Fortune A. Dugan MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
4200 Houma Blvd 2nd Floor Metairie Louisiana, 70006About
Dr. Fortune Dugan is a cardiologist practicing in Metairie, Louisiana. Dr. Dugan specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Dugan also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1968
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1968
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Selection of therapy in the management of coronary artery disease.
- Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring.
- Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring.
- Enzymograms of glycoprotein preparations from connective tissue.
- Acid mucopolysaccharide changes in diabetic kidneys.
- Antiarrhythmic drugs.
- Antiarrhythmic drugs.
- Dissolution of a phytobezoar with short-term medical management.
- Detection of subtle abnormalities of serum beta- and pre-beta-lipoproteins in "normal" individuals by turbidimetric and electrophoretic methods.
- The detection of individuals prone to coronary artery disease--a screening program conducted on medical students.
- Follow-up of the patient with valve replacement.
- Vectorcardiographic assessment of anterior and apical myocardial infarction.
- New cardiac diagnostic techniques and interventions.
- The medical management of infective endocarditis.
- New catheter techniques for analysis of the sequence of retrograde atrial activation in man.
Treatments
- Anemia
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Acid Reflux
- Hypothyroidism
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Vascular Disease
Internships
- Charity Hospital
Fellowships
- Duke University Medical Center
Articles and Publications
- Fortune A. Dugan Sr., MD has 17 publications in peer reviewed journals.
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- Hard Work
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