- Dr. Ziad M Ashkar, MD
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Dr. Ziad M Ashkar, MD
Nephrology
- Louisiana, Lafayette
Overview
Dr. Ziad M Ashkar, MD works in Lafayette, Louisiana is a specialist in Nephrology, Internal Medicine and graduated American University Of Beirut, Faculty Of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Ashkar is affiliated with Lafayette General Medical Center, Savoy Medical Center and practicing for 34 years
Specialties
- Nephrology
- Internal Medicine
Conditions
• Acidosis• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Arterial Line Insertion
• Avascular Necrosis
• Breast Atrophy
• Bursa Injection
• Calcaneus Fracture
• Cervical Dysplasia
• Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Dystonia Musculorum Deformans, Type 2
• Dystonia, Focal, Task-Specific (FTSD)
• Epilepsy, Benign, Familial, Infantile Epilepsy
• Esophageal Fistula
• Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
• Goiter
• Hernia Repair
• Hyperkalemic Renal Tubular Acidosis
• Hypotony of Eye
• Hypovolemia
• Lithotripsy
• Lymphoma, Large Cell, Anaplastic
• Mammosite Catheter Insertion
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
• Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-Girdle - Mental Retardation
• Neck Surgery
• Neurostimulator Implantation
• Neurovascular Surgical Services
• Nondependent Amphetamine or Related Acting Sympathomimetic Abuse
• Obstructive Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Ankle
• Polyneuropathy
• Pulmonary Function Tests
• Quadriceps Tendon Repair
• Radiesse® Injections
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rupture of Ulnar Collateral Ligament of Thumb
• Skin Dimpling
• Sports Medicine Related Procedures
• Telogen Effluvium
• Tumor
• Visual Field Loss
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Procedures
• Acidosis• Acute Kidney Failure
• Alkalosis
• Amyloidosis
• Arteriovenostomy for Renal Dialysis
• Calcium Metabolism Disorders
• Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Chronic Kidney Diseases
• Classic Polyarteritis Nodosa
• Congenital Cystic Kidney Disease
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• Congenital Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Congenital Renal Agenesis and Dysgenesis
• Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• End-Stage Renal Disease
• End-Stage Renal Disease Related Services
• Goodpasture's Disease
• Gout
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemodialysis
• Henoch–Schönlein Purpura (HSP)
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hydronephrosis
• Hypercalcemia
• Hyperkalemia
• Hypertension
• Hypertensive Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease
• Hypokalemia
• Hypotension (Excluding Maternal)
• Iron Metabolism Disorders
• Kidney Hypertrophy
• Kidney Stones
• Magnesium Metabolism Disorders
• Mineral Metabolism Disorders
• Nephritis and Nephropathy
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Phosphorus Metabolism Disorders
• Proteinuria
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Renal Hyperparathyroidism
• Renal Osteodystrophy
• Secondary Renovascular Hypertension
• Systemic Vasculitis
• Vasculitis
• Vitamin D Deficiency
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 34
Spoken Languages
- Arabic
- French
Education & Training
Medical School
American University Of Beirut, Faculty Of Medicine
BEIRUT, Lebanon
Graduated: 1989
BEIRUT, Lebanon
Graduated: 1989
Fellowship Hospital
Emory University
Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
Internship Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital Md
Year completed: 1991
Year completed: 1991
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Office Locations
Primary location
Ruth Smothers MD P.C.
459 Heymann Boulevard
Louisiana (LA)
Lafayette
70503
Phone:(337) 289-1952
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Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- 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
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HealthFirst
- Humana
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellCare
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