- Dr. Robert J Velez, MD
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Dr. Robert J Velez, MD
General Surgery
- Louisiana, Metairie
Overview
Dr. Robert J Velez, MD works in Metairie, Louisiana is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Charity/lsu Med Center in 1983. Dr. Velez is affiliated with East Jefferson General Hospital and practicing for 41 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Exercise Management
• External Ear Disorders
• Food Allergy - Tree Nuts
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
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• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Optic Ataxia
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Lesion
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
• Warts
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Procedures
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Colectomy
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
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• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Transendoscopic Stent Placement
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Vagotomy
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 41
State License
- Louisiana
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Charity/lsu Med Center
New Orleans, LA, USA
Year completed: 1983
New Orleans, LA, USA
Year completed: 1983
Medical School
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1982
New Orleans, LA, United States
Graduated: 1982
Awards
1 ACS
2 Jeff Parish Medical Society
3 Jeff Parish MS
4 La St MS
5 Louisiana State Medical Society
6 Orleans Parish Medical Society
7 Orleans Parish MS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Robert J Velez MD
4224 Houma Boulevard Suite 350
Louisiana (LA)
Metairie
70006
Phone:(504) 889-5255
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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