James Stewart, MD

Dr. Stewart is a structural and interventional cardiologist specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of valve disease. A native Atlantan; Dr. Stewart was actually born at Piedmont Hospital; as were all four of his children. After completing his education at Harvard; Yale; and Emory including cardiology; interventional cardiology; and structural cardiology fellowships at Emory; he stayed on as faculty and helped found and lead the Structural Heart program at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital from 2013 - 2020. He then was recruited to co-direct and lead the newest open heart surgery and structural heart program in the state at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton; GA. He and his wife; Amy; and their four kids are excited to be back in Atlanta full time; and thrilled to be working with the superlative team at the Marcus Heart Valve Center and Piedmont Heart Institute. In his spare time; Dr. Stewart is an avid tennis player; a sometimes runner; a die-hard Atlanta Braves fan; and a budding tree-farmer and ecologist while restoring a longleaf pine forest in South Georgia. For more information, visit the Marcus Heart Valve Center.