The 20 Best Pacemaker Implantation Doctors Near Me

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Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation

Dr. Victor M. Echenique

Interventional Cardiology
Ochsner Health
John Ochsner Heart And Vascular Institute - Slidell
1051 Gause Blvd, Suite 230, 
Slidell, LA 
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Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Ochsner Health
John Ochsner Heart And Vascular Institute - Slidell
1051 Gause Blvd, Suite 230, 
Slidell, LA 
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Overview

Victor Echenique is an Interventional Cardiologist in Slidell, Louisiana. Dr. Echenique is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Atrial Fibrillation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Specialties
Interventional Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in FL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Cardiology
Hospital Affiliations
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock
Highland Community Hospital
Slidell Memorial Hospital
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Health Care Services Corporation
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Highmark
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Humana
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Independent Health
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Inland Empire Health Plan
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Louisiana Healthcare Connections
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Managed Medicaid
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Medicare
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Locations

John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute - Slidell
1051 Gause Blvd, Suite 230, Slidell, LA 70458
Call: 985-641-7577
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Advanced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Leonardo Orejarena
Interventional Cardiology
Advanced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Leonardo Orejarena
Interventional Cardiology

Ochsner Health Center - Covington

1000 Ochsner Blvd, 
Covington, LA 
 (25.4 miles away)
985-875-2797
Languages Spoken:
English
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Accepting New Patients

Dr. Orejarena earned his medical degree from the Universidad Militar Nueva Granada in Bogota, Colombia. He completed his internship and residency at the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisconsin, and completed his Cardiology fellowship at Ochsner. Dr. Orejarena is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology, and practices at Ochsner Health Center - Covington. His professional interests include coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure, and peripheral vascular disease. He has an interest in device therapy for cardiac dysfunction ( including cardiac resynchronization), pacemakers and defibrillators. Dr. Orejarena is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Atrial Fibrillation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Vasanth Bethala
Interventional Cardiology
Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Vasanth Bethala
Interventional Cardiology

John Ochsner Heart And Vascular Institute - Slidell

1051 Gause Blvd, Suite 230, 
Slidell, LA 
 (0.1 miles away)
985-641-7577
Experience:
44+ years
Languages Spoken:
English
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Vasanth Bethala is an Interventional Cardiologist in Slidell, Louisiana. Dr. Bethala has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Familial Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG). Dr. Bethala is currently accepting new patients.

Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Hamid Salam
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology
Experienced in Pacemaker Implantation
Dr. Hamid Salam
Interventional Cardiology | Cardiology

East Jefferson Physicians Group LLC

101 Judge Tanner Blvd, Suite 506, 
Covington, LA 
 (20.5 miles away)
985-867-2131
Languages Spoken:
English
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Hamid Salam is an Interventional Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Covington, Louisiana. Dr. Salam is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Pacemaker Implantation. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Atherosclerosis, Atherectomy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR). Dr. Salam is currently accepting new patients.

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