Dr. Pradeep K. Nair, an interventional cardiologist, is Vice-Chairman of New Cardiovascular Horizons Conference in New Orleans, LA. He joined the Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) in 2015. A native of western PA, he graduated with University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University and earned his medical doctorate at Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowships in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Campus where he was recognized with several awards of distinction for his cardiovascular research. He went on to complete a year of an advanced endovascular interventional fellowship under the mentorship of Craig Walker at the CIS in Houma, LA.

Dr. Nair is licensed by the State Board of Medicine in Pennsylvania and Louisiana. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. He currently practices in Houma, Gray and Zachary, Louisiana where he specializes in peripheral arterial/venous disease and interventions. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. He serves Horizon's International Peripheral Group, Board of OEIS, ACC Vascular Disease Section Leadership Council, and CLI Global Society Revascularization and Publication Committee. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and presented and performs Live Endovascular Cases at several cardiovascular meetings. Having a keen clinical research interest of novel interventional devices and therapies, he is dedicated to supporting the advancement of our field.