Richard Paul Abben MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Physician

225 Dunn StHouma, LA 70360
Phone+1 985-876-0300
Fax+1 985-872-0317

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Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1981 - 1983
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1984 - Present
LA State Medical License 1988 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification SRS EHR, SRS-Health, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OMS EHR, Objective Medical Systems, LLC, 2012, 2014, 2016-2017
Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012

Clinical Trials

A Pivotal Trial to Establish the Efficacy and Long-term Safety of the Parachute Implant System
TERMINATED
PHASE3
BAROSTIM NEO Hypertension Pivotal Trial Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 12
COMPLETED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

41 citations
Performance and Safety of the Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Through Long-Term Follow-Up: Final Results From the Pivotal Study.
Paul Friedman, Francis Murgatroyd, Lucas V A Boersma, Jaimie Manlucu, Bradley P Knight
Circulation. 2025-01-28
12 citations
Electrocardiogram Belt guidance for left ventricular lead placement and biventricular pacing optimization.
John Rickard, Kevin Jackson, Michael Gold, Mauro Biffi, Matteo Ziacchi
Heart Rhythm. 2023-04-01
99 citations
Efficacy and Safety of an Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator.
Paul Friedman, Francis Murgatroyd, Lucas V A Boersma, Jaimie Manlucu, David O'Donnell
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2022-10-06

Press Mentions

New Pacemaker a ‘Big Step Forward,’ Houma Doctor SaysJuly 4th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American College of Cardiology - ACC
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