Kalyan Veerina MD, Cardiologist
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Kalyan Veerina MD

Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease

5/5(11)
1233 WAYNE GILMORE CIRCLE OPELOUSAS LA, 70570
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About

Kalyan Veerina, MD, FACC, is a remarkable cardiologist at The Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Opelousas, Louisiana. Dr. Veerina graduated from Nagarjuna University, Guntur Institute of Medical Sciences/Guntur Medical College, A.P. India, in 1990. He completed his residency program in Internal Medicine at St. Francis Medical Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in July, 1997. He completed his General Cardiology fellowship program at Episcopal Hospital, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July, 2000. Dr. Veerina continued his fellowship program in a fourth year and Peripheral Interventional Cardiology training program at Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma, Louisiana. His training was completed in 2001 and he began practicing Cardiology in Shreveport, Louisiana in 2002. His practice includes both invasive and noninvasive cardiology. His expertise is in Interventional Peripheral Cardiology but is also experienced and licensed in Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Veerina is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and a Fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, and the American College of Cardiology.

Education and Training

Guntur Medical College 1989

Board Certification

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

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Treatments

  • Heart Disease
  • Stroke
  • Varicose Veins
  • Venous Insufficiency
  • Cerebrovascular Disease
  • Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
  • Swelling
  • Vascular Disease

Internships

  • St. Francis Medical Center- 1997

Fellowships

  • Temple University

Professional Society Memberships

  • American Medical Association

Articles and Publications

  • Published

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Staying focused on patient care, providing a high quality of medical treatment and his desire to help people.

Hobbies / Sports

  • Traveling, Family Time

Kalyan Veerina MD's Practice location

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Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
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1233 WAYNE GILMORE CIRCLE -
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570
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