William Heaton, MD

Dr. Heaton founded Heart Health Center and is currently serving on the board of NAMC. He performs a full spectrum of both diagnostic and interventional procedures, including angioplasty, angiojet, directional atherectomy, periphereral arterial revascularization, stent implantation, pacemaker implantation, and carotid stenting. Considered by some to be the region's father of cardiology, he opened the first cardiac cath lab in Northwest Alabama, and in 2009 he was honored as the first "Doctor of the Year" by the regional American Heart Association.