Joseph Poku MD, FACC, FHRS is a Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiologist at Georgia Arrhythmia Consultants and Research Institute. He has been in practice since 2003. He is a graduate of Clark University in Worchester, Massachusetts where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors in Mathematics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He obtained his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine where he received the Martin J Leon prize for Academic Achievement. Dr. Poku completed his internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center, where he served as Assistant Chief Resident. He completed his training with fellowships at the University of Pennsylvania in Cardiovascular Diseases and Clinical Electrophysiology where he received numerous accolades including Cardiology Fellows Excellence Abstract Award and Ruth L. Kirschstein NIH Research Training Grant.

Dr. Poku is board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Clinical Electrophysiology. He is a fellow with the American College of Cardiology as well as the Heart Rhythm Society. He is an assistant Professor of Medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine. He serves multiple Executive boards with Navicent Health and Coliseum Hospitals. Dr. Poku serves on the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and Clark University in Worchester, Massachusetts.