Dr. Christopher Thompson Cardiologist Heart and Vascular Lake Charles Memorial DeRidder Sulphur

Christopher Thompson, MD

  • Cardiology
  • Accepting New Patients
Dr. Christopher Thompson Cardiologist Heart and Vascular Lake Charles Memorial DeRidder Sulphur

Location Information

Primary Location

Memorial Heart & Vascular Center

1717 Oak Park Boulevard
2nd Floor
Lake Charles, LA70601

Secondary Location

Memorial Heart & Vascular Center - Sulphur

913 East Kent Drive
Sulphur, LA70663

Contact Information

Hours
Day of the WeekHours
Mon8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tue8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wed8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thu8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
SatClosed
SunClosed

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About Christopher Thompson, MD

Dr. Thompson is one of the first interventional cardiologists in Lake Charles specializing in minimally invasive valve replacement called Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) with the Edwards SAPIEN 3 valve. This procedure is approved for use in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

Dr. Thompson is also certified to use the 360 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System. The OAS is a device used for the treatment of a severely calcified narrowing of a coronary artery. The OAS is a system intended to facilitate stent delivery. The System is used in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who are acceptable candidates stenting due to severely calcified coronary artery lesions that have not been previously treated.

Education

Internship

Charity Hospital

Fellowship

University of Florida

Medical School

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Residency

Medical College of Virginia

Education

Internship

Charity Hospital

Fellowship

University of Florida

Medical School

Louisiana State University School of Medicine

Residency

Medical College of Virginia

Affiliations

  • Memorial Medical Group

Insurances Accepted

Aetna Health Inc.
Blue Cross / Blue Shield
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company
Hmo Louisiana, Inc.
Humana
IMA
Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company
Meritain Health
Office Of Group Benefits
Self Insured
United Health Care
United Medical Resources
Vantage Health Plan, Inc.

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