Dr Jaime Burkle is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the National Lipid Association. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at Augusta University and the University of Georgia, and currently serves as Chair of Cardiology at Atria Health and Research Institute, as well as Director for the Center for Cardiovascular Prevention, Metabolism and Lipids at Georgia Heart Institute.

Dr. Burkle received his medical degree from LaSalle University School of Medicine in Mexico City, where he graduated with honors (cum laude). He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Florida as well as Advanced Cardiac Imaging at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Dr Burkle specializes in cardiovascular prevention and lipid disorders. He holds six board certifications, including Cardiovascular Diseases, Internal Medicine, Clinical Lipidology, Echocardiography, Nuclear Cardiology and Vascular Imaging.