Dr. Sara E. Fernandez
Overview
Dr. Fernandez graduated summa cum laude from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, and earned her medical degree from LSU where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She completed her internship and residency at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge. She is board certified in internal medicine and has been on staff at Ochsner since the Summer of 2001.
Dr. Fernandez is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus. Her top areas of expertise are Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, Folate Deficiency, and Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1401 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
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.
Ochsner Health Center - St. Bernard
A long-time resident of St. Bernard Parish, Dr. Thien was born in Vietnam and moved to the U.S. in 1975. After graduating from Loyola University with a B.S. in Medical Technology in 1981, he worked as a Technologist at Touro Infirmary Laboratory for several years. He went on to earn his M.D. from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1989. After medical school, Dr. Thien completed a combined residency in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics at LSU in New Orleans in 1993. Dr. Thien joined De La Ronde Medical Center in 1993, and he has been in practice in St. Bernard Parish for the past 20 years. Dr. Thien is dual board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and he is also fluent in Vietnamese. Dr. Thien is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tieche-Jadassohn Nevus. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis in Children, Bronchitis, Sciatica, and Hypertension.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Rabson-Mendenhall SyndromeDr. Fernandez isDistinguished. Learn about Rabson-Mendenhall Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Familial HypertensionDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Folate DeficiencyDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Folate Deficiency.
- Fragile X SyndromeDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Fragile X Syndrome.
- Fragile XE SyndromeDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Fragile XE Syndrome.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable AldosteronismDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.
- HypertensionDr. Fernandez isAdvanced. Learn about Hypertension.
- Experienced
- Addison's DiseaseDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Addison's Disease.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.
- Alpha Thalassemia X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndrome
- Andermann SyndromeDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Andermann Syndrome.
- AnemiaDr. Fernandez isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.