St. Bernard Parish Hospital announced the affiliation of José Antonio Silva, MD, an interventional cardiologist. Dr. Silva earned his medical degree in Lima, Peru and then completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, Illinois. He completed Fellowships in Cardiovascular disease, Interventional Cardiology and Peripheral Vascular Intervention at Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation.
Dr. Silva joined the Community Medical Group-St. Bernard, Inc., in early August. He provides comprehensive cardiovascular specialty services and is accepting new patients. Services offered include: cardiac myocardial perfusion imaging, cardiovascular stress testing; pacemaker insertion or replacement; cardiac ablations; coronary angiography; cardiac catheterization; carotid artery stent placement; peripheral artery catheterization; non-coronary angioplasty, atherectomy, stenting and valve repair or replacement. Patients can also benefit from very specialized services such as cardioverter-defibrillator insertion, removal or repair, as well as, thrombolysis and varicose vein treatment.