Grainger joins Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists
Dr. Terry Grainger, board-certified in cardiovascular disease and fellowship-trained in cardiology, has joined Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists, seeing patients in both Okatie and Beaufort. With more than 30 years of experience, he brings a knowledgeable, compassionate approach to diagnosing and treating acute and chronic heart conditions, including congestive heart failure, hypertension and coronary heart disease.
“Dr. Grainger is a valuable addition to our exceptional Heart Specialists team,” said Beaufort Memorial President and CEO Russell Baxley. “His expertise and commitment to compassionate cardiac care will be an asset to patients across the Lowcountry.”
Dr. Grainger knew early on that medicine was his calling. While in high school, he had the opportunity to shadow a surgeon at a local hospital and developed a strong interest in the field of cardiology. He earned his medical degree at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, then completed an internal medicine residency at Pitt County Memorial Hospital and a cardiology fellowship at East Carolina University of Medicine, both in Greenville, N.C.
Specializing in preventive cardiology, Dr. Grainger partners closely with his patients to support healthy lifestyle habits and reduce the risk of heart disease.
“I treat patients the way I want my own family to be treated,” he said, noting that building strong relationships with patients is one of the most rewarding aspects of his work.
In addition to coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure, Dr. Grainger’s clinical experience includes sleep and obesity medicine. He joins Beaufort Memorial from Prisma Health in Columbia, S.C., where he treated patients with a wide range of heart conditions and sleep disorders, including sleep apnea.
Dr. Grainger enjoys staying active and spending time with his wife Mary Ann, boating and fishing – both inshore and offshore.
Providers at Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists focus on cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology, offering a broad range of services, including angioplasty and pacemaker placement. These providers also help patients manage heart disease risk factors such as hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes and high cholesterol.
At the practice, Dr. Grainger joins board-certified interventional cardiologists Drs. Stuart Smalheiser and Francis O’Neill, as well as physician assistant Tara Kay, MMS, PA-C and nurse practitioner Nicole Gray, MSN, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC.
Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists is located in Beaufort at 300 Midtown Drive and in Okatie at the Okatie Medical Pavilion, 122 Okatie Center Blvd. North, Suite 300. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Grainger or any of Beaufort Memorial Heart Specialists team, call 843-770-4550.
