

Jiten Ghelani
Division Administrator

Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: jghelan@emory.edu
Phone: 404-712-9639

Research Administration

Chuong Pham
Sponsored Research Administrator

Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: chpham@emory.edu
Phone: 404-712-8336

Janci A. Demyun
Coordinator, Program- Pre-Award

Office location: 323 Woodruff Memorial Research Building
Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: djanci@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-6149

Human Resources

Carol Stephens
Human Resources Associate Senior

Office location: 319D Woodruff Memorial Building
Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: cstephe@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-8118

Purchasing

Judy Wynn
Accounting Assistant Senior

Office location: 315 Woodruff Memorial Research Building
Mailing Address: 1639 Pierce Dr., Suite 319 WMRB, Atlanta, GA 30322
Email: jmobl01@emory.edu
Phone: 404-727-2474

Research Secretaries

Administrative Assistant to Drs. Kathy Griendling, Alejandra San Martin and Dan Sorescu

Carolyn Morris
Phone: 404-727-3364
Email: cmorr07@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant to Dr. John Douglas

Deborah Browder
Phone: 404-727-7040
Email: deborah.browder@emoryhealthcare.org

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Andrew Smith

Meisha Hudson
Phone: 404-778-5273
Email: meisha.hudson@emoryhealthcare.org

Research Project Coordinator to Dr. Viola Vaccarino

Linda Jones
Phone: 404-727-5472
Email: ljone04@emory.edu

Medical Secretary Senior to Dr. Henry Liberman

Donna Rayburn
Phone: 404-686-2503
Email: donna.rayburn@emoryhealthcare.org

Administrative Assistant for Dr. W. Robert Taylor

Melanie Elder
Phone: 404-727-3754
Email: mvelder@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant to Dr. Arshed Quyyumi

Sherri McDonald
Phone: 404-712-2741
Email: smcdon6@emory.edu

Administrative Assistant to to Drs. Young-sup Yoon and Ahsan Husain

Jenine Clifford
Phone: 404-727-0077
Email: jenine.f.clifford@emory.edu

For patient-related matters, please visit the Heart Center site.