Dr. Melissa Albritton, MD
Endocrinology
Locations
Endocrine & Thyroid Specialists
2449 Hospital Drive
Suite 400
Bossier City
, LA 71111
About Me
Education
Fellowship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
(2010)
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
(2007)
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
(2004)
Medical School:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
(2003)
Board Certifications
Endocrinology, National Board of Physicians and Surgeons
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
- Abnormal Thyroid
- Acromegaly and Gigantism
- Adrenal Gland Diseases
- Adrenal Incidentaloma
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
- Benign Tumor
- Bone Disorders
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Diabetes (Type 1)
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- Diabetes Insipidus
- Diabetes Mellitus, Secondary
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Dyslipidemia
- Gestational Diabetes
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Gynecomastia
- Hashimoto's Disease (Hashimoto Thyroiditis)
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Iodine Deficiency
- Lipid Disorders
- Lipoprotein Disorders
- Malaise and Fatigue
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Overweight and Obesity
- Parathyroid (Gland) Disease
- Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cyst
- Thyroid Disease
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyroiditis
- Thyrotoxicosis Factitia
- Turner Syndrome
- Vitamin D Deficiency
Procedures Performed
- ACTH (Cosyntropin) Stimulation Test
- Aspiration or Injection of Thyroid Cyst
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Diabetes Counseling
- Diabetes Screening
- Diabetic Evaluation
- Insulin Pump Therapy
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Thyroid Nodule Evaluation
- Thyroid Scan
- Thyroid Screening
- Ultrasound, Thyroid
- VAP Lipid Testing
- Water Deprivation Test