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BRENT T. MCLAURIN, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. McLaurin is a native of Sumter, SC. He obtained both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. He continued his training in Houston, Texas at Baylor College of Medicine where he also served as faculty working with Drs Michael DeBakey and Denton Cooley. He was awarded the position of Chief Medical Resident during that time. He finished his training at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 1998, and stayed on to serve as faculty the following year.
He began his private practice career in Greenville in 1999. He moved to Anderson in 2001 to join a large cardiology practice. After several years practicing as a partner, in 2006 he decided to branch out on his own to better serve the Anderson community. Since that time he has been able to develop an internationally acclaimed research program in partnership with AnMed Health where he serves as Medical Director of the Research Department. His work has been published in many major medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Journal of American College of Cardiology, Journal of American Medical Association, European Journal of Heart Failure, and Circulation.
Dr. McLaurin specializes in invasive and interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and peripheral/carotid interventions. He is Level II trained in CT Angiography. He is board certified in Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Louis F. Knoepp, MD, FACS, RPVI
Dr. Knoepp was born in New Orleans and moved to Spartanburg at a young age. After high school he joined the Army and served three years active duty and three years in the reserves. He served in an airborne unit where he attained the rank of Sergeant. After service he graduated from The University of SC with a BS in biology and later graduated from medical school in Charleston at the Medical University of South Carolina.
He finished his General Surgery Internship, Residency, and Chief Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. He completed a research fellowship in vascular surgery at The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. He did his clinical vascular surgery fellowship at Atlanta Medical Center. He has actively participated in both basic science research and clinical research in Vascular Surgery. He has multiple presentations and publications in peer reviewed medical/surgical journals.
Dr. Knoepp started private practice in General Surgery in Anderson in the year 2000 with the Surgical Clinic of Anderson. He brought the field of vascular surgery to Anderson and began practicing vascular surgery solely in 2010 when he joined Anmed. Dr. Knoepp joined Anderson Heart & Vascular, PC in June of 2017. He is board certified in General and Vascular Surgery, and is registered in vascular ultrasound interpretation. He is a member of several prestigious Associations for Vascular Surgery. His professional interests include Endovascular and open treatment of peripheral artery disease and Aneurysmal diseases of the Aorta, treatment of Carotid disease, varicose veins and venous disease, and dialysis access.
Dr. Jennifer M. Thomas, MD, FACS, RPVI
Dr. Thomas is a native to this area. She grew up in Toccoa, GA, then went to Emory University in Atlanta where she received her BS in Biology with Highest Honors, as well as her medical degree. She then moved to Dallas, TX where she completed a general surgery residency at the University of Texas Southwestern program, the largest such training program in the country.
At that point, she decided to focus on vascular surgery, and finished her training in the vascular fellowship at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. This is where she met and married her husband Brad, an attorney.
Dr. Thomas stayed in Charlotte to begin her career at Presbyterian Hospital in 2009. She relocated to Anderson in 2011 to be closer to family and joined Anmed. She joined Anderson Heart & Vascular, PC in June of 2017. Dr. Thomas specializes in carotid surgery/stenting, aortic aneurysm repair, lower extremity stenting/bypass surgery, and treatment of varicose veins. She is board certified in both general and vascular surgery, and is registered in vascular ultrasound interpretation. She is a member of multiple local and national vascular surgery societies.
