Dr. Gazi B. Zibari, MD
Transplant Surgery, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, General Surgery
accepting new patients
Locations
WK Advanced Surgery Center
2751 Albert Bicknell Drive
Suite 2B
Shreveport
, LA 71103
Willis Knighton John C. McDonald Transplant Center
2751 Albert Bicknell Drive
Suite 4A
Shreveport
, LA 71103
About Me
Education
Fellowship:
Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Medical School:
University of Tennessee
Board Certifications
General Surgery, American Board of Surgery
Transplant Accreditation & Certification Council (TACC)
Languages
Kurdish
Arabic
Insurances Accepted
- AARP Medicare Supplemental Plans
- Aetna
- Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Advantra Louisiana
- Aetna Coventry Medicare Dual Preferred
- Aetna Medicare Freedom PPO
- Amerihealth Caritas Louisiana
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO Preferred Care
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield Federal Employees
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - HMO Louisiana
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Louisiana - Medicare Advantage
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield OGB
- Cigna HealthCare
- Coventry Health Care (Aetna)
- First Health
- GEHA (Government Employees Health Association)
- Gilsbar
- Health Plus of Louisiana
- Healthy Blue
- Humana
- Humana Choice PPO
- Humana Gold Plus SNP Dual Eligible
- IMA of Louisiana
- Louisiana Healthcare Connections
- Louisiana Medicaid
- Louisiana Medicaid CHIP
- Mail Handler's Benefit Plan (Aetna)
- Medicare Railroad
- Medicare Traditional Part B
- Multiplan
- Mutual of Omaha Supplemental Plans
- Novasys Health
- People's Health
- PHCS (Private Healthcare Systems / Multiplan)
- PPO Plus
- Tricare for Life
- Tricare Prime
- Tricare Select / Standard
- UMR (United Healthcare)
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare Community Plan - Medicaid
- United Healthcare Dual Complete
- Vantage Health Plans – Commercial & Medicare Advantage
- Workers Compensation
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Atresia
- Boerhaave's Syndrome
- Capsular Contracture of Breast Implant
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
- Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax)
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
- Esophageal Varices
- Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Cancer
- Gallbladder Cancer
- Gallstones
- Gastric Ulcer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hiatal Hernia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Ileus
- Incisional Hernia
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Inguinal Hernia
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Ischemic Colitis
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Abscess
- Lung Cancer
- Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS)
- Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Parathyroid (Gland) Disease
- Partial Lung Collapse
- Pelvic Abscess
- Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm
- Peripheral Arterial Aneurysm and Dissection
- Peripheral Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis
- Pleural Effusion
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Pyloric Stenosis
- Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm
- Secondary Malignancies
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
- Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
- Thyroid Nodule
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Umbilical Hernia
- Varicose Veins
- Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
- Ventral Hernia
Procedures Performed
- Abdominal Organ Transplant
- Ablation
- Abscess Incision and Drainage
- Abscess or Cyst Drainage or Aspiration
- Abscess or Fluid Incision and Drainage
- Acid Reflux Surgery
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenalectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Amputations
- Angiography
- Anoscopy
- Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
- Antiflux Surgery
- Aortic Repair, Open or Repair of Arterial Aneurysm, Open
- Appendectomy
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Appendectomy, Open
- Arteriovenostomy for Renal Dialysis
- Arteriovenous Fistula Repair
- Arteriovenous Shunt Creation
- Axillary Lymph Node Dissection (ALND)
- Bile Duct Procedure
- Biliary Drainage
- Biopsy
- Bladder Repair Surgery
- Bladder Surgery
- Bowel Resection
- Breast Surgical Procedure
- Colectomy
- Colectomy and Sigmoidectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Colon Cancer Screening
- Colon Surgery
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Complete Nephrectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Conotony, Colostomy
- Correction of intestinal obstruction
- Coumadin® Management
- Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
- Destruction of Malignant Skin Lesion
- Dialysis Access Procedures
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
- Emergancy Thoracostomy
- End-Stage Renal Disease Related Services
- Endocrine Surgical Procedure
- Enteric fistula
- Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
- Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
- Esophagomyotomy
- Esophagomyotomy With Robotic Assistance
- Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
- Excision of Bile Duct Tumor
- Excision of Breast Tumor
- Excision of Esophageal Lesion
- Excision of Lipoma
- Excision of Stomach Tumor
- Fecal Impaction Removal
- Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
- Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Foreign Body Removal
- Gallbladder Removal
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
- Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
- Gallbladder Surgery
- Gastrectomy
- Gastrectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laparoscopic
- Gastric Bypass Surgery, Open
- Gastroenterology Procedures
- Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
- Gastrotomy
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatitis B Virus Screening
- Hepatitis C Virus Screening
- Hepatitis Screening
- Hernia Repair
- Holter Monitoring
- Immunization
- Immunoglobulin Therapy
- Incision and Removal of Foreign Object
- Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Kidney and Ureter Removal
- Kidney Surgery
- Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum With Robotic Assistance
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Laparoscopic Destruction of Kidney Lesion
- Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic or Paraesophageal Hernia Repair With Robotic Assistance
- Laparoscopic Endocrine Surgery
- Laparoscopic Gastroenterostomy With Robotic Assistance
- Laparoscopic Myomectomy
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgical Procedure
- Laparotomy
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Function Test
- Liver Resection
- Liver Transplant
- Lobectomy, Open
- Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
- Lymphadenectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Mastectomy
- Minimally Invasive Gallbladder Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Mole Removal
- Myomectomy - Open and-or Laparoscopic
- Non-Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhoids
- Open Gastric Restrictive Procedure
- Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
- Pancreatectomy (incl. Pancreas Transplant and Whipple Procedure)
- Paracentesis
- Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Pelvic Fistula Repair
- Percutaneous Destruction of Kidney Lesion
- Percutaneous Edoscopic Gastrostomy
- Puncture Aspiration
- Pyloromyotomy
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Removal of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
- Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
- Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
- Revision of Arteriovenous Shunt for Renal Dialysis
- Revision of Gastric Anastomosis or Restrictive Procedure
- Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Skin Surgery
- Skin Tag Removal
- Soft Tissue Tumor Removal
- Splenectomy
- Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
- Stitches
- Stomach Surgery
- Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
- Thrombolysis
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Lobectomy
- Thyroid Screening
- Thyroid Surgery
- Thyroidectomy
- Total Splenectomy With Robotic Assistance
- Tracheal Surgery
- Transplant Surgery
- Ultrasound
- Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
- Ureteral Reimplantation
- Ureteroneocystostomy
- Urethral Catheterization
- Urologic Reconstruction
- Urological Surgery
- Urology Procedure
- Vascular Surgical Procedure
- Whipple Procedure
- Wound Repair