Ghanshyam Shantha, MD, MPH

University	Degree	Focus	Graduated
Sri Ramachandra University	Doctorate	Other	Not Specified
Johns Hopkins University (Professional School)	Other Degree	Other	Not Specified

Institution	Focus	Year
Fellowship - University of Michigan Medical School	Other	Not Specified
Fellowship - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics	Other	Not Specified
Residency - The Wright Center For Graduate Medical Education	Other	Not Specified

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Review by Anonymous on May 25, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Dr. Shantha was very informative... ”

Dr. Shantha was very informative and personable.

Verified Patient

“Dr. Shantha was very informative...”

Dr. Shantha was very informative and personable.

Anonymous 05/25/2026

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Review by Anonymous on April 05, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Dr. Shantha was great at explain... ”

Dr. Shantha was great at explaining the next steps in my health care plan. He also included me in decisions about my health care.

Verified Patient

“Dr. Shantha was great at explain...”

Dr. Shantha was great at explaining the next steps in my health care plan. He also included me in decisions about my health care.

Anonymous 04/05/2026

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Review by Anonymous on March 30, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Dr Shantha is very caring and ex... ”

Dr Shantha is very caring and explains everything. He is awesome!

Verified Patient

“Dr Shantha is very caring and ex...”

Dr Shantha is very caring and explains everything. He is awesome!

Anonymous 03/30/2026

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Review by Anonymous on February 23, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Dr. Shantha provided very detail... ”

Dr. Shantha provided very detailed explanation and intently listened to my concerns. Great experience.

Verified Patient

“Dr. Shantha provided very detail...”

Dr. Shantha provided very detailed explanation and intently listened to my concerns. Great experience.

Anonymous 02/23/2026

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Review by Anonymous on January 12, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Good... ”

Good

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“Good...”

Good

Anonymous 01/12/2026

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Review by Anonymous on May 18, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Good... ”

Good

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“Good...”

Good

Anonymous 05/18/2026

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Review by Anonymous on April 01, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Great listener could tell he rea... ”

Great listener could tell he really cared about His patients And have their best interest at heart

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“Great listener could tell he rea...”

Great listener could tell he really cared about His patients And have their best interest at heart

Anonymous 04/01/2026

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Review by Anonymous on March 09, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Like I said the registration pro... ”

Like I said the registration process is my biggest complaint. Everyone else was Amazing..

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“Like I said the registration pro...”

Like I said the registration process is my biggest complaint. Everyone else was Amazing..

Anonymous 03/09/2026

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Review by Anonymous on January 26, 2026 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Excellent experience with Dr. Sh... ”

Excellent experience with Dr. Shantha! I fully understood everything he shared and his thouroughness and compassion was outstanding. I feel total confidence and trust in him performing my needed procedures and continual treatment if needed.

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“Excellent experience with Dr. Sh...”

Anonymous 01/26/2026

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Review by Anonymous on December 15, 2025 -

East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University - 115 Heart Drive

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Comment - “ Very good... ”

Very good

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“Very good...”

Very good

Anonymous 12/15/2025

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Internal Medicine Physician - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Internal Medicine Physician - Cardiovascular Disease

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East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University

East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU Health Medical Center

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Kathleen Rogers, PA-C - Physician Assistant

Dr Sivakumar Ardhanari, MD - Internal Medicine Physician

Haylea Corley, PA-C - Physician Assistant

Dr Samuel Sears, PHD - Psychologist

Victoria Respess, ANP - Nurse Practitioner

Dr Nicholas Andersen, MD - Surgeon, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon

Dinesh Voruganti, MD - Internal Medicine Physician

Mark Ferrell, - Physician Assistant

Mohammad Raza, MD - Internal Medicine Physician

Trenton Clayton, AGACNP - Nurse Practitioner

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