Merit Health Medical Group Welcomes Cardiologists

3/26/2018

Merit Health Medical Group welcomes cardiologists Richard Rayford, M.D., Ph,D, FACC, and Malcolm P. Taylor, M.D., FACC, to the medical staff.

Both Dr. Rayford and Dr. Taylor are board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. They specialize in the treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure and other diseases of the heart.

Services and treatments include:

• Echocardiography-Adult Transthoracic
• Stress Echocardiogram
• Stress Doppler Echocardiogram
• Echocardiogram with Bubble Study
• Arterial Doppler Study
• Nuclear Cardiac Testing
• Electrocardiogram
• Holter Monitoring
• Event Recording
• Cardiac Stress Test-Echo, Treadmill and Nuclear
• Cardiac Consultations

Richard Rayford, M.D., Ph,D, FACC
After receiving his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Grambling State University in Grambling, La., Dr. Rayford pursued postgraduate studies and received his Ph. D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Rayford completed both his internship and internal medicine residency at The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. He completed his cardiology fellowship at The University of Arkansas Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark.

To see Dr. Rayford in Clinton, Jackson or Flowood, call (601) 376-1394.

Malcolm P. Taylor, M.D., FACC
Dr. Taylor attended Tougaloo College, where he earned his bachelor of science degree in physics.

He received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Dr. Taylor completed his residency in internal medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. and his fellowship in cardiology from Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

To see Dr. Taylor in Canton or Flowood call (601) 933-5417

For more information about all of our healthcare providers, call 844-MSMERIT.

Members of the Medical Staff at Merit Health Central.

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