Freddy M. Abi-Samra MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Failure & Transplantation
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1514 Jefferson HwyJefferson, LA 70121
Phone+1 504-842-4000
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Education & Training
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1985
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1982 - 1984- Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 - 1982
American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1982 - Present
LA State Medical License 1986 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1984 - 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2012-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trial of the SonRtip Lead and Automatic AV-VV Optimization Algorithm in the PARADYM RF SonR CRT-D Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Positron emission tomography absolute stress myocardial blood flow for risk stratification in nonischemic cardiomyopathyThomas Middour, Todd M. Rosenthal, Freddy M. Abi-Samra, Michael L. Bernard, Sammy Khatib
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 2020-02-16 - 29 citationsOptimal method of measuring the T-peak to T-end interval for risk stratification in primary prevention.Todd M. Rosenthal, Daniel Masvidal, Freddy M Abi Samra, Michael L. Bernard, Sammy Khatib
Europace. 2018-04-01 - 53 citationsCardiac contractility modulation: a novel approach for the treatment of heart failureFreddy Abi-Samra, David D. Gutterman
Heart Failure Reviews. 2016-07-09
Press Mentions
Ochsner Performs First BR Procedure with New Pacemaker TechnologyMay 2nd, 2022
Other Languages
- French, Arabic
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