About Ochsner
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Leadership & Faculty - Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program
Merrill Stewart, MD*
Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Jose David Tafur Soto, MD
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
*Ochsner Alumni
Sammy Khatib, MD*
System Chair, Cardiovascular Disease
Christopher White, MD
Director, John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute
*Ochsner Alumni
Michael Bernard, MD, PhD
Section Head, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Michael Cash, MD
Section Head, Non-Invasive Imaging
Randy Englert, MD*
Section Head, Consultative Cardiology
Selim Krim, MD*
Director, Advanced HF Research Section
Director, Cardiovascular Research
Carl Lavie Jr., MD
Medical Director, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention
Director, Stress Testing Laboratory
Nichole Polin, MD
Director, Cardio-Oncology
Paul Rogers, MD, PhD*
Medical Director, Device Clinic
Dominque Williams, MD
Medical Director, Women’s Cardiology
*Ochsner Alumni
Vascular Medicine
Cardiology
Cardiology
Interventional Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Interventional Cardiology
Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Sana Riaz, MD
Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiology
*Ochsner Alumni
Why Choose Ochsner?
Ochsner Health is the leading nonprofit healthcare system in the Gulf South, serving patients across Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding regions.
- 47 hospitals and more than 370 health and urgent care centers
- Over 40,000 team members
- Approximately 4,900 employed and affiliated physicians
- Care for 1.6 million patients annually from all 50 states and dozens of countries