Cardiology near Monroe, NC

Biography: Leslie T. Cooper, Jr., M.D., is a general cardiologist and the chair of the Mayo Clinic Enterprise Department of Cardiovascular Medicine as well as chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Dr. Cooper's clinical interests and research focus on clinical and translational studies of rare and undiagnosed cardiomyopathies, myocarditis, and inflammatory cardiac and vascular diseases such as giant cell myocarditis, cardiac sarcoidosis, eosinophilic myocarditis, and Takayasu's arteritis. He has published over 130 original peer-reviewed papers as well as contributing to, and editing books on myocarditis. In addition he has spent years working with clinicians and researchers around the world to further diagnosis, treatment, and care for myocarditis and cardiomyopathies. In addition to his clinical and research work Dr. Cooper is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association, The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation and the Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology. He is also the founder and former president of the Myocarditis Foundation and continues to serve on their board of directors.

Biography: Dr. Abdallah Sabbagh, MD is a Cardiology Specialist who practices in Jacksonville, FL. He is 40 years old. Dr. Abdallah Sabbagh, MD is affiliated with Mayo Clinic In Florida.

Biography: Jorge F. Trejo Gutierrez, M.D. is a general cardiologist who serves as a consultant in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic Florida. He is interested in preventative cardiology and cardiac risk factors such as cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity and the role they play in both preventing and managing cardiovascular disease. His clinical and research career have focused on the epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease in adult populations with an emphasis in atherosclerotic disease. Dr. Trejo is the Mayo Clinic Principal Investigator for the international ISCHEMIA trial which is comparing different strategies in the management of stable patients with angina, the typical chest pain experienced by patient with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease. Conditions treated Heart disease Ischemic heart disease Procedures performed Cardiovascular disease prevention Interests Preventive cardiology Cardiorespiratory fitness Cardiac rehabilitation Cardiovascular risk assessment