Dr. Joseph L. Fredi, MD
Cardiovascular Disease, Interventional Cardiology
Locations
Pierremont Cardiology
1811 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop
Suite 210
Shreveport
, LA 71105
About Me
Joseph Fredi, MD, FACC, FACP, is a cardiologist at Pierremont Cardiology who welcomes patients with various cardiovascular conditions. His areas of expertise include general cardiology and interventional cardiology. He has special expertise in structural heart intervention with noninvasive procedures.
After a detailed explanation and counseling, Dr. Fredi’s patients benefit from a better understanding of their diagnosis and possible treatment outcomes. Dr. Fredi has a passion for working with patients to increase their quality of life and longevity. He thinks highly of medical technology advancements in recent years that provide effective, minimally invasive treatments for many heart conditions.
Originally from Tennessee, Dr. Fredi graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in Memphis. His internship and internal medicine residency were at University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital in New York, where he was named chief resident. Dr. Fredi pursued further training through a cardiology fellowship at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He practiced cardiology in Nashville for many years before he began practice in Shreveport.
Dr. Fredi is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP).
Education
Fellowship:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Residency:
Univ. of Rochester Sch. of Medicine & Dentistry
Internship:
Univ. of Rochester Sch. of Medicine & Dentistry
Medical School:
University of Tennessee Memphis
Board Certifications
Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurances Accepted
- AARP Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Advantra Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Medicare Dual Preferred
- Aetna Medicare Freedom PPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO Preferred Care
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Employees
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - HMO Louisiana
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield OGB
- Cigna HealthCare
- Coventry Health Care (Aetna)
- First Health
- GEHA (Government Employees Health Association)
- Gilsbar
- Health Plus of Louisiana
- Healthy Blue
- Humana
- Humana Choice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus SNP Dual Eligible
- IMA of Louisiana
- Louisiana Healthcare Connections
- Louisiana Medicaid
- Louisiana Medicaid CHIP
- Mail Handler's Benefit Plan (Aetna)
- Medicare Railroad
- Medicare Traditional Part B
- Multiplan
- Mutual of Omaha Supplemental Plans
- Novasys Health
- People's Health
- PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems / Multiplan)
- PPO Plus
- Tricare for Life
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Select / Standard
- UMR (United Healthcare)
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Dual Complete
- Vantage Health Plans – Commercial & Medicare Advantage
- Workers Compensation
Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm of Heart
- Angina
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Ectasia
- Aortic Stenosis (Aortic Valve Stenosis)
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arrhythmias
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiomegaly
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
- Congenital Aortic Valve Disorders
- Congenital Heart Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Aneurysm
- Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
- Coronary Artery Dissection
- Endocarditis
- First Degree Heart Block
- Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction; MI)
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Heart Palpitations
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
- Hypertensive Heart Disease
- Hypotension
- Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
- Pericardial Disease
- Pericarditis
- Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Hypertension (PH)
- Pulmonary Valve Disease
- Pulmonary Venous Return Anomaly
- Rheumatic Aortic Valve Disorders
- Septal Defect
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Sinus Tachycardia
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Third Degree Heart Block
- Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Unstable Angina
- Venous Hypertension
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
- Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Procedures Performed
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Cardiovascular Diagnostic Test
- Cardiovascular Stress Test
- Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
- Chest CT (incl. Heart and Lungs)
- Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Mitral Valve Surgery
- Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
- Peripheral Artery Catheterization
- Thrombolysis
- Tilt Testing or Cardiac Event Monitors
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR; TAVI)
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair
- Valve Replacement Surgery
- Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography