accepting new patients
Locations
Willis Knighton Internal Medicine Pierremont Portico
7813 Youree Drive
Shreveport
, LA 71105
About Me
Education
Residency:
LSU Medical Center - New Orleans
Internship:
LSU Medical Center - New Orleans
Medical School:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
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
- 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
- Abnormal Thyroid
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Acute Pharyngitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infection
- Acute Venous Embolism Thrombosis
- ADHD and-or ADD
- Administrative Physical
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Anemia
- Animal Allergies
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Arthritis of the Elbow
- Arthritis of the Neck
- Asthma
- Asymptomatic Post-Menopausal Status
- Ataxia
- Atherosclerosis
- Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
- Back Pain
- Bedsores
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bladder Infection
- Blood in Urine (Hematuria)
- Bronchitis
- Burn Injuries
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Celiac Disease
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Cluster Headaches
- Coccygeal Pain
- Constipation
- Contact Dermatitis
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Cough
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dehydration
- Dermatitis
- Diabetes
- Diabetes (Type 1)
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Secondary
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty With Walking
- Diverticulitis, Intestinal
- Diverticulosis, Intestinal
- Dizziness
- Dyslipidemia
- Dysphagia
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
- Enteritis
- Essential Tremor (ET)
- Fever
- Fibromyalgia
- Fungal Nail Infection
- Gait Abnormality
- Gas-Bloat Syndrome
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Gastroparesis
- Gout
- Hair Loss
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Palpitations
- Hemorrhoids
- Hernia
- Herpes Zoster Without Complication
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- High Cholesterol
- Hives
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypotension
- Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
- Hypothyroidism
- Influenza (Flu)
- Insomnia
- Iodine Deficiency
- Joint Pain
- Limb Cramp
- Limb Pain
- Limb Swelling Caused by Fluid Overload
- Lipid Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Magnesium Metabolism Disorders
- Malaise and Fatigue
- Menopausal and Postmenopausal Disorders
- Migraine
- Mineral Metabolism Disorders
- Muscle Weakness
- Nail and Nail Bed Infection
- Nausea
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Nighttime Urination (Nocturia)
- Noninfectious Gastroenteritis and Colitis
- Nosebleed
- Osteoarthritis (OA)
- Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
- Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
- Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
- Osteoarthritis of the Hand
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee
- Osteoarthritis of the Shoulder
- Osteoarthritis of the Spine
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Otitis Media
- Overactive Bladder
- Overweight and Obesity
- Painful Urination (Dysuria)
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Pericardial Disease
- Perimenopause
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Pharyngitis
- Pneumonia
- Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac Reaction (Urushiol-Induced Contact Dermatitis)
- Pollen Allergy
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR)
- Polyneuropathy
- Polyuria
- Postnasal Drip
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Ringworm (of the Body)
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Second-Degree Burns
- Secondary Hypertension
- Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- Shortness of Breath
- Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Sinus Bradycardia
- Sinus Tachycardia
- Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep-Related Leg Cramp
- Swine Flu
- Symptomatic Menopause
- Tension Headache
- Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Goiter
- Tobacco Use Disorder
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Urinary Hesitancy
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Stones
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
- Vertigo
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin B Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Wheezing
- Yeast Infections
Procedures Performed
- Diabetes Counseling
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Fecal Occult Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer
- Immunization Administration
- Wellness Examination