Dr. Fernando Ruiz

Medical Emergencies

More than 1 million times every year, someone in America has a heart attack. Too often, they wait to get help because they think the symptoms will go away or don't signal a serious problem. And thousands of times each year, this delay costs a life. Dr. Fernando Ruiz, a board certified cardiologist on staff at Memorial, discusses heart attacks and the 90 minute door-to-balloon protocol.

For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Ruiz, call (337) 494-3278.

A native of Venezuela, Dr. Fernando Ruiz is a board certified cardiologist on staff at Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. In addition to handling all aspects of cardiac care, Dr. Ruiz specializes in both interventional cardiology, which employs various minimally invasive procedures for diagnosing and treating cardiovascular disease, and nuclear cardiology, which employs noninvasive techniques to assess myocardial blood flow, evaluate the pumping function of the heart, as well as visualize the size and location of a heart attack.

Dr. Ruiz graduated from Central University of Venezuela, Luis Razetti School of Medicine in Caracas. He completed his internship and residency at Yale University School of Medicine – Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, followed by a cardiology fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, where he also served as an assistant professor of clinical medicine. He completed an additional fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, New York and developed expertise in coronary and peripheral interventions prior to relocating to Lake Charles.

Frances Yeager

5 / 5 / 2010