- Dr. George R Puente, MD
-90.18078
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Dr. George R Puente, MD
Internal Medicine - Louisiana, Metairie
Overview
Dr. George R Puente, MD works in Metairie, Louisiana is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated Alton Ochsner Med Fndn. Dr. Puente is affiliated with Touro Infirmary and practicing for 35 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Breathing Disorders
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
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• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endometrial Cancer
• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Stricture
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Food Allergy - Strawberry
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Lymphoma, Large-Cell
• Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Opthalmoplegia - Ataxia - Hypoacusis
• Optic Ataxia
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Pulmonary Disease
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Freezing (Cryopexy)
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Laser Surgery
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Sensory Ataxia
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Surgery
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Bravo pH Testing
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colon Cancer Screening
• Colon Polyp
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• Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulitis
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Dilation
• Esophageal Stricture
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
• Gallstones
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemorrhoid Banding
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Hiatal Hernia
• Ileus
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Malnutrition
• Pancreas Disorders
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Stomach Disorders
• Swallowing Disorders
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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Years Since Graduation
- 35
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Alton Ochsner Med Fndn
Medical School
Tulane University School Of Medicine
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1988
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1988
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Office Locations
Primary location
Metropolitan Gastroenterology
3333 Kingman Street
Louisiana (LA)
Metairie
70006
Phone:(504) 885-3345
Other Office Locations
Metropolitan Gastroenterology
4228 Houma Boulevard Suite 520
Louisiana (LA)
Metairie
70006
Phone:(504) 456-8020
Accepting New Patients
- No
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Lifecare
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Amerihealth
- AmeriPlan
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Benefit Management
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Community Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care
- Discount Card
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna
- Health Net
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- PHCS
- PPO Plus
- PPO Plus PPO
- Tricare
- TriCare for Life
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- USA Health and Wellness Network
- USA Managed Care Organization
- WellCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Touro Infirmary
1401 Foucher Street
Louisiana LA,
New Orleans,
70115
Touro Infirmary is a hospital located in New Orleans, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 5 of 10 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 10 procedures.
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