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Andrew McCarty Werner, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
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General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Colon and Rectal Surgery

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Get Directions

General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Colon and Rectal Surgery
["Dr. Andrew W. Werner is Clinical Associate Professor at LSU Health Shreveport. He was born in Dallas, Texas","however, he grew up in Shreveport where he attended St. Mark\u2019s and Southfield schools. He received his BA in economics at Duke University in Durham, NC, and his MD at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Werner began his post-graduate residency surgical training at Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA. In 2001, he began a colorectal surgery fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX. His training culminated in London, England, where he was specialist registrar in colorectal surgery at St. Mark\u2019s Hospital from 2002-2003. In 2003, he joined Colon & Rectal Associates in Shreveport. Dr. Werner is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He specializes in surgery for colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and complications of diverticulitis. He has numerous peer reviewed publications in his specialty."]

Medical School

Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA

Residency

Mercer Univeristy School of Medicine, Macon, GA - General Surgery

Fellowship

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX - Colorectal Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery

Accepted Payors at Our Facilities

  • Aetna Better Health (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Aetna Health Inc. PPO/POS
  • Aetna Health Inc. - Medicare Advantage
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana- HMO/PPO/OGB & Blue Connect product(s) & Medicare Advantage product(s), Blue High Performance Network
  • Cigna Behavioral Health
  • Cigna HealthCare
  • Cigna-HealthSpring - Medicare Advantage product(s)
  • Coventry Healthcare of Louisiana
  • Dignity Care Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • First Health Network PPO
  • Gilsbar 360
  • Healthy Blue (formerly Amerigroup Louisiana Inc.) (Healthy Louisiana) and Healthy Blue Dual Advantage (HMO-D-SNP)
  • Humana Behavioral Health
  • Humana - Commercial, Medicare Advantage
  • Humana Military - Tricare
  • Louisiana Healthcare Connections (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation(LWCC)
  • Medicaid/Medicare
  • Multiplan/PHCS/American LifeCare
  • Optum VA CCN
  • Peoples Health Network - Medicare Advantage
  • Stratose - PPO
  • United Behavioral Health (Optum) - United Commercial, Medicare Advantage and Community Plan (Healthy Louisiana)
  • United Healthcare - Commercial
  • United Healthcare Community Plan (Healthy Louisiana)
  • USA Managed Care Network
  • Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, Medicare Advantage
  • Verity Health Network - LSU First Choice
  • Zelis (formerly PPOPlus)