- Dr. Ben F Thompson, MD
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Dr. Ben F Thompson, MD
Internal Medicine - Louisiana, Lake Charles
Overview
Dr. Ben F Thompson, MD works in Lake Charles, Louisiana is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonology and graduated Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1975. Dr. Thompson is affiliated with CHRISTUS Saint Patrick Hospital, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and practicing for 48 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonology
Conditions
• Acidosis• Bacterial Septicemia
• Bronchiolitis
• Bursa Injection
• Chest Cold
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Coats' Disease
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Coloboma of Iris
• Coloboma of Lens Ala Nasi
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• Coloboma of Optic Papilla
• Cone Dystrophy, X-Linked, With Tapetal-Like Sheen
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Demyelinating Diseases
• Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK)
• Device Implantation and Extraction
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Epilepsy, Idiopathic Generalized, Susceptibility to, 1
• Epilepsy, Idiopathic Generalized, Susceptibility to, 5
• Familial Hypertension
• Gliomatosis Cerebri
• Gua Sha
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand Assisted Laparoscopy
• Joint Swelling
• Mammosite Catheter Insertion
• Memory Disorders
• Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders
• Radiation-Related Neoplasm
• Retinitis Pigmentosa - Mental Retardation - Deafness
• Skin Infections
• Spinal Reconstruction
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
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Procedures
• Acidosis• Alkalosis
• Asbestosis
• Asthma
• Atelectasis
• Bronchiectasis
• Bronchiolitis
• Bronchitis
• Bronchoprovocation Test
• Bronchoscopy
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• Bronchospasm
• Chest Tube Insertion
• Chronic Pulmonary Heart Diseases (incl. Pulmonary Hypertension)
• Classic Polyarteritis Nodosa
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Emphysema
• Empyema
• Endotracheal Intubation
• Interstitial Lung Disease
• Intubation
• Lung Abscess
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Nodule
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Metastatic Respiratory System Cancer
• Mycobacterial Lung Infection
• Pleural Effusion
• Pneumonia
• Pneumonitis (Due to Solids or Liquids)
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Edema
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Pulmonary Eosinophilia
• Pulmonary Function Tests
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Incompetence
• Pulmonary Procedures
• Respiratory Failure
• Sarcoidosis
• Spirometry
• Thoracentesis
• Tuberculosis
• Ventilation Management
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 48
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Medical School
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1975
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1975
Fellowship Hospital
University Ala Hospital And Clins
Year completed: 1981
Year completed: 1981
Awards
1 ACCP
2 ACP
3 ATS
4 SCCM
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Office Locations
Primary location
Pulmonary Associates Of Southwest LA
2770 3rd Avenue Suite 110
Louisiana (LA)
Lake Charles
70601
Phone:(337) 494-2750
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Pulmonary Associates Of Southwest LA, 2770 3rd Avenue Suite 110, Lake Charles, Louisiana (LA), 70601
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Assurant Health
- AvMed
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
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Affiliated Hospitals
CHRISTUS Saint Patrick Hospital
524 Drive Michael Debakey Street
Louisiana LA,
Lake Charles,
70601
CHRISTUS Saint Patrick Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Lake Charles, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 13 procedures.
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
1701 Oak Parks Boulevard
Louisiana LA,
Lake Charles,
70601
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in Lake Charles, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 4 of 12 procedures.
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