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Dr. Leandro C. Area MD, Family Practitioner
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Dr. Leandro C. Area MD

Family Practitioner

4/5(22)
2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd Metairie LA, 70002
Rating

4/5

About

Dr. Leandro Area is a family practitioner practicing in Metairie, LA. Dr. Area specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Area possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.

Education and Training

Duke University School of Medicine 1975

Board Certification

Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 42 years of experience

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Treatments

  • Diabetes
  • Anemia
  • High Cholesterol
  • Heart Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Neck Pain
  • Type 2 Diabetes
  • Pain
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
  • Vascular Disease

Dr. Leandro C. Area MD's Practice location

Practice At 2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd

2005 Veterans Memorial Blvd -
Metairie, LA 70002
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New patients: 504-887-5500, 504-836-9820
Fax: 504-889-5406

Dr. Leandro C. Area MD's reviews

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Patient Experience with Dr. Area


4.0

Based on 22 reviews

Dr. Leandro C. Area MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 22 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Family Practitioner 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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OMEGA HOSPITAL, LLCl

2525 SEVERN AVENUE METAIRIE LA 70002

Head east on Veterans Memorial Boulevard 587 ft
Make a U-turn onto Veterans Memorial Boulevard 4231 ft
Turn left onto North Causeway Boulevard 872 ft
Go straight onto North I- 10 Service Road West 1952 ft
Turn right onto Severn Avenue 394 ft
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EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITALl

4200 HOUMA BLVD METAIRIE LA 70006

Head east on Veterans Memorial Boulevard 587 ft
Make a U-turn onto Veterans Memorial Boulevard 4082 ft
Turn right onto North Causeway Boulevard 1881 ft
Keep right at the fork onto North Causeway Boulevard 2195 ft
Turn left onto West Esplanade Avenue North 1.6 mi
Make a slight left onto Houma Boulevard 364 ft
Continue left onto Houma Boulevard 703 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTERl

1516 JEFFERSON HWY NEW ORLEANS LA 70121

Head east on Veterans Memorial Boulevard 587 ft
Make a U-turn onto Veterans Memorial Boulevard 4231 ft
Turn left onto North Causeway Boulevard 576 ft
Take the ramp 467 ft
Merge left onto North Causeway Boulevard 2526 ft
Keep in the middle 1.5 mi
Continue straight onto Causeway Boulevard (LA 3046) 3274 ft
Turn left onto Jefferson Highway (US 90) 1482 ft
Turn right onto Labarre Road 852 ft
Turn left onto River Road (LA 611-1) 1656 ft
Turn left 732 ft
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