Dr. Phillip A. Smith, MD, FACC
Interventional & Structural Heart Cardiologist, Baton Rouge & Zachary, Louisiana
Dr. Smith treats heart valve disease, blocked heart arteries, heart failure and stroke risk from atrial fibrillation, often with catheter procedures that avoid open-heart surgery. He sees patients with Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Baton Rouge and Zachary and performs procedures at Baton Rouge General, Our Lady of the Lake and Lane Regional Medical Center.
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What Dr. Smith treats
Procedures
- TAVR: Transcatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementReplaces a narrowed aortic valve through a blood vessel instead of open-heart surgery.
- Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair (MitraClip / TEER)Clips a leaking mitral valve through a vein in the leg, without opening the chest.
- Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair (TriClip)Clips a leaking tricuspid valve on the right side of the heart, without surgery.
- Watchman: Left Atrial Appendage OcclusionSeals off the heart pouch where most AFib-related clots form, as an alternative to lifelong blood thinners.
- PFO and ASD ClosureCloses an opening between the heart's upper chambers with a small device placed by catheter.
- CardioMEMS Heart Failure MonitoringA tiny sensor that sends daily pressure readings so heart failure medicines can be adjusted early.
- Coronary Angioplasty and StentsOpens blocked heart arteries with a balloon and stent, including emergency heart attack care.
- Pulmonary Embolism ThrombectomyRemoves large blood clots from the lung arteries through a catheter.
- Cardiac Imaging: Echo, TEE, Nuclear and Cardiac CTEchocardiograms, TEE, nuclear stress tests and cardiac CT to diagnose and plan treatment.
Experience
- Primary operator for more than 180 structural heart procedures since 2023, including more than 85 TAVRs.
- Performed Baton Rouge General's first successful paravalvular leak closure (2025).
- Performed Baton Rouge General's first TriClip and started its transcatheter tricuspid repair program (2026).
- Helped start Lane Regional Medical Center's pulmonary embolism thrombectomy program and proctored its interventional cardiologists (2024).
- CardioMEMS implanting operator and program lead at Baton Rouge General.
Hospitals where Dr. Smith operates
- Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet
8585 Picardy Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70809 - Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
5000 Hennessy Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 - Lane Regional Medical Center
6300 Main Street, Zachary, LA 70791
Training and board certification
Medical school: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Shreveport. Residency and fellowships: internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology and structural heart disease, all at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Board certified in interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease and internal medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine), echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and cardiac CT. Full biography ›
Locations
- CIS Baton Rouge
8401 Picardy Avenue
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(225) 308-0247 · Map - CIS Zachary
6550 Main Street, Suite 1000
Zachary, LA 70791
(225) 654-1559 · Map