Mission
The Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Cardiology has 440 members, and is the sate “arm” of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), a 30,000-member national nonprofit medical society and teaching institution. The Louisiana-ACC is the key voice and resource for all concerned with cardiovascular care in Louisiana.
The LA-ACC was founded in 1990. Our mission is to educate physicians and our community about the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease and stroke in Louisiana.
Council
Officers
Steve Ramee, MD, FACC President/Governor
Sergio Schabelman, MD, FACC Vice President
Pratap Reddy, MD, FACC Secretary/Treasurer
Michael Turner, MD, FACC Immediate Past President
Hector Ventura, MD, FACC Incoming President (2012-2015)
Councilors
District One
Greater New Orleans Area Councilor
Mark Cassidy, MD, FACC
Brian Cospolich, MD, FACC
District Two
St. Tammany Area Councilor
Ali Amkieh, MD, FACS
District Three
Baton Rouge Area Councilor
Dan Fontenot, MD, FACC
District Four
Bayou Area Councilor
James Lam, MD, FACC
District Five
Lafayette Area Councilor
David Baker, MD, FACC
District Six
Lake Charles Area Councilor
John Winterton, MD, FACC
District Seven
Alexandria Area Councilor
Romel Wrenn, MD, FACC
District Eight
Shreveport Area Councilor
Michael Futrell, MD, FACC
District Nine
Northeast Area Councilor
Ronald Koepke, MD, FACC
District Ten
Councilor-At-Large
David Elazardi, MD, FACC
Joe Deumite, MD, FACC
Cardiac Care Associates
Laurie Ventura, RN
Practice Administrators
Karen Engelhardt
Executive Director
Janna Pecquet
Past Presidents
Sam A. Threefoot, MD., New Orleans, 1967-1970
John T. Leckert, MD, New Orleans, 1970-1973
Joseph E. Holoubek, MD, Shreveport, 1973-1976
John H. Phillips, MD, New Orleans, 1976-1979
Noel L. Mills, MD, New Orleans, 1979-1982
D. Luke Glancy, MD, New Orleans, 1982-1985
Gerald S. Berenson, MD, New Orleans, 1985-1988
Edward D. Frohlich, MD, New Orleans,1988-1991
Thomas D. Giles, MD, New Orleans, 1991-1994
Fortune A. Dugan, MD, Metairie, 1994-1997
Robert J. Freedman, Jr., MD, Alexandria, 1997-2000
Henry Hanley, MD, Shreveport, 2000-2003
Patrick Breaux, MD, New Orleans, 2003-2006
Michael Turner, MD, Lake Charles, 2006-2009
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