Dr. Charisse J. Ward

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 Coronary Artery Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Venkata Gadi is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Gadi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Coronary Artery Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Stable Angina, Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Angina, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Gadi is currently accepting new patients.

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 Coronary Artery Aneurysm. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Pulmonary Edema, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).