Dr. Douglas Craig Privette, MD

Dr. Douglas Privette specializes in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, bringing five decades of medical expertise to patient care. They completed medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine and continued training with a residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. This extensive background has given Dr. Privette comprehensive experience in treating complex heart and internal medicine conditions.

Dr. Privette practices at East Carolina Heart Institute in Greenville, North Carolina, and maintains an affiliation with ECU Health Medical Center. They focus on treating patients with chronic kidney disease, including advanced stages that require specialized care. Dr. Privette performs diagnostic procedures such as dobutamine stress echocardiograms and doppler echocardiograms to evaluate heart function, as well as angiograms to examine blood vessels and circulation.