Background
Ventura, Hector Osvaldo was born on March 21, 1951 in Buenos Aires. Son of Osvaldo Domingo and Nelida Ventura. came to the United States, 1981.
Ventura, Hector Osvaldo was born on March 21, 1951 in Buenos Aires. Son of Osvaldo Domingo and Nelida Ventura. came to the United States, 1981.
Bachelor of Science, National Northern 10 College, Buenos Aires, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, U. Buenos Aires, 1974.
Resident in internal medicine, Military Hospital, Argentina, 1975-1978; research fellow hypertension, Ochsner Foundation, New Orleans, 1981-1984; internal medicine resident, Oschsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, 1984-1986; cardiology fellow, Oschsner Foundation Hospital, New Orleans, 1986-1988; heart failure/heart transplant fellow, Loyola University, Chicago, 1989; co-director heart failure heart transplant, Oshsner Medical Institute, New Orleans, 1989-1997; transplant advisory board, Oshsner Medical Institute, New Orleans, 1992-1997; member ethics committee, Oshsner Medical Institute, New Orleans, 1995-1997; associate professor medicine, Louisiana State University School Medicine, New Orleans co-director advanced heart failure/cardiac transplant, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, since 1998; professor medicine, tulane U. School Medicine, New Orleans. Journal manuscript reviewer.
First lieutenant Argentine Army, 1974-1980. Fellow American College Cardiology. Member American Society Transplant (organ thoraciccom. since 1993), American Heart Association.
Married Laurie Anne Zeringue, April 21, 1990. Children: Austin Alejandro, Leighton Leandro, Kendra Mariel.