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8/25/09 - Dr. Raghotham Patlola Invited as Faculty to Two Global Interventional Conventions
 LAFAYETTE-- Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) announces that Dr. Raghotham Patlola, cardiologist at CIS Lafayette, is invited to participate as faculty for two global interventional conventions: the China Interventional Therapeutics (CIT) March 2010 convention at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, China and the Scientific Symposium of Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scheduled for September 2009 at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California.
The CIT conference is the largest interventional cardiology meetings and one of the most educational teaching courses in the Asia Pacific. More than 4,500 experts, cardiologists, radiologists, and other interventional cardiology professionals will attend the meeting. Live case transmissions, plenary sessions and late breaking trials will be presented at the conference.
"This year we have been given a full length Cardiovascular Symposium at CIT which will be co-chaired by Dr. Craig Walker and myself," said Dr. Patlola. "We will be performing live peripheral cases for the audience from Fuwai Hospital in Beijing, China."
Dr. Patlola is also invited to the TCT conference in California next month. This conference attracts more than 10,000 attendees and offers more than 2,000 presentations and live cases. TCT offers the global interventional community a unique opportunity to learn the latest breaking clinical science and review evolving management strategies which will result in improved outcomes for patients with heart disease.
Dr. Patlola began working for CIS in 2004 as a staff cardiologist. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology and endovascular medicine. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology, the American Medical Association and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology.
Dr. Patlola received his undergraduate degree and medical education from B.L.D.E. Association's Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Karnatak University in his native India. His postgraduate training including an internal medicine internship and residency at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn and cardiology fellowship through the Beth-Israel Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Patlola continued his interventional cardiology training at Maimonides Medical Center, State University of New York in Brooklyn.
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) is one of the most respected groups of cardiologists, representing nearly every specialty in heart and circulatory medicine. With a team of nearly 500 dedicated staff, CIS serves communities throughout the state, as well as national and international patients, at its 10 clinics. CIS consistently positions itself at the forefront of technology by providing the most up-to-date technology coupled with compassionate care. This mission has guided the institute for more than 25 years of service to south Louisiana.
For more information about CIS, call 1-800-425-2565 or visit www.cardio.com. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Patlola, please call 337-988-1585 or visit the CIS Lafayette clinic.
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