Thomas Deering, MD, FHRS

Dr. Deering is currently the director of the Arrhythmia Center of Piedmont Heart Institute. He also serves as the Chief of the Cardiovascular Centers of Excellence and as Chief Quality officer for Piedmont Heart Institute. He holds the Mark E. Silverman, M.D. Educational Chair. He graduated summa cum laude from the Yale University School of Medicine and completed his medical and cardiac electrophysiology training at Yale and Tufts New England Medical Center. After serving as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Yale he moved to Atlanta and joined the staff of Piedmont Hospital, where he has practiced since that time. Dr. Deering is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians and the Heart Rhythm Society. 

He has served on multiple AHA committees, ACC committees and the NCDR ICD Registry Research & Publication Committee. He has been most active as a member of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); has served on a number of HRS committees and task forces; presently sits on the Board of Trustees and serves as the President-Elect. 

Dr. Deering’s areas of research center upon how device-based diagnostic and therapeutic innovations can create clinical and quality improvement and the development of systemic management approaches for patients with atrial fibrillation. He is a reviewer for multiple cardiac and electrophysiology journals. His primary clinical area of interest is focused upon developing and improving guideline-driven, team-based oriented patient care programs aimed at producing high quality coordinated cardiovascular care across healthcare systems to create value for both patients and the healthcare system.