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 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.
 

Patients will receive an informational appointment letter once the appointment has been scheduled and an automated telephone call will be made two days before the appointment day.

• 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.
 

Bring Outside imaging films or discs and medical records that you may already have or have been asked to bring.

Bring a Complete list of all medications including the strength, number, and how often taken, or bring your medications with you.

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.

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.

The Medicine Specialties Clinic phone number is (318) 626-0505.