Leadership & Physicians

Christi Marceaux

Assistant Vice-President, Heart Health Services

More than 27 years experience in health care with last 23 in Nursing Management/Administration
Charity Hospital School of Nursing, New Orleans
Nursing background includes Med-Surg, Telemetry, ER, ICU, LTAC, Nursing Education and Outpatient Management

Charles J. DiCorte, MD

Heart Health Services Surgical Director and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Ochsner Clinic Foundation–Northshore

1000 Ochsner Blvd., 2nd Floor
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 875-2828

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
Residency Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Thoracic Surgery University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Certifed by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Gregory J. Eckholdt, MD

Cardiovascular Surgeon

Ochsner Clinic Foundation–Northshore

1000 Ochsner Blvd., 2nd Floor
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 875-2828

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Residency Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Certified by the American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery
Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Jose Mena, MD

Cardiovascular Surgeon

Ochsner Clinic Foundation–Northshore

1000 Ochsner Blvd., 2nd Floor
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 875-2828

MD Esc. Auto De Cien Med De Centro America, San Jose, Costa Rica
Internship Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Vascular and Thoracic Surgery Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Vascular Surgery
Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Jherie D. Ducombs, MD
Heart Health Services Medical Director and Cardiologist

North Oaks Cardiology

16070 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 230-7350

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Residency Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Fellowship/Cardiology University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

William P. Kopfler, MD
Heart Health Services Medical Director and Cardiologist

North Oaks Cardiology

16070 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 230-7350

MD Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
Residency Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
Fellowship/Cardiology Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Claude T. Nesser, MD

Cardiologist

North Oaks Cardiology

16070 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 230-7350

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Residency Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Cardiology Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

James M. Parker, MD

Heart Health Services Medical Director and Cardiologist

North Oaks Cardiology

16070 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 230-7350

Also seeing patients at:

North Oaks Multispecialty Group

17199 Spring Ranch Road, Suite 210

Livingston, LA 70754

(225) 686-4960

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Residency LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Cardiology LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

Frank J. Arena, MD
Cardiologist

Heart Clinic of Hammond

16033 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 974-9278

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Residency Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Cardiology University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellowship/Coronary and Peripheral Interventions Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Lafayette, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Marc Bernstein, MD
Cardiologist

Louisiana Heart Center

42078 Veterans Ave., Suite D
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 340-1966

MD Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Internship Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY
Fellowship/Cardiology Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Keith G. Hickey, MD

Cardiologist

Louisiana Heart Center

42078 Veterans Ave., Suite D
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 340-1966

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Residency Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Residency LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

Bruce J. Iteld, MD

Cardiologist

Louisiana Heart Center

42078 Veterans Ave., Suite D
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 340-1966

MD Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Internship Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Residency Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Cardiology Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Douglas K. Mendoza, MD

Cardiologist

Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute

16045 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 543-3664

MD LSU School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA
Internship Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Residency Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Critical Care Medicine and Interventional Cardiology LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Interventional Cardiology

Ghiath M. Mikdadi, MD

Cardiologist

Heart Clinic of Hammond

16033 Doctors' Blvd.
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 974-9278

MD Jordan University of Science, Irbid, Jordan
Internship Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Residency LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Cardiology LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

Ali L. Reza, MD

Cardiologist

Heart Clinic of Hammond

16033 Doctors' Blvd.

Hammond, LA 70403

(985) 974-9278

MD National University of Iran Medical School, Teran, Iran
Internship The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Residency The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Fellowship/Cardiology Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Fellowship/Nephrology The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Jay R. Silverstein, MD

Cardiologist

Louisiana Heart Center

42078 Veterans Ave., Suite D
Hammond, LA 70403
(985) 340-1966

MD LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Internship Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Residency Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship/Cardiology University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease