Experienced in Hepatitis

Dr. Jacob R. Karr

Gastroenterology
Ochsner Health
The Gastro Clinic
1211 Coolidge Blvd., 
Lafayette, LA 
On Staff At
17 Years of Experience

Experienced in Hepatitis
Ochsner Health
The Gastro Clinic
1211 Coolidge Blvd., 
Lafayette, LA 
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Overview

Jacob Karr is a Gastroenterologist in Lafayette, Louisiana. Dr. Karr has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatitis. His top areas of expertise are Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Painful Swallowing, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Hepatitis.

Graduate Year
2009
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in LA
Hospital Affiliations
Abbeville General Hospital
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

The Gastro Clinic
1211 Coolidge Blvd., Lafayette, LA 70503

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Karr has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

A Prospective Multicenter Post Approval Study of the ReShape™ Integrated Dual Balloon System in Obese Subjects
A Prospective Multicenter Post Approval Study of the ReShape™ Integrated Dual Balloon System in Obese Subjects
Enrollment Status: Unknown
Publish Date: March 29, 2019
Intervention Type: Device

2 Total Publications

Using Computerized Physician Order Entry to Ensure Appropriate Vaccination of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Using Computerized Physician Order Entry to Ensure Appropriate Vaccination of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Journal: Ochsner journal
Published: April 06, 2016
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