Laura A. Pesantez-Pacheco
729 Arapeen Dr, 
Salt Lake City, UT 

Overview

Dr. Laura Pesantez Pacheco is a board-certified neurologist in Salt Lake City and is affiliated with The University of Utah . She received her medical degree from University of Cuenca Faculty of Medical Sciences, completed her neurology residency at UT Houston and did her clinical fellowship at the NINDS. She specializes in movement disorders. She also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish.

Dr. Pesantez-Pacheco is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hereditary Ataxia. Her top areas of expertise are Essential Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Tardive Dyskinesia, Torticollis, and Deep Brain Stimulation.

Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Specialties
Neurology
Psychiatry
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in UT
Board Certifications
Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
University Of Utah Hospitals And Clinics
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Female

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Aetna
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  • HMO
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  • HMO
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  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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  • POS
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BridgeSpan
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  • HMO
Cambia Health Solutions
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  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
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Cigna
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  • HMO
  • PPO
Deseret Mutual Benefit Administrators
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  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Health Care Services Corporation
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
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Humana
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Independent Health
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  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
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Medicaid
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Mountain Health
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Premera Blue Cross
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  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
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Regence
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SelectHealth
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TeamCare
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Tufts
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UnitedHealthcare
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
University of Utah Health
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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Locations

University of Utah
729 Arapeen Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Pesantez-Pacheco 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.

Myoclonus-Dystonia
Torticollis
Tardive Dyskinesia
Deep Brain Stimulation
Essential Tremor
Parkinson's Disease
Hereditary Ataxia
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