The 20 Best Astrocytoma Doctors Near Me in Louisiana, US

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The 20 Best Astrocytoma Doctors in Louisiana, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 126 doctor with experience in Astrocytoma near Louisiana, US. Of these, 101 are Experienced, 19 are Advanced and 6 are Distinguished.

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126 providers found
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Wk Radiation Oncology Services

    2600 Kings Hwy, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Chiachien Wang is a Radiation Oncologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Wang is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Astrocytoma, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Posterior Fossa Tumor. Dr. Wang is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marcus Ware is a Neurosurgery provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ware is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Glioblastoma, Gliosarcoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Ware is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Wk Radiation Oncology Services

    2600 Kings Hwy, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Michael Durci is a Radiation Oncologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Durci is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Prostate Cancer, and Anal Cancer. Dr. Durci is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology | Radiology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology | Radiology

    Wk Radiation Oncology Services

    2600 Kings Hwy, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sanford Katz is a Radiation Oncologist and a Radiologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Katz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Laryngeal Cancer, and Throat Cancer. Dr. Katz is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology | Radiology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology | Radiology

    Cornerstone Therapy And Balance Center LLC

    8961 Youree Dr, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lane Rosen is a Radiation Oncologist and a Radiologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Rosen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Cervix, Cervical Cancer, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Rosen is currently accepting new patients.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma

    Lsuhsc Shreveport

    1501 Kings Hwy, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bharat Guthikonda is a Neurosurgery provider in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Guthikonda is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Laminectomy.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery

    Culicchia Neurological Clinic LLC

    1111 Medical Center Blvd Ste S750, 
    Marrero, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Frank Culicchia is a Neurosurgery provider in Marrero, Louisiana. Dr. Culicchia is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Radiation Induced Meningioma, Meningioma, Astrocytoma, Turbinectomy, and Gastrostomy.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurology
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Neurology

    Neuromedical Center

    10101 Park Rowe Ave Ste 200, 
    Baton Rouge, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jon Olson is a Neurologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Olson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Astrocytoma, Gliosarcoma, Oligodendroglioma, and Glioblastoma.

    Distinguished in Astrocytoma
    Distinguished in Astrocytoma

    Willis Knighton Hematology/Oncology North

    2600 Kings Hwy Ste 300, 
    Shreveport, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Prakash Peddi is a Hematologist in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Peddi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Angiosarcoma. Dr. Peddi is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Advanced in Astrocytoma

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Marc Matrana is an Oncologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Matrana is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Lung Cancer, Urothelial Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Nephrectomy. Dr. Matrana is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Clayton Smith is a Radiation Oncologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Smith is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Posterior Fossa Tumor, Oligodendroglioma, and Astrocytoma. Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Troy Scroggins is a Radiation Oncologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Scroggins is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Penile Cancer, and Breast Cancer. Dr. Scroggins is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Advanced in Astrocytoma

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Zoe Larned is an Oncologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Larned is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Bone Tumor, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Penile Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Larned is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Advanced in Astrocytoma

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Caroline Goldin is a Neurologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Goldin is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT), Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma (pLGG), Neuroepithelioma, and Brain Tumor. Dr. Goldin is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Advanced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    St. Tammany Cancer Center - A Campus Of Ochsner Medical Center

    900 Ochsner Blvd, 
    Covington, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Erik Lappinen is a Radiation Oncologist in Covington, Louisiana. Dr. Lappinen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Lung Cancer, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. Dr. Lappinen is currently accepting new patients.

    Bassam Abi
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology

    St. Frances Cabrini Cancer Center – North

    2108 Texas Ave., Suite 3061, Suite 3061, 
    Alexandria, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Bassam Abi is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Abi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    S S. Boniol
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Oncology | Hematology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Oncology | Hematology

    Cancer Center - Bossier City

    2541 Viking Dr., 
    Bossier City, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    S Boniol is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bossier City, Louisiana. Dr. Boniol is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

    David Chang
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital

    524 Dr. Michael DeBakey Dr., 
    Lake Charles, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Chang is a Radiation Oncologist in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

    Lawrence Menache
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Radiation Oncology

    St. Frances Cabrini Cancer Center - South

    3330 Masonic Dr., 
    Alexandria, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Lawrence Menache is a Radiation Oncologist in Alexandria, Louisiana. Dr. Menache is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Laryngeal Cancer, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery
    Experienced in Astrocytoma
    Neurosurgery

    Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans

    1514 Jefferson Highway, 
    New Orleans, LA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Joseph Keen is a Neurosurgery provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Keen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Astrocytoma. His top areas of expertise are Pituitary Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Subdural Hematoma, Awake Craniotomy, and Balloon Sinuplasty. Dr. Keen is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Astrocytoma?

    Astrocytoma is a type of tumor that can occur in the brain or spinal cord. It originates from star-shaped cells called astrocytes that regulate electrical impulses in the brain. Astrocytomas are the most common form of glioma. Astrocytomas are classified into four different grades based on how aggressive the cancer is.  Grade 1 astrocytomas are the least aggressive. These tumors can be benign or slow-growing and are generally associated with long-term survival. This grade includes subependymomas and pilocytic astrocytomas.  Grade 2 astrocytomas are slow-growing tumors that may eventually develop into larger or more aggressive tumors.  Grade 3 astrocytomas are anaplastic (malignant) tumors. These grow more quickly than Grade 2. Grade 4 astrocytomas include glioblastoma multiforme, which is the most common primary brain tumor. Glioblastoma multiforme can quickly grow and spread to other parts of the brain, leading to seizures and other serious complications.

    When should I see an Astrocytoma doctor in Louisiana, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Astrocytoma doctor in Louisiana, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Astrocytoma doctors in Louisiana, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Astrocytoma doctors in Louisiana, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Astrocytoma doctor in Louisiana, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Astrocytoma doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Astrocytoma doctor in Louisiana, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Astrocytoma doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Astrocytoma doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Astrocytoma doctors in Louisiana, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Astrocytoma doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Astrocytoma doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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