Areli Cuevas-Ocampo, MD

Dr. Cuevas-Ocampo is an Assistant Professor in the LSU Health Shreveport Department of Pathology specializing in Neuropathology and Anatomic & Clinical Pathology.She completed her Pathology (AP/CP) Residency at Baystate Medical Center/UMASS Medical School and her Neuropathology Fellowship at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). After training, she worked as a Consultant Neuropathologist at North Bristol Trust (NHS) in Bristol, UK. Before her training in the USA, she finished her Pathology training at UNAM-CMNSXXI in Mexico City.Her clinical focus is in the diagnosis of brain tumors (surgical neuropathology), muscle and nerve biopsies (neuromuscular outreach service), and anatomic pathology.Besides her clinical and academic activities in pathology, she is also interested in educating the masses about the benefits of a plant-based diet (lifestyle medicine) for the prevention and treatment of diseases.Dr. Cuevas-Ocampo has presented nationally and internationally and is a member of numerous national and international societies in Pathology and Neuropathology.