Specialties Offered
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant
Dr. Frank Smart is a Professor of Medicine and the Chief of the Section of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. In addition to clinical and administrative responsibilities for the medical school, Dr. Smart is the Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence in the LSU Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Smart has a practice in Advanced Cardiology, and Congestive Heart Failure and is very involved in teaching, clinical and translational research at LSU. He is on multiple editorial boards and a scientific reviewer for major cardiology journals. He has published over 120 manuscripts and has been principal investigator in over 20 clinical trials in heart failure and transplant. He maintains certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Titles Held
LSU Section of Cardiology
Languages Spoken
English
- Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
- Residency: Ochsner Foundation Hospital
- Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine
