Dr. Sanjeevi C. Tivakaran, MD
Neurology
Locations
Willis Knighton Neurology Bossier
2400 Hospital Drive
Suite 310
Bossier City
, LA 71111
About Me
A graduate of Stanley Medical College in India. Dr. Tivakaran completed his neurology residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and completed Fellowship in neuromuscular disorders at Penn State Hershey Medical center, and Fellowship in Sleep Medicine at University of Missouri-University Hospital and clinics in Columbia Missouri. Dr. Tivakaran started his practice in Bossier City, Louisiana in 1996. Dr. Tivakaran is board certified in Neurology and board certified in Sleep medicine by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
His expertise includes treating a wide variety of neurological and sleep disorders including migraine, stroke, seizures, Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neuropathy, obstructive sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, REM behavior disorder and narcolepsy.
Dr. Tivakaran is a member of American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Academy of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic medicine, and Louisiana State Medical Society. He and his wife are parents of 2 children. He enjoys spending time with his family and serveral local community activities.
Education
Fellowship:
University of Missouri-Columbia
Fellowship:
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency:
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Internship:
Saint Francis Medical Center in NJ
Internship:
Saint Francis Medical Center in NJ
Medical School:
Madras University
Board Certifications
Neurology, American Board Psychiatry & Neurology
Languages
Telugu (India)
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
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aneurysm
- Anosmia
- Anterior Horn Disease
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Disorders
- Bell's Palsy
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Brain Aneurysm
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Chorea (Excluding Huntington's Chorea)
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Chronic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Concussion
- Confusion
- Dementia
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Difficulty With Walking
- Diplopia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor (ET)
- Gait Abnormality
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Hypertensive Encephalopathy
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
- Insomnia
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Loss of Taste
- Low Back Pain
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelopathy
- Myoclonus
- Narcolepsy
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Nystagmus
- Optic Neuritis
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathy
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Pituitary Tumor
- Polyneuropathy
- Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Rathke's Cleft Cyst
- Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
- Seizure Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep-Related Leg Cramp
- Spinal Stenosis
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)
- Syncope
- Tension Headache
- Torticollis
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
- Vertigo
- Visual Field Defects
- Vitamin B Deficiency
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Procedures Performed
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response Test
- Cognitive Testing
- Compound Muscle Action Potential (CMAP) Scan
- Deep Brain Stimulation Evaluation
- Dementia Evaluation
- Dementia or Depression Screening
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- Evaluation and Treatment of Sleep Disorders
- Evaluation for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Evoked Potential Test
- Functional Movement Screening
- Grip and-or Muscle Group Pull Test
- Head CT Scan
- Home Sleep Study
- ImPACT Testing
- Memory Evaluation
- Nerve Conduction Studies
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
- Peripheral Neuropathy Testing
- Quantitative Sensory Test (QST)
- Sleep Study (Polysomnography)
- Sudoscan
- TCD Bubble Test
- Wada Test