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.

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. 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.

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.

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.

Norman Joseph is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Joseph is highly rated in 52 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Hyperlipidemia Type 3, Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

Andrew Peter is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Peter is highly rated in 52 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Arterial Embolism, Carotid Artery Disease, Nasal Flaring, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Paul Martin is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Martin is highly rated in 50 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), His Bundle Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Paul Garrett is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Garrett is highly rated in 50 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Edema, Heart Failure, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Amit Patel is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Patel is highly rated in 50 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Venous Insufficiency, Stasis Dermatitis and Ulcers, Stable Angina, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Charles Andrew is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Andrew is highly rated in 48 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

David Emile is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Emile is highly rated in 47 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Bryan Smith is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 45 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Pulmonary Edema, Hypertensive Heart Disease, and Heart Failure.

John Edward is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Edward is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Arrhythmias, Angina, and Cardiac Ablation.

Evens Rodney is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Rodney is highly rated in 37 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Arrhythmias, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

Karin Hawkins is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Hawkins is highly rated in 31 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT), and His Bundle Tachycardia. Dr. Hawkins is currently accepting new patients.

Nakia Newsome is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Newsome is highly rated in 28 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy, and Arrhythmias.

Brian Jones is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Jones is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Familial Hypertension, Coronary Heart Disease, and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).

Bahij Khuri is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Khuri is highly rated in 21 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Carotid Artery Disease, Heart Attack, and Atherectomy.

Pavan Malur is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Malur is highly rated in 12 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Angina, Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope, and Heart Attack.

Cordel Parris is a Cardiologist in Baton Rouge,, Louisiana. Dr. Parris is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Unstable Angina, Metabolic Syndrome, Heart Attack, and Apoplexy.

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. Phillip Smith is an interventional cardiologist based in Baton Rouge, LA, with extensive experience in advanced structural cardiology and advanced cardiac imaging. He has established himself as a leading expert in the field, with a focus on providing the highest level of care to his patients.Dr. Smith attended Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he received his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and graduated with honors. His doctorate in medicine was obtained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he also completed his fellowships in cardiology and advanced interventional cardiology in structural heart disease.In addition to his expertise in interventional cardiology, Dr. Smith is also highly skilled in advanced cardiac imaging, including transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac CT, and nuclear imaging. This specialized knowledge enables him to provide his patients with accurate and detailed diagnoses, as well as innovative treatment options that may not be available elsewhere. He is committed to staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and cutting-edge clinical trials, which enables him to provide his patients with the most innovative and effective treatments available.Dr. Smith is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and echocardiography. He is a part of the CIS Structural Heart Program in Baton Rouge, working closely with cardiovascular surgeons as part of the comprehensive heart team. Dr. Smith performs minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including heart catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary stent implantation, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), the MitraClip procedure, patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure, atrial septal defect (ASD) closure, paravalvular leak (PVL) closure, percutaneous therapies for left atrial appendage closure (Watchman, Amulet), and transcatheter therapies for comprehensive management of veno-occlusive disease including pulmonary embolism.Dr. Smith is a member of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Smith is highly rated in 14 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).