Carl Lavie is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Lavie is highly rated in 33 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Heart Transplant. Dr. Lavie is currently accepting new patients.

Basel Kasabali is a Cardiologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Kasabali is highly rated in 59 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Kasabali is currently accepting new patients.

Hector Ventura is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ventura is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Peter Fail is a Cardiologist in Houma, Louisiana. Dr. Fail is highly rated in 42 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

Mark Effron is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Effron is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Heart Attack, Atrial Fibrillation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Effron is currently accepting new patients.

Selim Krim is a Transplant Surgeon in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Krim is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Krim is currently accepting new patients.

Harry Hawthorne is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Hawthorne is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Sick Sinus Syndrome, Atrial Fibrillation, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Keith Ferdinand is a Cardiologist in New Orleans,, Louisiana. Dr. Ferdinand is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, High Cholesterol, COVID-19, and Gastrostomy.

Dr. Garland Green joined Cardiovascular Institute of the South in 2012 as an interventional cardiologist at the Baton Rouge office. He has provided cardiology care for patients since 2007.Dr. Green earned his doctorate at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed his internal medicine residency through the University of Alabama-Birmingham Program, and he completed his cardiology and interventional cardiology training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.Dr. Green is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology, and he is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the National Medical Association, and the American Medical Association. Dr. Green is highly rated in 49 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stable Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Angina, Atherectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Naseem Jaffrani is a Cardiologist in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Jaffrani is highly rated in 44 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Atherosclerosis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Cardiac Ablation.

Venkata Gadi is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Gadi is highly rated in 44 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Stable Angina, Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Angina, and Cardiac Ablation.

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 highly rated in 39 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Pulmonary Edema, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

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 highly rated in 36 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

Dr. Robert Drennan is an electrophysiologist with CIS in Baton Rouge and Zachary.He completed his Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry and molecular biology, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry, at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. He earned his doctorate of medicine from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia, South Carolina. He completed a residency in internal medicine from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He also completed both his cardiology and electrophysiology fellowship at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center in New Orleans.Dr. Drennan is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and clinical electrophysiology. He previously worked at Touro Infirmary, and he also worked as a lab assistant at the Medical University of South Carolina and at the College of Charleston.Dr. Drennan is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the Heart Rhythm Society, and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He has presented, researched, and written for numerous publications on a variety of topics, including sudden cardiac arrest, atrial fibrillation, and peripheral arterial disease. He has earned many awards, such as the Douglas Scholarship and the College of Charleston Founder’s Scholarship. Dr. Drennan is highly rated in 34 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Fainting, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Robert Freedman is a Cardiologist in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Freedman is highly rated in 32 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, Necrosis, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.

Denzil Louis is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Louis is highly rated in 79 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Familial Hypertension, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Gregory Sampognaro is a Cardiologist in Monroe,, Louisiana. Dr. Sampognaro is highly rated in 64 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Coronary Heart Disease, Pacemaker Implantation, and Atherectomy.

Nauman Khalid is a Cardiologist in Monroe, Louisiana. Dr. Khalid is highly rated in 63 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Cardiomyopathy, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Atherectomy.

Assad Mouhaffel is a Cardiologist in West Monroe, Louisiana. Dr. Mouhaffel is highly rated in 63 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Mitral Valve Regurgitation, Necrosis, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Ankur Lodha is a Cardiologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Lodha is highly rated in 59 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Angina, Thrombectomy, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Tara Jarreau is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Jarreau is highly rated in 58 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Jeffrey Dean is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Dean is highly rated in 56 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Wade May is a Cardiologist in Crowley, Louisiana. Dr. May is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Bose Cheeran is a Cardiologist in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Dr. Cheeran is highly rated in 55 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Hypertensive Heart Disease, Angina, Pacemaker Implantation, and Endoscopy.

Darrin Breaux is a Cardiologist in Gonzales,, Louisiana. Dr. Breaux is highly rated in 54 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, and Familial Ventricular Tachycardia.