August 7, 2015 - A ribbon cutting for the Heart Institute of East Texas was held on Thursday, August 6, 2015 at their location in Center. The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and members of the community were present to welcome the facility and it's staff.
Phillip LaCorte, Practice Administrator at Heart Institute of East Texas, introduced Dr. Ilyas Khan Mohammed, M.D., F.A.C.C., who is board certified in cardiovascular diseases, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and internal medicine and who has been a great addition to the team since last November.
Dr. Mohammed said, "We are a team of 9 cardiologists based out of Lufkin extending our services to Deep East Texas." "We have the capability to provide everything from the cardiovascular prospective whether it is general cardiology, primary cardiology where somebody is looking into investing into just good cardiovascular health, screening for any cardiovascular diseases to the management and treatment of the most sophisticated cardiovascular conditions being heart attaches or blockages any where in any part of the body, " explained Dr. Mohammed.
Team members introduced by Dr. Mohammed was Dr. R. Bachireddy, J.S. Chandra, V.R. Kovvali, Dr. K.L. Hudson, Dr. M.M. Khan, Dr. C.K. Mani, Dr. R.V. Kedia, and Dr. F.Y. Benraouane. Dr. Mohammed ended saying, "We are proud to be here. We are looking forward to serving the community and enjoy the support from the community here. Thank you so much for coming."
Following a brief history, Meg Camp, Ambassador President, spoke on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce and Ambassadors, "We are very excited about you being here. Dawn [Barnes], thank you for building this beautiful building. I can see exciting things to come here in Center. We love for anybody to come who cares about our people here in Shelby County. We are very appreciative."
The Heart Institute of East Texas is partnered CHI St. Luke's Health. Jeff Fatheree, Physician Liaison spoke, "CHI is committed to providing the highest level of Health Care everywhere we go. And being in East Texas we certainly want to continue that. Our partnership with the Heart Institute has allowed us the opportunity to reach into some areas that we may not have been able to reach into before. I was very pleased to be a part of being able to come up here and find a good location for Dr. Ilyas to come in and begin his practice in Shelby County."
The Heart Institute of East Texas has been providing exceptional care without exception since 1982. It is the mission of the Heart Institute of East Texas to provide a full continuum of high-quality, cost-effective, proactive diagnostic and therapeutic heart and vascular services. The Heart Institute of East Texas is identified as the premier cardiology group committed to serving and enhancing the well-being of the residents in the East Texas region.
The Heart Institute of East Texas is located inside the Medical Specialists Center at 233 Hurst Street, Suite B. Additional services located inside the Medical Specialists Center are Moonrise Mental Health, James VanMeter, D.N.P., R.N., P.M.H.N.P.; Lavender & Lace, Marcia Nelson (Midwife) M.S., R.N., C.N.M., I.B.C.L.C.; Jane Todd, M.D., General Practice; East Texas Foot Associates, Dr. Matthew Daugherty, D.P.M. and Aurora Concepts.
