Tammy Murphy, RN, LCEP
Heart Health Center Director

• More than 25 years experience in health care with last 18 as cardiac care nurse
• Developed and implemented the North Oaks Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
• B.S. in Nursing – Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond
• Licensed Clinical Exercise Physiologist

Certified Exercise Specialist through American College of Sports Medicine

Charles DiCorte, MD
Heart Health Center Surgical Director and
Cardiovascular Surgeon

• Medical Degree – LSU Medical Center, New Orleans
• Internship – Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
• Residency – Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans
• Fellowship – University of Texas/Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX (Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Transplant)

Certified by American Board of Surgery and American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Gregory Eckholdt, MD
Cardiovascular Surgeon

• Medical Degree – LSU Medical Center, New Orleans
• Internship and Residency – Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans
• Fellowship – Baylor University Medical Center, Houston, TX (Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery)

Certified by American Board of Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery and American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery

Jose Mena , MD, FACS
Cardiovascular Surgeon

• M.D. - Esc Auto de Cien Med de Centro America, San Jose, Costa Rico
• Internship - Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY
• Residency - Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA
• Fellowship - Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, LA

Certified by the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Vascular Surgery

Patrick A. Delaney, MD, FACC
Heart Health Center Medical Director and Cardiologist

• Medical Degree – LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
• Internship and Residency – Charity Hospital, New Orleans
• Fellowship – Tulane/V.A. Medical Center, New Orleans

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

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

• M.D. - 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 Kopfler, MD, FACC
Heart Health Center Medical Director and Cardiologist

• Medical Degree – Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans
• Internship, Residency and Fellowship – Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX

Certified by American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Claude T. Nesser, MD, FACC
Heart Health Center Medical Director and Cardiologist

• Medical Degree – LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
• Internship, Residency and Fellowship – Ochsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

Marc Bernstein , M.D.
Cardiologist

• M.D. - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Internship - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Residency - Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York
• Fellowship/Cardiology- Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA

Keith G. Hickey, MD
Cardiologist

• 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 School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine

Bruce J. Iteld , M.D.
Cardiologist

• M.D. - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Internship - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Residency - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
• Fellowship/Cardiology- Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Douglas K. Mendoza, M.D.
Cardiologist

• M.D. - 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 Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal
Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease and Interventional Cardiology

Ghiath M. Mikdadi, M.D.
Cardiologist

• M.D. - Jordan University of Science, Irbid, Jordan
• Internship - Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX
• Residency - LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
• Fellowship/Cardiology - LSU Medical Center, New Orleans, LA

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease