Piedmont Heart of Jasper

Dr. Pereira received his medical degree from the University of the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He completed his internal medicine internship, residency and a fellowship in cardiology at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and its subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology and the International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners as a cardiac rhythm device specialist. He is a member of the American Heart Association's Scientific Council in Cardiovascular Diseases and a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Pereira currently is in practice with the Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians in Jasper and serves as the medical director of the cardiac catheterization lab at Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.

Kirk Laman, D.O. F.A.C.C., earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and his medical degree from the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. He went on to do his internal medicine residency at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital and his invasive cardiology fellowship at Sinai Hospital of Detroit. Dr. Laman is board certified in cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and is a registered physician in vascular interpretation. He is also a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the American Society of Echocardiography and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. His special interests include cardiac imaging and preventative cardiology.

In his spare time, Dr. Laman enjoys writing, photography, and travel.

Gary C. Chan, D.O., Ph.D., earned his medical degree from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, completed his Internal Medicine Residency at Brookwood Baptist Health and Cardiology Fellowship at University of Arizona in Tucson. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. In addition, Dr. Chan has 13 years of molecular cardiovascular research experience, and completed a Post-doctoral Research Fellowship at Harvard. He has expertise in treating coronary artery disease, chronic high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, among other conditions.

Dr. Chan is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans

Dr. Leyla Makue earned her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Central Florida and received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of Cincinnati. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Emory University and went on to serve for one year as a hospitalist with Piedmont Healthcare, caring for patients in the Rockdale County, Georgia community. She later completed her fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Florida's academic health center. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, with additional certifications in Echocardiography and Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. Makue has been practicing medicine for over 10 years.

Dr. Makue specializes in general cardiology. Her special interests include women's heart health and preventative cardiology. She treats conditions such as coronary artery disease, chronic high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, among other conditions.

In her spare time, Dr. Makue enjoys hiking, biking and spending time with family.

Dr. Makue is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

Dr. Wickliffe specializes in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology. A graduate of the Emory University School of Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency, cardiology fellowship, and cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Emory University Hospital. Awarded an Outstanding Teaching Resident by the Emory University School of Medicine, he was also named an Outstanding Teaching Fellow. He is board certified in cardiology, electrophysiology and internal medicine. A member of several speakers's bureaus, he is also a published author. In addition, Dr. Wickliffe is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia.

Eyal Ben-Arie, MD, earned his medical degree from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Piscataway, N.J. He then trained in general surgery at NYU Medical Center in New York, N.Y., and in vascular surgery at Emory University affiliated hospitals in Atlanta. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons and Southern Association for Vascular Surgery. He is board certified in vascular surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Ben-Arie joined the Piedmont Hospital medical staff in 2007.

Eric Sceusi, MD., earned his medical degree from UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School in 2007. He completed his General Surgery residency at The University of Texas - Houston in 2014. During his residency he also completed a two-year NIH funded research fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He completed his Thoracic Surgery fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2016 and received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2003.
Prior to joining Piedmont Heart, Dr. Sceusi completed his training in thoracic surgery at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Sceusi is board certified in general surgery and is board certified in thoracic surgery.
Dr. Sceusi performs robotic (minimally invasive), thoracic surgical procedures and has expertise in the treatment of lung cancer, esophageal cancer, hiatal hernias and acid reflux disease, mediastinal and chest tumors as well as benign thoracic surgical conditions.
Dr. Sceusi welcomes new patients and accepts most insurance plans.