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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Very kind and caring. Takes time to explain things to you.
(4 days ago)
Sep-2026
He is the best cardiologist i have seen. I spent six monthe and 3 orher cardiologists. Dr Abben is a God sent.
(4 days ago)
Sep-2026
Always honest and informative with his exam and my health.Thank you Dr. Abben for years of care.
(5 days ago)
Sep-2026
The.best!
(5 days ago)
Sep-2026
Hour and ten minutes past my appointed time of 8;20 am. Fr. Annan is super nice and personable individual.
(5 days ago)
Sep-2026
Always love to visit Dr Rick. We’ve been with each other a long time!
(6 days ago)
Sep-2026
He truly cares about you. Very informative about my health problems. His bedside maner is unbelievable!
(6 days ago)
Sep-2026
The best in the business.
(6 days ago)
Sep-2026
He is knowledgeable an bedside manner is excellent an understanding an takes your concerns an address them an is very thorough I highly recommend Dr Abben
(1 week ago)
Sep-2026
Five Star Rating…Dr. Abben is the best. I don’t mind wait for him. 👍
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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Very kind and caring. Takes time to explain things to you.
He is the best cardiologist i have seen. I spent six monthe and 3 orher cardiologists. Dr Abben is a God sent.
Always honest and informative with his exam and my health.Thank you Dr. Abben for years of care.
The.best!
Hour and ten minutes past my appointed time of 8;20 am. Fr. Annan is super nice and personable individual.
Always love to visit Dr Rick. We’ve been with each other a long time!
He truly cares about you. Very informative about my health problems. His bedside maner is unbelievable!
The best in the business.
He is knowledgeable an bedside manner is excellent an understanding an takes your concerns an address them an is very thorough I highly recommend Dr Abben
Five Star Rating…Dr. Abben is the best. I don’t mind wait for him. 👍