Emmett B. Chapital Jr., MD, MBA, FACC, FASNC, a Cardiologist with Chapital Cardiology Clinic
Get to know Cardiologist Dr. Emmett B. Chapital Jr., who serves patients in New Orleans, Louisiana.
A highly trained cardiologist, Dr. Chapital Jr. specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system.
One of the first doctors to re-open his practice in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, he is the Owner and Operator of Chapital Cardiology Clinic. He is also affiliated with the Tulane Medical Center.
The Tulane Medical Center has centers covering nearly all major specialties of medicine, and is the primary teaching hospital for the Tulane University School of Medicine. It is part of LCMC Health, a local healthcare system with hospitals, clinics, and practices across the New Orleans area.
A native New Orleanian, Dr. Chapital Jr. is an honors graduate of St. Augustine High School, Lake Forest College, and Tulane A.B. Freeman School of Business. He graduated with his Medical Degree from the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1978, after which he performed his residency at the said establishment in 1981.
Board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, the doctor is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM).The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
To boot, Dr. Chapital Jr. is board certified in nuclear cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC). The mission of the CBNC is to support optimal patient care and enhancement of the field through a certification program that promotes quality, professionalism, and practice-based learning and improvement.
Holding fellowship status, he is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (FASNC).
On the clinical faculty of the Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr. Chapital Jr. has lectured extensively around the world on Heart Disease and Hypertension. He also has performed clinical research in the field of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and atherosclerosis.
Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of the heart, as well as some parts of the circulatory system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease, and electrophysiology. Cardiologists are doctors who diagnose, assess, and treat patients with diseases and defects of the heart and blood vessels (the cardiovascular system).
Learn More about Dr. Emmett B. Chapital Jr.:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/1887655-Emmett-Chapital-Cardiologist or through LCMC Health, https://www.lcmchealth.org/find-a-provider/emmett-b-chapital-jr-md/
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