Overview
Dr. Mohamed Shama, MD, MSc, MRCS, EBSQ is an Assistant Professor of Endocrine and Oncological Surgery at Tulane University Medical School. Dr. Sharma is a practicing Surgical Oncologist specializing in thyroid cancer and head and neck cancer. He treats patients at multiple locations and is licensed to practice in LA.
Dr. Shama is highly rated in 7 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodule, Papillary Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Parathyroidectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- UnitedHealthcare
- Humana
Locations
101 Judge Tanner Blvd, Suite 404, Covington, LA 70433
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Advanced
- Glossectomy
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Parathyroidectomy
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Nodule
- Experienced
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Familial Isolated Hyperparathyroidism
- Fibrolamellar Carcinoma
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
- Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism