Dr. Richard T Shimer, MD



General Surgery   -  Louisiana,  Lake Charles

 Overview

Dr. Richard T Shimer, MD works in Lake Charles, Louisiana is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Lehigh Valley Hospital. Dr. Shimer is affiliated with CHRISTUS Saint Patrick Hospital and practicing for 26 years

 Specialties

  • General Surgery

 Conditions

• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 1T
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  ...
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Fear of Getting Married
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Throat Swab
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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 Procedures

• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Gastrectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
  ...
• Hepatectomy
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Mastectomy
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Orchiectomy
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Vagotomy
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 26

 State License

  • Louisiana

 Education & Training

Residency Hospital

Lehigh Valley Hospital



Medical School

Medical College Of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Graduated: 1997

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Office Address
501 Doctor Michael Debakey Drive
Louisiana (LA)
Lake Charles
70601
 Phone:(337) 433-8400

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Office Address, 501 Doctor Michael Debakey Drive, Lake Charles, Louisiana (LA), 70601




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Assurant Health
  • AvMed
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • 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
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Tricare
  • TriCare for Life
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


CHRISTUS Saint Patrick Hospital photo


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.



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