Dr. Christopher D. Blackstock

Vascular Surgery
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health Center - West Bank
120 Ochsner Blvd, 
Gretna, LA 
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Accepting New Patients

Ochsner Health
Ochsner Health Center - West Bank
120 Ochsner Blvd, 
Gretna, LA 
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Overview

Christopher Blackstock is a Vascular Surgeon in Gretna, Louisiana. Dr. Blackstock is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Vascular Surgery
Licenses
Vascular Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Alliance For Physician Certification And Advancement (APCA) - Vascular Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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Anthem BCBS
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  • HMO
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cigna
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Humana
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Louisiana Healthcare Connections
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UnitedHealthcare
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  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
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  • HMO
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Locations

Ochsner Health Center - West Bank
120 Ochsner Blvd, Gretna, LA 70056
Call: 504-595-8020

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 Total Publications

Open Surgical Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Maintains a Pivotal Role in the Endovascular Era.
Open Surgical Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Maintains a Pivotal Role in the Endovascular Era.
Journal: Seminars in interventional radiology
Published: October 12, 2020
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