Dr. Sanjeevi C. Tivakaran, MD
Neurology
Locations
WK Neurology Clinic
2400 Hospital Drive
Suite 310
Bossier City
, LA 71111
About Me
Education
Fellowship:
University of Missouri-Columbia
(1996)
Fellowship:
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
(1995)
Residency:
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
(1994)
Internship:
Saint Francis Medical Center in NJ
(1991)
Internship:
Saint Francis Medical Center in NJ
(1990)
Medical School:
Madras University
(1986)
University:
Holy Cross Matriculation
(1980)
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