Overview
Dr. Abdullah Munir is an interventional cardiologist at Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Zachary.
Dr. Munir attended medical school in Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency at Staten Island University Hospital in Staten Island, New York, where he was named chief resident. He completed a fellowship in general cardiology at the same location, where he was named chief fellow, and completed a fellowship in interventional cardiology.
Dr. Munir is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, and echocardiography. He is also a registered physician in vascular interpretation. He also has level II training in cardiac computed tomography.
Dr. Munir is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Medical Association, and the Society of Vascular Medicine. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi.
Dr. Munir is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Pediatric Myocarditis, Embolectomy, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
6550 Main Street, Suite 1000, Zachary, LA 70791
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Munir has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Brian Swirsky is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Swirsky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. His top areas of expertise are Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery, Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), and Arrhythmias.
Cardiovascular Institute
Dr. Babu Jasti joined CIS in 2017 as an interventional cardiologist in Zachary.He earned his doctorate from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India. He studied orthopedics, and then continued his education in internal medicine and cardiology at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. There, he served as both resident and chief resident, earning awards for best intern and best resident.Dr. Jasti was an interventional cardiology fellow at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he also served as an assistant professor of medicine. Dr. Jasti is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the American Society of Echocardiography. His research has been published in the American Journal of Cardiology and the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. He has also presented abstracts at conferences for the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Jasti is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
Cardiovascular Institute Of The South
Dr. Charles Thompson received his undergraduate degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette. After working 15 years in the medical field as a paramedic in south Louisiana, he completed his medical education at the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans.He began his postgraduate medical training in internal medicine at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge. He then completed a cardiovascular disease fellowship at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, where he was also invited to serve for an additional year as chief cardiovascular fellow/interventional fellow.Dr. Thompson is board certified in cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular computed tomography. In 1990, he was awarded the MBB Golden Hour Award, an international award of excellence for an aeromedical crew. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, and Louisiana State Medical Society. He is a fellow in the American College of Cardiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. He is an invited member of the International Andreas Gruentzig Society which meets to discuss the current state of cardiovascular intervention and then publishes recommendations for the direction of research in in the field. He also holds positions in local hospital and national organization governing committees.In 2007, Dr. Thompson joined the CIS team as an interventional cardiologist in Zachary. In addition to providing general cardiovascular disease care, he has a special interest in syncope and cardiac electrophysiology.He and his wife Donna reside in Louisiana. They have six children and 4 grandchildren. His leisure time is spent traveling with family, woodworking, and refurbishing antique wood and metal working machines. Dr. Thompson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Pulmonary Edema, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).
Areas of Expertise
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- AnginaDr. Munir isAdvanced. Learn about Angina.
- ApoplexyDr. Munir isAdvanced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Munir isAdvanced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- AtherosclerosisDr. Munir isAdvanced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Munir isAdvanced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.
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- Adenosine Deaminase 2 DeficiencyDr. Munir isExperienced. Learn about Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency.
- Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
- Aortic RegurgitationDr. Munir isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Regurgitation.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Munir isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arterial InsufficiencyDr. Munir isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Insufficiency.
- Atrial FibrillationDr. Munir isExperienced. Learn about Atrial Fibrillation.