Dariush H. Heidary, M.D., joined Memorial Health University Physicians -- CVT Surgery in 1977 after finishing his cardiothoracic surgery training. He attended Shiraz University Medical School in Iran before completing his residencies at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Dr. Heidary is board certified in both general and thoracic surgery. In addition, he is a member of both the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and Southern Thoracic Surgical Association and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Chest Physicians.

Thomas J. Yeh,, M.D., started this practice in 1967. He came to Savannah from the Medical College of Georgia to serve as the director of education in the surgery department at Memorial University Medical Center. As one of the first cardiothoracic surgeons in southeast Georgia, Dr. Yeh has played a very instrumental part in the training of many other cardiothoracic surgeons. After completing medical school at National Taiwan University, he finished his residencies at Saint Benedict's Hospital in Utah, Louisville General Hospital, Royal/Edward Chest Hospital in Montreal, and Talmadge Memorial Hospital in Augusta. Dr. Yeh is board certified in both general and thoracic surgery. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American College of Chest Physicians.