Overview
Steven Heymsfield is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Heymsfield is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Muscle Atrophy, Malnutrition, Transcobalamin Deficiency, and Gastric Bypass.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 396 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Locations
6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
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.
1 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
- ObesityDr. Heymsfield isElite. Learn about Obesity.
- Distinguished
- Muscle AtrophyDr. Heymsfield isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Atrophy.
- Advanced
- Gastric BypassDr. Heymsfield isAdvanced. Learn about Gastric Bypass.
- MalnutritionDr. Heymsfield isAdvanced. Learn about Malnutrition.
- Obesity in ChildrenDr. Heymsfield isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity in Children.
- Transcobalamin DeficiencyDr. Heymsfield isAdvanced. Learn about Transcobalamin Deficiency.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AnorexiaDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Anorexia.
- AscitesDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Ascites.
- Bardet-Biedl SyndromeDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.
- CirrhosisDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Cirrhosis.
- Coronary Heart DiseaseDr. Heymsfield isExperienced. Learn about Coronary Heart Disease.