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Meet the Nephrology Team
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Juan Carlos Q. Velez, MD- Professor of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
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Ivo Lukitsch, MD -
Shirisha Bodana, DO- Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
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Muner M. Mohamed, MD -
Jafar Alsaid, MD- Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
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Ayaa Zarm, MD- Senior Lecturer of Internal Medicine at The University of Queensland Medical School - Ochsner Health
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Nephrology (Kidney Care) Locations
Ochsner Lafayette General Nephrology Center
1460 South College Road
Lafayette, LA
70503
- Monday–Thursday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m.-noon
Ochsner Kidney Care - Algiers
4001 Gen. de Gaulle Drive
New Orleans, LA
70114
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ochsner Kidney Care - Metairie
4300 West Esplanade Ave.
Metairie, LA
70006
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ochsner Kidney Care - Marrero
1201 Barataria Blvd.
Marrero, LA
70072
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ochsner Kidney Care - Jefferson Highway
320 Maine St.
Jefferson, LA
70121
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday, Thursday: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ochsner Specialty Health Center - Northshore West
71121 Highway 21
, Suite B
Covington, LA
70433
Ochsner Health Center - Prairieville
16220 Airline Highway
Prairieville, LA
70769
- Primary Care: Monday–Friday: 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Awards
U.S. News & World Report rates Ochsner Health as "High Performing" in Kidney Failure care.
