Dr. Michelle A. Chico, MD
Endocrinology
Locations
WK Center for Endocrinology and Diabetes
2551 Greenwood Rd
Suite 130
Shreveport
, LA 71103
About Me
Michelle Chico, MD, forms a bond when you visit her for help with diabetes, hormone imbalances, thyroid disorders, pituitary diseases, adrenal issues, or bone health concerns like osteoporosis and osteopenia. Favoring a holistic approach to make you well, Dr. Chico uses lifestyle change along with medications as needed. She wants you to feel empowered and motivated to achieve your personal health goals in a way that fits your lifestyle and priorities.
Dr. Chico stays up to date on the latest technology and treatments, incorporating technologies like continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) to help you prevent and manage serious medical conditions. Dr. Chico wants you to leave her office understanding how you can work toward optimal health, a treatment plan that fits your lifestyle and the confidence of having a supportive healthcare team.
Born and raised in Goa, India, Dr. Chico graduated from Goa Medical College in 1996. She continued her medical training at LSU Health Sciences Center-Shreveport with an internal medicine internship and residency, during which she was chief resident. Dr. Chico completed a fellowship in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism also at LSUHSC-S in 2007.
Outside the clinic, Dr. Chico enjoys spending time with her family and friends, playing piano, listening to music, and cooking.
Education
Fellowship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Residency:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Internship:
LSUHSC Shreveport School of Medicine
Medical School:
Goa Medical College
ECFMG:
Educational Commission for Foreign Med. Graduates
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
- 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
- Adrenal Gland Diseases
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases
- Calcium Metabolism Disorders
- Diabetes (Type 1)
- Diabetes (Type 2)
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Dyslipidemia
- Female Infertility
- Goiter
- Graves' Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hypercalcemia
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypopituitarism
- Hypothyroidism
- Iodine Deficiency
- Lipid Disorders
- Malaise and Fatigue
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Overweight and Obesity
- Parathyroid (Gland) Disease
- Parathyroid (Gland) Tumor: Other than Malignant
- Proteinuria
- Testicular Dysfunction
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cyst
- Thyroid Goiter
- Thyroid Nodule
- Thyrotoxicosis Factitia
- Vitamin D Deficiency
Procedures Performed
- Continuous Glucose Monitoring
- Diabetes Counseling