Lakeview Regional physician group welcomes new vascular surgeon

Lakeview Hospital , a campus of Tulane Medical Center, is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Ali Khoobehi, a board certified vascular surgeon, to Lakeview Regional Physician Group.

“Having Dr. Khoobehi join our Lakeview Regional team is a tremendous benefit to our patients,” said Hiral Patel, Lakeview Regional CEO. “His surgical techniques are highly specialized and will allow more patients to stay in the area for advanced and complex services.”

"His surgical techniques are highly specialized and will allow more patients to stay in the area for advanced and complex services."

Dr. Khoobehi, a New Orleans-area native, graduated from Tulane University and received his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. While in school, he also participated in research at the LSU Eye Center in New Orleans and the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary. He then concluded a post-doctoral fellowship as a Harvard Medical School research fellow and MIT research affiliate. Dr. Khoobehi completed a five-year residency in General Surgery at SUNY Downstate Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York, and was selected as a chief resident. In addition, he completed a two-year vascular surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University, where he was elected a member of the prestigious H. William Scott Jr. Society.

After completing his fellowships, Dr. Khoobehi became partner at Northeast Philadelphia Vascular Associates, a community-based vascular surgery private practice. He was a Clinical Assistant Professor at Jefferson University and worked with and taught surgical residents from Jefferson and Drexel University. He was also an administrator at an ambulatory surgery center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. In August 2010, following the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dr. Khoobehi provided medical relief at Hospital Bernard Mevs. Board certified by the American Board of Surgery, Dr. Khoobehi is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons, an active member of the Society of Vascular Surgeons and is a registered physician in Vascular Interpretation for ultrasounds. He holds medical licenses in Pennsylvania, New York and Louisiana and has published a dozen journal articles.

Lakeview Regional Physician Group, located at 101 Judge Tanner Blvd., provides services for adult, adolescent and limited pediatric vascular surgical needs. He is an expert in the medical management and surgical treatment for aortic aneurysms, carotid disease, peripheral vascular disease, deep venous thrombosis, and dialysis access issues. Patients may schedule appointments by calling Lakeview Regional Physician Group at 985-867-2100 or online at Lakeview Physician Group.