- Dr. Robert S Thurston, MD
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Dr. Robert S Thurston, MD
Thoracic Surgery
- Louisiana, Baton Rouge
Overview
Dr. Robert S Thurston, MD works in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a specialist in Thoracic Surgery and graduated Baylor Affil Hosps in 1979. Dr. Thurston is affiliated with Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Mid City, Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center and practicing for 45 years
Specialties
- Thoracic Surgery
Conditions
• Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair• Acute Rhinitis
• Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
• Atrial Conduits for Surgical Revascularization
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Cardiomyopathy
• Cholesterol Diseases
• Chronic Headache
• Clawtoe Correction Surgery
• Cognitive Assessment
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• Coloboma of Iris
• Corneal Flash Burns
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 6
• Cosmetic Facial Implant Surgery
• Cough Headache
• CranioSacral Therapy (CST)
• Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair, Open
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Endocarditis
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Hand Neuropathy
• Independent Forensic Evaluation
• Memory Disorders
• Mongolian Spot
• Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• No-Needle, No-Scalpel Vasectomy
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Plasmapheresis
• Pneumonia
• Progressive Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Severe Chronic Pain
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Suboxone® Withdrawal
• Tick Bite
• Voyeurism
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Procedures
• Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardioverter-Defibrillator or Pacemaker Insertion, Removal or Repair
• Carotid Endarterectomy (CEA) or Excision of Infected Graft
• Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy and Stent
• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
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• Heart Defect Repair
• Impella Device
• Lobectomy
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lung Removal, Open
• Lung Surgery
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Maze Procedure
• Nerve Block, Sympathetic
• Non-Coronary Angioplasty, Atherectomy, and Stenting
• Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery
• Open Thymectomy
• Pacemaker Insertion or Replacement
• Peripheral Artery Catheterization
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal or Revision of Pacemaker or Cardioverter and-or Defibrillator
• Resection of Cardiac Tumor
• Thoracentesis
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Wedge Resection
• Tracheal Surgery
• Valve Repair or Replacement (Aortic, Mitral, Tricuspid, and Pulmonary)
• Vascular Duplex Ultrasonography and Plethysmography
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 45
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Baylor Affil Hosps
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1979
Houston, TX, USA
Year completed: 1979
Medical School
Baylor College Of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1978
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1978
Awards
1 ACS
2 AMA
3 I De Bak Surg S
4 I Delaware Bak Surgery Society
5 STS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Office Address
7777 Hennessy Boulevard
Louisiana (LA)
Baton Rouge
70808
Phone:(225) 766-0416
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
- Humana
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Baton Rouge General Medical Center - Mid City
3600 Florida Boulevard
Louisiana LA,
Baton Rouge,
70806
(225) 387-7000
This city's first hospital, Baton Rouge General has been providing for the healthcare needs of our community for more than 100 years. Our legacy is one of compassion and caring, innovation and leadership. Here are just a few of the milestones we've achieved: * Performed the first open heart surgery ...
(225) 387-7000
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge
17000 Medical Center Drive
Louisiana LA,
Baton Rouge,
70816
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge is a hospital located in Baton Rouge, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 3 of 4 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 3 of 4 procedures.
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
5000 Hennessy Boulevard
Louisiana LA,
Baton Rouge,
70808
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Baton Rouge, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 8 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 14 procedures.
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