Dr. Robert T. Martin's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

Robert Martin, MD, FACC, FSCAI, practices cardiology at Pierremont Cardiology, a Willis-Knighton clinic in Shreveport, Louisiana. He primarily treats adult patients who have many different heart conditions, up to and including cardiovascular disease. The care philosophy of Dr. Martin is patient-centered as he individualizes care for each patient from beginning to end, from testing and diagnosis, to treatment, to an improved well-being and quality of life. Diagnostic testing procedures include nuclear stress testing, transthoracic echocardiography and outpatient Holter monitoring. A specialist in interventional cardiology, his therapeutic procedures include balloon angioplasty, coronary stenting, rotational atherectomy and complex catheter-based coronary interventions. He educates and counsels people about treatment options that can improve their quality of life and longevity. Dr. Martin is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He keeps up with cardiology research and treatment advances as a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) and a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI). His memberships also include the American Heart Association and Louisiana State Medical Society. Originally from Shreveport, Dr. Martin graduated from Calvary Baptist Academy. He began his higher education at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, followed by his medical education at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport School of Medicine. His internship, internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship were at the same location. Golf and football are personal interests of Dr. Martin. He is a founder and director of the Cavalier Youth Football Program at Calvary Baptist Academy, where he is a member of the school board and has been an assistant varsity football coach since 2006. Dr. Martin is very active as a deacon at his church. He and his wife have two children.

Education

• LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN SHREVEPORT (Grad. 1990)