Meet the Electrophysiology Team
Mark A. Coppess, MD
Dr. Coppess is interested in consultative cardiology, consultative electrophysiology and pacing and arrhythmia management. Dr. Coppess focuses on the diagnosis, management and invasive treatment of rhythm disorders.
Jiang Cui, MD
Dr. Cui brings experience from his position with Electrophysiologist, Cardiology, Inc. where he worked until he joined Stern Cardiovascular.
Thomas Flautt
Dr. Flautt joined Stern Cardiovascular in August of 2022 after recently completing his electrophysiology fellowship at Houston Methodist Debakey in Houston, Texas. He is a native Mississippian having grown up in Greenwood and Jackson, Mississippi. Before cardiology, he played on the Ole Miss Baseball team from 2006-2008. His clinical interests include bringing specialized cardiac care to rural Mississippi including fluoroless ablation, conduction system pacing, left atrial appendage occlusion, and cardio-neuroablation and catheter/ethanol ablation of complex arrhythmias.
Christopher P. Ingelmo, MD
Dr. Ingelmo specializes in heart rhythm disorders including cardiac device implantation (pacemaker, defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization therapy), lead extraction, and catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias. His interests include atrial fibrillation and pulmonary vein Isolation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, catheter ablation, sudden cardiac death, bradyarrhythmias, and syncope.
Eric E. Johnson, MD
Dr. Johnson is a cardiac electrophysiologist who specializes in the electrical system of the heart including treatment for irregular, rapid, or life-threatening rapid heart rhythms. He is interested in consultative electrophysiology and pacing and arrhythmia management.
Jeffrey E. Kerlan
Dr. Kerlan received his education at Vanderbilt University and the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He worked at The Heart Group, Stern Cardiovascular and Memphis Heart Clinic before returning to Stern Cardiovascular. Involved with professional organizations, Dr. Kerlan participates in a wide range of related activities and is the recipient of several honors.
David Lan, MD
Dr. Lan received his medical degree in Shanghai, China at Shanghai Medical University. He also attended Cardiology and Internal Medicine Peking Union Medical College Hospital Cardiology Section Beijing, China. Before joining Stern Cardiovascular, Dr. Lan was attending cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Memphis Heart Clinic and was on the staff of Baptist Memorial Hospital and Methodist Hospital.