Thomas F. Deering

Dr. Thomas Deering serves as a cardiac electrophysiologist at the Piedmont Heart Institute in Atlanta where he is also Chief of the Arrhythmia Center, Chairman of the Clinical Centers for Excellence, and Chief Quality Officer.

In addition, Dr. Deering has served in a variety of volunteer roles for the Heart Rhythm Society, most recently as president from May 2018 to May 2019. His research and clinical interests are focused on defining and implementing quality initiatives in electrophysiology and cardiovascular medicine. He has served as a speaker and moderator at national and international electrophysiology and cardiology meetings; has authored and co-authored numerous publications addressing cardiac arrhythmia and cardiovascular quality issues; participates in a number of cardiac electrophysiology arrhythmia research projects; and serves as a reviewer for multiple cardiac electrophysiology and general cardiac journals.

Dr. Deering earned his medical degree from Yale University School of Medicine. After completing his post-graduate training at the Yale New Haven Hospital, he performed his cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. He has previously been a clinical assistant professor of medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. At present, Dr. Deering is a clinical associate professor of medicine at the Medical College of Georgia and has been appointed to Piedmont Heart Institute’s Mark E. Silverman Endowed Chair in Cardiology and Education.