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715 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404
About Fouad Bachour, MD
At a glance
Gender: Male
Languages: English
Age groups treated: Adult
Commitment to patient-centered care
"I take pride in providing patient-focused care and being an advocate for each patient in their journey toward cardiovascular well-being."
Clinical expertise
Dr. Bachour has been the Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology of Hennepin Healthcare since 2002. He is particularly interested in expediting Acute MI care and has pioneered the door-to-balloon program that decreases the time to open blocked arteries resulting in a heart attack. This procedure allowed patients to be treated significantly faster than the national benchmark. Dr. Bachour has extensive experience in treating patients with complex coronary artery diseases and peripheral arterial diseases.
Credentials
Training & education
Medical school
Damascus University Medical School, DAMASCUS, SYRIA
Residencies
Internal Medicine Chief Resident, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
Internal Medicine, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Louis, MO, USA
Fellowships
Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA
Interventional Cardiovascular Disease, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, USA
My experiences & interests
Licenses and accreditations
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota
- Fellow of the Society of Coronary Angiography and Intervention
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
Personal
"When not working, I enjoy family time with my wife and three 'kids.' "