Parkridge Medical Group proudly welcomes noninvasive cardiologist Jennifer Ayers Mirza, D.O., to its Diagnostic Center practice. Dr. Mirza currently sees patients in her new office location at 2205 McCallie Ave.
Dr. Mirza earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, in Lewisburg, West Virginia, and completed a fast-track internship in internal medicine at Norton Community Hospital, in Norton, Virginia, where she also served an internal medicine residency.
Dr. Mirza pursued additional training through a cardiology fellowship at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, New Jersey. Prior to joining Parkridge Health System, Dr. Mirza was a clinical cardiologist at Cardiology Services of Cleveland, in Cleveland, Tennessee.
“Parkridge Health System has been a patient-friendly healthcare presence in Chattanooga for many years,” Dr. Mirza said. “I am excited to work alongside physicians and staff who have served the local community their entire careers and to join fellow colleagues to foster the legacy of excellent local healthcare delivered at Parkridge.”
Dr. Mirza treats the full spectrum of cardiac conditions, including arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, hyperlipidemia and hypertension. Patients who seek evaluation for chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath or syncope can rely on Dr. Mirza as a partner in their heart care.
“I treat my patients as I would want my own family to be treated,” Dr. Mirza said. “I believe that patients should be active participants in their healthcare decisions and use my expertise to help guide them in their decisions.”
Dr. Mirza is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography, the American College of Osteopathic Internists, the American Osteopathic Association and the Tennessee Medical Association.