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Dr. Michael A Ballard MD

Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease

5/5(3)
13135 E Adams Rd Hammond LA, 70403
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5/5

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Dr. Michael Ballard is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Hammond, LA. Dr. Ballard specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.

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MaleEnglish 37 years of experience

Dr. Michael A Ballard MD's Practice location

Dr. Michael Ballard, MD

13135 E Adams Rd -
Hammond, LA 70403
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New patients: 985-969-0084
Fax: 985-643-9808

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Dr. Michael A Ballard MD has a rating of 5 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 3 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Infectious Disease Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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15790 PAUL VEGA MD DRIVE HAMMOND LA 70403

Head east on East Adams Road 4048 ft
Turn left onto Happywoods Road 1.2 mi
Turn right onto West Club Deluxe Road 1.1 mi
Turn right onto South Morrison Boulevard (US 51) 959 ft
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Merge left onto I 55 1588 ft
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CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITALl

42570 SOUTH AIRPORT RD HAMMOND LA 70403

Head east on East Adams Road 4048 ft
Turn left onto Happywoods Road 1.2 mi
Turn right onto West Club Deluxe Road 1.1 mi
Turn right onto South Morrison Boulevard (US 51) 959 ft
Keep right at the fork 1090 ft
Merge left onto I 55 1588 ft
Take the ramp on the right 1540 ft
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LALLIE KEMP MEDICAL CENTERl

52579 HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE LA 70443

Head east on East Adams Road 4048 ft
Turn left onto Happywoods Road 1.2 mi
Turn right onto West Club Deluxe Road 1.1 mi
Turn right onto South Morrison Boulevard (US 51) 959 ft
Keep right at the fork 1090 ft
Merge left onto I 55 11.9 mi
Take the ramp on the right 1461 ft
Go straight onto State Route 40 (LA 40) 1042 ft
Continue straight onto Highway 40 West (LA 40) 3454 ft
Continue straight onto West 3rd Street (LA 40) 2211 ft
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