Quick Facts
- (337) 828-3507
- 1501 Bethia St, Franklin, LA
- 4.1 average rating
- 2 specialties
- 6 insurance providers
- 1 award
- 1 school
- 8 minutes avg wait time
- English
Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease in which your body is unable to maintain a normal blood sugar (glucose) level.
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Accepted Insurance
- Aetna
- Humana
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- BCBS Blue Card
Doctors in Acadiana Family Practice Associates
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Nearby Doctors
There are no Doctors within 50 miles of Franklin, LA that specialze in Bariatric Medicine and Family Medicine
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Specialties
2 specialties
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Bariatric Medicine
Bariatric medicine focuses on the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. Bariatric specialists are trained in medically supervised weight loss and the management of obesity as a chronic condition. These specialists are skilled in various disciplines that help patients lose weight and obtain optimal health.
The field encompasses dieting, exercise and behavioral therapy, anti-obesity medication, pharmacotherapy and surgery. Bariatric specialists might be from surgical backgrounds and perform obesity-related operations or they might be nutrition and hormone focused, prescribing diet and exercise plans as well as weight loss medications.
Patients defined as obese or having unhealthy Body Mass Indices (BMI) have much greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, asthma, sleep apnea, hypertension, many types of cancer and chronic musculoskeletal problems.
One subspecialty of bariatrics is the focus on the correlation between obesity and mortality. -
Family Medicine
A family practitioner is a doctor who specializes in caring for people of all ages, at all stages of life. Rather than focusing on the treatment of one disease or patient population, family practitioners are often the doctors that people see for their everyday ailments, like cold and flu or respiratory infections, and health screenings. When necessary, family practitioners will provide referrals for conditions that require the expertise of another specialist.
The doctors may also provide physicals, inoculations, prenatal care, treat chronic diseases, like diabetes and asthma, and provide advice on disease prevention.
Doctors in Acadiana Family Practice Associates
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Education
Affiliated doctors have gone to the following school
- University Of Missouri Kansas City School Of Medicine
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Nearby Group Practices
We don't have any physicians that practice at Acadiana Family Practice Associates. Here are some Group Practices that specialize in Bariatric Medicine and Family Medicine near Acadiana Family Practice Associates Franklin, LA.
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Roland J Degeyter Md
Internal Medicine
Franklin, LA 0.12 mi
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Franklin Veterans Outpatient Clinic
Internal Medicine
Franklin, LA 0.17 mi
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Franklin Womens Health
Internal Medicine
Franklin, LA 1.43 mi
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Kidd Vision Center
Optometry
Franklin, LA 2.20 mi
Information About Group Practices
What is a Group Practice?
According to The Medical Group Management Association, a group practice is any relationship between three or more physicians who share facilities, expenses, profits and other resources like support staff and equipment. Group practices tend to fall into two categories: those that organize around a particular medical specialty and those that encompass several specialties like East Boston Neighborhood Health that specializes in internal medicine
Why Group Practice?
As medicine became more complex in the twentieth century, the need for group practices made more sense. Physicians found it impossible to know everything about the emerging drugs and technologies on the medical landscape. In addition, the cost of providing a full range of diagnostic services, such as tests and X-rays, in one location became prohibitive to the individual practitioner. Hence, doctors from various disciplines began to team together in order to provide more comprehensive care to their community of patients.
Benefits of Group Practice
As medicine became more complex in the twentieth century, the need for group practices made more sense. Physicians found it impossible to know everything about the emerging drugs and technologies on the medical landscape. In addition, the cost of providing a full range of diagnostic services, such as tests and X-rays, in one location became prohibitive to the individual practitioner. Hence, doctors from various disciplines began to team together in order to provide more comprehensive care to their community of patients.