Overview
Christopher Edwards is a Neurologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Edwards is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3. Dr. Edwards is currently accepting new patients.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- 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
Ochsner Health Center - Covington
Dr. Kristin Johnson earned her medical degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. Following graduation, she completed a family medicine internship at Sparrow Hospital, a Michigan State University teaching hospital in East Lansing, Michigan. She then completed her neurology residency at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She continued at University Hospitals Case Medical Center to complete a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine and EMG.Dr. Johnson’s clinical interests include neurological conditions of peripheral nerve and muscle, in addition to neuromuscular diagnostic testing such as EMG. She is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine.Dr. Johnson practices at the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute on the North Shore. Dr. Johnson is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Liver Embolization.
Ochsner Health Center - Kenner
Michael Charlet is a Neurologist in Kenner, Louisiana. Dr. Charlet is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. His top areas of expertise are Migraine, Memory Loss, Seizures, and Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Dr. Charlet is currently accepting new patients.
University Medical Center
Rima El is a Neurologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy. Her top areas of expertise are Dysferlinopathy, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2C, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 1A, and Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2B.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease)
- Spinal and Bulbar Muscular AtrophyDr. Edwards isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy.
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Dr. Edwards isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3Dr. Edwards isDistinguished. Learn about Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3.
- Advanced
- Myasthenia GravisDr. Edwards isAdvanced. Learn about Myasthenia Gravis.
- Experienced
- 2q37 Deletion SyndromeDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about 2q37 Deletion Syndrome.
- 47 XYY SyndromeDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about 47 XYY Syndrome.
- Aase SyndromeDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Abruzzo-Erickson SyndromeDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about Abruzzo-Erickson Syndrome.
- Acrodermatitis EnteropathicaDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about Acrodermatitis Enteropathica.
- Acrorenal Mandibular SyndromeDr. Edwards isExperienced. Learn about Acrorenal Mandibular Syndrome.