Alaa Younes, MD

Dr. Alaa Younes is a cardiovascular disease specialist who brings 38 years of experience to his practice. He earned his medical degree from the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine and completed comprehensive training including internal medicine residency at Wayne State University, cardiovascular diseases fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine, and interventional cardiology fellowship at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Younes holds board certification in internal medicine from the American Board of Internal Medicine and speaks English.

Dr. Younes is affiliated with Christus Saint Frances Cabrini Hospital and practices at the CHRISTUS Heart & Vascular Institute in Alexandria, Louisiana. He specializes in treating coronary artery disease and focuses particularly on heart conditions affecting women. His expertise includes advanced cardiac imaging techniques such as contrast echocardiography and transthoracic echocardiograms, along with exercise …stress testing to evaluate heart function. Patients consistently rate Dr. Younes highly, giving him an average rating of 5.0.