Dr. James W. Pinzon
Overview
Dr. Wever Pinzon received his medical degree from the Universidad de Panama in Panama City and completed his internship and residency at John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago. He completed his fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant and the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Research at the University of Utah. Dr. James Wever Pinzon is board certified by the National Board of Echocardiography and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He has been on staff at Ochsner since June 2020.
Dr. Pinzon is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, and Heart Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Heart Failure.
Insurance
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Locations
1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA 70121
200 W Esplanade Ave, Kenner, LA 70065
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Heart FailureDr. Pinzon isAdvanced. Learn about Heart Failure.
- Pulmonary EdemaDr. Pinzon isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Edema.
- Experienced
- AnginaDr. Pinzon isExperienced. Learn about Angina.
- Aortic Valve StenosisDr. Pinzon isExperienced. Learn about Aortic Valve Stenosis.
- Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
- AtherosclerosisDr. Pinzon isExperienced. Learn about Atherosclerosis.
- Bidirectional TachycardiaDr. Pinzon isExperienced. Learn about Bidirectional Tachycardia.
- Cardiac AmyloidosisDr. Pinzon isExperienced. Learn about Cardiac Amyloidosis.