Dr. Kayin Jeffers

Gastroenterology
Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Complex - Clearview
4400 Veterans Memorial Blvd, 
Metairie, LA 
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Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Complex - Clearview
4400 Veterans Memorial Blvd, 
Metairie, LA 
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Overview

Kayin Jeffers is a Gastroenterologist in Metairie, Louisiana. His top areas of expertise are Benign Esophageal Stricture, Crohn's Disease, Colonic Malakoplakia, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 6 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Ochsner Medical Center Acute
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ochsner Medical Complex - Clearview
4400 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70006
Other Locations
Ochsner Medical Center - New Orleans
1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Jeffers 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.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

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.


6 Total Publications

EUS-guided pancreatic pseudoaneurysm therapy: better to be lucky than good.
EUS-guided pancreatic pseudoaneurysm therapy: better to be lucky than good.
Journal: Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Published: August 26, 2017
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