Dr. Michael J. Beal, MD
Ear, Nose and Throat, Otolaryngology
Locations
Willis Knighton Ear, Nose and Throat & Hearing Pierremont
7847 Youree Drive
Shreveport, LA 71105
About Me
Michael J. Beal, MD, is here to help people of all ages with hearing, sinus, allergy, breathing difficulties and more. He prioritizes listening to his patients and he always wants to treat them the way he would his own family.
A graduate of Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Dr. Beal majored in biochemistry at LSU Baton Rouge. He returned to Shreveport for graduate studies at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport School of Medicine and completed his otolaryngology residency in 2005. Dr. Beal is board certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology. Other memberships include Northwest Louisiana Medical Society and Louisiana State Medical Society.
Away from the clinic, Dr. Beal enjoys the outdoors, running and spending time with his wife and three children.
Education
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Medical School:
LSU - Shreveport
Board Certifications
Otolaryngology, American Board of Otolaryngology
Languages
English
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
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Adenoiditis
- Allergies
- Anosmia
- Chronic Ear Infections in Children
- Chronic Sore Throat (Chronic Pharyngitis)
- Deviated Septum
- Ear Wax
- Goiter
- Hay Fever (Allergic Rhinitis)
- Hearing Loss (Sudden)
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer
- Inflammation of the Middle Ear
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR)
- Motion Sickness
- Nasal Polyp
- Oral Cancer
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Ruptured Eardrum (Perforated Eardrum)
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
- Strep Throat
- Stuffy Nose (Nasal Congestion)
- Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)
- Swimmer's Ear (Otitis Externa)
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tinnitus
- Tonsil Stones (Tonsilloliths)
- Tonsillitis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
- Vertigo
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Polyp
Procedures Performed
- Allergy Shots
- Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)
- Hearing Aids
- Inspire Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Septoplasty
- Strep Throat Test
- Sublingual Immunotherapy
- Tonsillectomy