Ochsner LSU Health Medical Center
1541 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA 71103
(318) 626-0245
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Clinics
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
510 E. Stoner Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 221-8411
Clinical Sites
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center
At the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Academic Medical Center, the division of Endocrinology and Metabolism is responsible for providing clinical services to inpatients and outpatients. We hold 3 half-day clinics attended by faculty, fellows, medicine residents, and assorted students. In addition, the clinical faculty members see other patients individually in their personal clinics. Inpatient consultations for diabetes or any other endocrine disorder are seen 7 days week.
Drs. David Scarborough, Steven Levine, Kamal Bhusal, and Rajini Kanth Yatavelli staff the consult service (inpatients and outpatients) several months a year and may cover general medicine inpatient teams as well.
Dr. Scarborough plays a central role in the education of undergraduate medical students. He is the course director for the Endocrinology, Reproductive & GU Course for 2nd year students, as well as for the Integrative Course for 2nd year students. He also serves on the Medical Curriculum Council. Dr. Levine staffs Professor's Rounds for 3rd year clerks. Both Dr. Levine and Dr. Scarborough are Copping Award winners for Outstanding Clinical Educator of the year. Dr. Levine has numerous awards from residents for being the Outstanding Teaching Attending of the year. Dr. Bhusal joined the section in 2016 and Dr. Yatavelli in 2018.
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center
Our VA Section Chief, Dr. Surender Arora, joined the Overton Brooks VAMC in 2007 and has a keen interest in bone metabolism and bone disorders, primarily osteoporosis. Dr. Joshua Maier joined the VA faculty in 2012 after completing his Endocrinology fellowship here at LSU Health Shreveport. He is involved in medical education at several stages, serving as the Program Director for the Endocrinology Fellowship and assisting in the education of residents, medical students and allied health students.
The VA Endocrinology Section provides referral outpatient and consultative inpatient sub-specialty care to Veterans. The VA provides multiple half-day clinics during the week, including ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration thyroid biopsy clinics and a dedicated half-day diabetes clinic. Clinics are attended by VA staff, fellows, medicine residents, and students. All patients in the VA clinics are seen personally by a staff physician along with a trainee for provision of joint management and learning. Consultative sub-specialty inpatient services are provided 7 days a week. The VA Section also provides expert interpretation of bone density testing via Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA).
VA Endocrinology staff are supported by administrative assistants, a bone densitometry technologist, and Certified Diabetes Educators. VA Staff collaborate with LSU Health Shreveport faculty in the education of fellows, residents, medical students, and PA students.
To learn more about the VA Medical Center, including driving directions and a map, please visit:
http://www.shreveport.va.gov
Endocrinology
Patients & Clinics
Patients
Patient Information
- What disorders do you manage and what services do you provide?
- For information on REFERRALS
- For information on APPOINTMENT NOTIFICATIONS
- What do I BRING to my first registration APPOINTMENT?
- What do I BRING to my appointment at the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
- What should I expect at my Endocrinology Clinic visit?
- Where is the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
- What is the phone number for the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
What disorders do you manage and what services do you provide?
Disorders
- Pituitary tumors
- Hypopituitarism
- Thyroid disorders (ex: Graves' disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
- Thyroid cancer
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Adrenal disorders (ex: Addison's disease, Hyperaldosteronism)
- Adrenal tumors
- Lipid (cholesterol) disorders
- Inherited endocrine syndromes
- Diseases of bone, including osteoporosis
- Diabetes mellitus type 1
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
Services
- Insulin Pump and Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM) Management
- Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) Biopsy with Ultrasound Guidance
- Dynamic Endocrine Tests (hormone tests)
For information on REFERRALS
For patients needing a referral from a physician outside the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport System, referrals should be faxed to the Referral Center at (318) 698-8005. For questions about this process, patients or their physicians may call the Endocrinology Section at (318) 675.5960.
At a minimum the referral information faxed to the Referral Center should include:
• Detailed reason for referral
• Supporting documentation, such as laboratory and imaging tests (scans, ultrasounds, etc.)
• Pertinent physician clinical notes and documentation
• Patient insurance and demographic information
As examples:
1. Adrenal Problems - Adrenal labs (over the last year), MRI/CT completed
2. Diabetes Problems - Diabetic labs (over the last year), prior referral to Diabetes Nurse or Nutritionist if needed, recording of blood sugars
3. Pituitary Problems - Pituitary/hormonal labs (over the last year), Pituitary imaging (MRI/CT)
4. Thyroid Problems - Thyroid labs (over the last year), Thyroid imaging (US, PET, CT), Pathology/Cytology/Operative reports
*After review of imaging report, we may request images be loaded on disc and mailed to:
LSU Health Shreveport, Adult Endocrinology
P. O. Box 33932, Bldg. B Room 6-305
Shreveport, LA 71130
Referring information will be reviewed and appointments will then be scheduled based on the acuteness of the problem, the availability of open appointments, and the referring physician's preferences (if feasible).
Please note that we receive a large volume of referrals, so some referrals will be returned without scheduling with suggestions for primary physician management. For urgent referrals physicians should call the section and speak directly to faculty about the need for scheduling.
For information on APPOINTMENT NOTIFICATIONS
What do I BRING to my first registration APPOINTMENT?
- Bring Identification (Driver's License or other official I.D.)
- Insurance information - including authorization/referral if required for patients with private insurance or Medicaid referral (obtained from primary care provider)
- Co-pay, if required
Louisiana residents:
- Only Louisiana residents can qualify for free care. You must bring proof of your income level and family size to apply for free care through financial counseling.
- Self-pay patients are required to pay a deposit at registration.
Out-of state-residents:
- If you do not have insurance, you will be required to pay a deposit at registration. Contact financial counseling for details.
If you have questions:
Please click here to be taken to the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport website or call their switchboard at (318) 626-0000.
What do I BRING to my appointment at the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
What should I expect at my Endocrinology Clinic visit?
Clinic nurses will do an assessment including vital signs and recording of medications. Depending on the particular day, once in an exam room, you may be initially examined and interviewed by a trainee or student (physician assistant student, senior medical student, internal medicine resident, or endocrinology fellow). Regardless of the clinic day, your faculty physician, who is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, will see you personally.
Our foremost goal is to provide quality patient care. We are also committed to being a center for medical education, enhancing the endocrinology expertise of trainees and students who will be going on to provide care for their own patients in the future.
Where is the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
The ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC is located in the Ambulatory Care Clinic across from the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Hospital. The Ambulatory Care Clinic (ACC) building is located at the corner of Kings Highway and Linwood Avenue.
Go first to Registration on the first floor (unless otherwise instructed) and then continue to the second floor to the Medicine Subspecialties Clinic. The Medicine Specialties Clinic phone number is (318) 626-0505.
What is the phone number for the ENDOCRINOLOGY CLINIC (Medicine Specialties Clinic)?
Ochsner Referral / Appointment Process
New patient appointments require that the patient's physician make a referral. For current patients of Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport physicians, this referral can be done within the EPIC Electronic Medical Record system.
If you have questions:
Please click here to be taken to the Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport website or call their switchboard at (318) 626-0000.
Useful Links
Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
Endotext Your Endocrine Source
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Quackwatch
The Quackwatch site is a useful one to get a second opinion about treatments and claims that seem too good to be true. Such claims are very common in relation to endocrinology - and always have been for over a hundred years.
For information on specific diseases click on the tab below.
