Cardiologist
Dr. Avaneesh Jakkoju is a cardiologist at Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma.
Dr. Jakkoju completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at Gandhi Medical College in India. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Lafayette, where he was also named chief resident and resident of the year. He completed his fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He also served as an associate program director for cardiovascular disease fellowship at Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa.
Dr. Jakkoju is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and echocardiography. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Medical Association.