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30 UAB Heart & Vascular physicians named Best Doctors in America
The Best Doctors in America® list represents the top 5 percent of doctors in the country; a list with more than 53,000 expert physicians in more than 450 specialties and subspecialties. These are the doctors that other doctors recognize as the best in their fields.

The following doctors were recognized as exceptional doctors by a survey of their peers.

Constantine L. Athanasuleas, MD

Vera A. Bittner, MD, MSPH

Robert C. Bourge, MD

Louis A. Brunsting III, MD

Robert J. Cerfolio, MD

Robert J. Dabal, MD

Louis J. Dell'Italia, MD

Ami E. Iskandrian, MD

Walter H. Johnson, Jr, MD

William D. Jordan, Jr, MD

G. Neal Kay, MD

James K. Kirklin, MD

Yung R. Lau, MD

Mark A. Law, MD

Massoud Leesar, MD

H. Thomas McElderry, MD

David C. McGiffin, MD

Navin C. Nanda, MD

Suzanne Oparil, MD

Marc A. Passman, MD

Bennett Pearce, MD

Gilbert J. Perry, MD

Vance J. Plumb, MD

Sumanth D. Prabhu, mD

Robert P. Robichaux, MD

William John Rogers, Jr, MD

Robb L. Romp, MD, MD

Silvio E. Papapietro, MD

Jose A. Tallaj, MD

James L. Taylor, MD
 
February is Heart Month
Friday, 25 January 2013 16:09


It’s time for women across the county to protect their hearts.

The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign aims each February to educate women about their risk for heart disease. Beginning January 27, 2013, the UAB School of Medicine and the UAB Health System will host several events throughout the month to encourage women’s awareness of heart disease and promote heart health.

“Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the United States, and it’s not just an old person’s disease,” said Sumanth Prabhu, M.D., director of the Comprehensive Cardiovascular Center at UAB. “A woman of any age can be affected by heart disease.”

An estimated 43 million women in the United States are affected by heart disease, and 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. Only one in five women thinks her heart is the greatest health risk.

 “It’s important to know your risk factors for heart disease and work towards reducing the risks to prevent heart disease for you and your family,” Prabhu said.

He said a healthy lifestyle, including regular physical activity, nutritious diet, stress management, as well as not smoking, are key factors in reducing heart disease in both women and men.

UAB is a leader in heart health facilities, including its nationally ranked Heart and Vascular Services and the CCVC.