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Career Summary​

• Dr. Joel Hardin is Medical Director for the Emory Adult Congenital Heart Center. He is board-certified in adult congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology. His clinical expertise crosses the entire spectrum of congenital heart diseases among pediatric and adult patients with focus on cardio-obstetric care of women with congenital heart disease who are pregnant or need advice on the cardiovascular risks that might be associated with pregnancy.

• Dr. Hardin served in the United States Navy Medical Corps Fleet Marine Force, attaining the final rank of Commander before his honorable discharge in 2006. His final active duty assignment was as Battalion Surgeon for 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division on deployment to Al Anbar Iraq in 2004. Dr. Hardin provides volunteer assistance on behalf of military veterans in Georgia through several veteran support organizations.

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​Education and Training

• Washington University in St. Louis, A.B. Biology 1983

• University of Tennessee College of Medicine - Memphis, M.D. 1987

• Residency in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 1987-1990

• Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology, St. Louis Children's Hospital / Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, 1990-1993

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Board Certifications

• Board-certified in adult congenital heart disease and pediatric cardiology​​

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State Medical Licenses

• Alabama

• Florida

• Georgia

• Tennessee​

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Professional Societies

• Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC)

• Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA)

• Adult Congenital Heart Association

• International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Honorary member, Philippine Society of Pediatric Cardiology

• Medical Association of Georgia

• Medical Association of Atlanta

• Florida Medical Association

• Association of Military Surgeons of the United States

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Clinical Expertise

• Adult congenital heart disease

• Atrial septal defect

• Atrioventricular septal defect

• Bicuspid aortic valve

• Cardiac critical care

• Cardiac genetics

• Cardiopulmonary exercise testing

• Coarctation of the aorta

• Congenital aortic stenosis

• Congenital heart defects

• Congenital pulmonic valve stenosis

• Congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries

• Double-outlet right ventricle

• Eisenmenger syndrome

• Fontan palliation of single ventricle physiology

• Heart disease in pregnancy

• Heart failure

• Holt-Oram syndrome

• Hypoplastic left heart syndrome

• Interrupted aortic arch

• Loeys-Dietz syndrome

• Marfan syndrome

• Patent ductus arteriosus

• Patent foramen ovale

• Pediatric cardiology

• Pediatric heart disease

• Pulmonary arterial hypertension

• Ross procedure

• Scimitar syndrome

• Single ventricle

• Tetralogy of Fallot

• Total/partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection

• Transposition of the great arteries

• Tricuspid atresia

• Trisomy 21

• Turner syndrome

• Ventricular septal defect

• Williams syndrome

• 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

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Recognition

• Top Doctors: Chicago Magazine

• Top Doctors: Tampa Bay Magazine

• Top Doctors: Tampa Bay Metro Magazine

• America's Top Doctors: Castle Connolly

• Atlanta's Top Doctors: The Atlantan Magazine​

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