Overview
Vivian Fonseca is an Endocrinologist and an Emergency Medicine provider in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Fonseca has been practicing medicine for over 43 years and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). His top areas of expertise are Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Low Blood Sugar, Diabetic Neuropathy, Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 294 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 198 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- 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
- EPO
- POS
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
- OTHER MEDICAID
- STATE MEDICAID
- HMO
- PPO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- MEDICARE DISCOUNT CARD
- MEDICARE PDP
- OTHER MEDICARE
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
1415 Tulane Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Fonseca 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.
4 Clinical Trials
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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
- Elite
- Low Blood SugarDr. Fonseca isElite. Learn about Low Blood Sugar.
- Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)Dr. Fonseca isElite. Learn about Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
- Advanced
- Diabetic NephropathyDr. Fonseca isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Nephropathy.
- Diabetic NeuropathyDr. Fonseca isAdvanced. Learn about Diabetic Neuropathy.
- Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH)
- ObesityDr. Fonseca isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)Dr. Fonseca isAdvanced. Learn about Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AcromegalyDr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Acromegaly.
- Addison's DiseaseDr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Addison's Disease.
- Anaplastic Thyroid CancerDr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer.
- Cushing's syndromeDr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Cushing's syndrome.
- Diabetes Insipidus (DI)Dr. Fonseca isExperienced. Learn about Diabetes Insipidus (DI).