Dr. Richard Abben joined the staff of Cardiovascular Institute of the South in 1988 and currently is the Director of Cardiac Interventions and the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center. He has broad experience in both interventional cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology and is a lecturer, researcher, and published author in both areas.
Dr. Richard Abben joined the staff of Cardiovascular Institute of the South in 1988 and currently is the Director of Cardiac Interventions and the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center. He has broad experience in both interventional cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology and is a lecturer, researcher, and published author in both areas.
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awesome great doc
(3 days ago)
Jun-2026
Listens to me
(4 days ago)
Jun-2026
Had a great visit! I really trust him. I plan on continuing using him as my cardiologist. And in two years from now when it’s time to change my pacemaker, I sure hope he is the one that does it.
(4 days ago)
Jun-2026
Great doctor!
(4 days ago)
Jun-2026
We had a great visit today. Dr. Abben reminded me of how old I was when he did my Abalation 1997.
I had great lab results 6 to 9 month followup. I am blessed he found my heart issues and fixed it.
(5 days ago)
Jun-2026
I’ve been seeing Dr. Abben for 18 years, and he has always provided excellent care. He is knowledgeable, professional, and genuinely cares about his patients. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great doctor.”
(5 days ago)
Jun-2026
Excellent physician, I trust him to provide the best care we can get here in our region
(5 days ago)
Jun-2026
Excellent!
(5 days ago)
Jun-2026
It was a good visit explain everything well very satisfied
(1 week ago)
Jun-2026
Very professional and very informative all of them
Dr. Richard Abben, a native of Illinois, received his undergraduate degree from Augustana College and his medical degree from the University of Illinois' Abraham Lincoln Medical School in Chicago. He completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He then completed a research and clinical fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Harvard’s teaching hospital, the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Following completion of his cardiovascular training, he joined the staff of the Pacific Heart Institute in Santa Monica, California and later became co-director of Interventional Cardiology.
Dr. Abben joined the staff of Cardiovascular Institute of the South in 1988 and currently is the Director of Cardiac Interventions and the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center. He has broad experience in both interventional cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology and is a lecturer, researcher, and published author in both areas. Because of this experience and his long-term commitment to patient care, he has developed a large clinical practice while at CIS. He has particular expertise in cardiac rhythm devices, having been one of the South’s first implanters of a cardiac resynchronization (Biventricular) pacemaker in 1998. His experience has allowed him to organize and direct an ongoing physician’s training course in device therapy. For twenty-five years, he directed an international interventional cardiology symposium entitled Principles and Perspectives in Interventional Cardiology, an annual venue that has consistently attracted the leading minds in interventional cardiology as faculty members. He is a member of the LSU School of Medicine faculty in New Orleans and is an active participant in teaching and clinical activities at that institution.
He is a member and fellow in numerous professional societies, including the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, the American Heart Association, the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases and is one of only a handful of physicians in the country who has completed subspecialty certification in both Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology. On multiple occasions, he has been named by both Louisiana Life and New Orleans magazines as one of Louisiana's "Top Doctors.” Additionally, he has been recognized as a “Healthcare Hero” by New Orleans City Business magazine.
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awesome great doc
Listens to me
Had a great visit! I really trust him. I plan on continuing using him as my cardiologist. And in two years from now when it’s time to change my pacemaker, I sure hope he is the one that does it.
Great doctor!
We had a great visit today. Dr. Abben reminded me of how old I was when he did my Abalation 1997. I had great lab results 6 to 9 month followup. I am blessed he found my heart issues and fixed it.
I’ve been seeing Dr. Abben for 18 years, and he has always provided excellent care. He is knowledgeable, professional, and genuinely cares about his patients. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great doctor.”
Excellent physician, I trust him to provide the best care we can get here in our region
Excellent!
It was a good visit explain everything well very satisfied
Very professional and very informative all of them