Dr. Rita Peter-Faherty, M.D., specializes in Clinical, Non-Invasive, and Preventive Cardiology, with subspecialty training in Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography. She earned her undergraduate degree from Siena College in New York and her medical degree from Albany Medical College. Dr. Peter-Faherty completed her internal medicine residency at Brown University and her cardiology fellowship at Maine Medical Center. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and holds teaching and leadership roles, including CCU Director at Roger Williams Medical Center and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The Westerly Hospital.
Dr. Rita Peter-Faherty, M.D., specializes in Clinical, Non-Invasive, and Preventive Cardiology, with subspecialty training in Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography. She earned her undergraduate degree from Siena College in New York and her medical degree from Albany Medical College. Dr. Peter-Faherty completed her internal medicine residency at Brown University and her cardiology fellowship at Maine Medical Center. She is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and holds teaching and leadership roles, including CCU Director at Roger Williams Medical Center and Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The Westerly Hospital.
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Rita is always knowledgeable, thorough and understanding.
(3 days ago)
Sep-2026
Always makes me feel so worth it, Dr. Rita and Fallon are wonderful. 💜
(3 days ago)
Sep-2026
Friendly knowledgeable staff.
A credible health care provider.
(6 days ago)
Sep-2026
Very knowledgeable physician but I did feel a little rushed
(1 week ago)
Sep-2026
As is always the case, Dr. Feherty knew what questions to ask and recommended a testing and treatment plan that made sense for my particular situation.
(1 week ago)
Sep-2026
Very personable and explains everything in layman terms.
(1 week ago)
Sep-2026
This was my first appointment, I can't say enough about Dr Faherty and her amazing staff. Very knowledgeable and organized.
(1 week ago)
Sep-2026
I am grateful to have Rita as my cardiologist. She has the ability to make me feel at ease and truly valued. She is a ten out of ten!
(2 weeks ago)
Sep-2026
Best Dr. & office ever!
(2 weeks ago)
Sep-2026
Great cardiologist. She’s very smart and explains everything clearly. She cares about her patients
(2 weeks ago)
Sep-2026
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395 Atwood Avenue Cranston, RI 02920
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1539 Atwood Avenue Suite 102 Johnston, RI 02919
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6 Blackstone Valley Place Bldg 1, Suite 105 Lincoln, RI 02865
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35 Wells Street Westerly, RI 02891
Dr. Rita Peter-Faherty, M.D.'s expertise is in Clinical, Non-Invasive, and Preventive Cardiology. She has Subspecialty training in Nuclear Cardiology and Echocardiography. She performs non-invasive testing, including stress testing and echocardiogram services in both office and hospital settings; in addition, she performs transesophageal echocardiograms in the hospital setting.
Dr. Peter-Faherty completed her undergraduate degree at Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and trained at Albany Medical College in New York. She completed her internal medicine residency at Brown University in Providence and then her cardiology fellowship at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. She currently has teaching responsibilities at Roger Williams Medical Center in the Internal Medicine Residency program. Dr. Peter-Faherty received a ﾓTeacher of the Year Awardﾔ at Roger Williams Medical Center for her commitment to resident education. In addition, she is the CCU director at Roger Williams Medical Center and is the director of Nuclear Cardiology at The Westerly Hospital. Dr. Peter-Faherty is a Fellow of The American College of Cardiology, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and the Society of Echocardiography.
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Rita is always knowledgeable, thorough and understanding.
Always makes me feel so worth it, Dr. Rita and Fallon are wonderful. 💜
Friendly knowledgeable staff. A credible health care provider.
Very knowledgeable physician but I did feel a little rushed
As is always the case, Dr. Feherty knew what questions to ask and recommended a testing and treatment plan that made sense for my particular situation.
Very personable and explains everything in layman terms.
This was my first appointment, I can't say enough about Dr Faherty and her amazing staff. Very knowledgeable and organized.
I am grateful to have Rita as my cardiologist. She has the ability to make me feel at ease and truly valued. She is a ten out of ten!
Best Dr. & office ever!
Great cardiologist. She’s very smart and explains everything clearly. She cares about her patients