Overview
Luke Townsend, MD, is a fellowship-trained provider at the McKay-Dee Gastroenterology Clinic. Dr. Townsend graduated with his medical degree from the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. He then completed a residency in internal medicine through the Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri, as well as a fellowship in gastroenterology at Ochsner Medical Center.
Dr. Townsend�s practice focuses on diagnosing and treating disorders of the pancreas, liver, gallbladder, esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon.
Dr. Townsend is originally from West Monroe, Louisiana. When not working he enjoys hunting, hiking, being outdoors, reading, and spending time with family.
Dr. Townsend is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Ascites. His top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis, Ascites, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Ascites.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- POS
- HMO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
4403 Harrison Boulevard, Suite 3815, Ogden, UT 84403
201 West Layton Parkway, Suite 2A, Layton, UT 84041
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Townsend 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.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- AscitesDr. Townsend isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Spontaneous Bacterial PeritonitisDr. Townsend isExperienced. Learn about Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis.