Stern Cardiovascular cardiologist, Dharmesh Patel, MD, will serve on the American Heart Association's Southeast Affiliate Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 term.

Dr. Patel has been involved with the American Heart Association for more than a decade. Prior to joining the Southeast Affiliate Board, he served as a member and then president (2016-2018) of the Mid-South Board of Directors and will continue to as immediate past president.

The Southeast Affiliate serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico.