Doctor: Jay Joseph

Specialty: Cardiology

College: Undergrad, graduate school and medical school all at LSU

Residency: Internal medicine at Emory

Fellowship: Cardiology at the University of Kentucky

Professional place of practice: Jay is one of the founding partners of the Georgia Heart Institute. Founded in 2000 as Northeast Georgia Heart Center, it was rebranded in 2014 as The Heart Center. In 2020 the practice became more inclusive of other cardiac and vascular specialties and was renamed The Georgia Heart Institute.

Family: Stacy (wife), Gabe (17), Drew (14), Nate (10), and Nibbles and Mike (cats). Jay and Stacy’s other children, Seth, Emma, Noah, Sophie and Adam, are all in graduate school or have moved out to start their own lives.

Years in Chateau: 10 years

What influenced you to choose to be a doctor? Always wanted to help others get better and medicine and health always appealed to me.  I was always impressed with the doctors I saw when I was younger and I wanted to be like them.

What made you choose your specialty? Selected orthopedic surgery because it really aligned with my personal outlook.  I want to help people get better by doing something about it. 

Advice for aspiring doctors: Medicine is ever-changing. Be prepared to change with it. Listen to your patients, and remember, no two human bodies are exactly alike. Be willing to use your knowledge but also be flexible and think outside the box when needed.

Fun facts: Jay rides in one of the largest Mardi Gras parades, Endymion. He and his family attend Mardi Gras every year. Jay's wife Stacy and stepson Seth are also doctors.