Cara Permenter, MD

Dr. Cara Permenter is a board-certified family physician at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport. Dr. Permenter graduated from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and enjoyed her broad scope liberal arts education. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in chemistry and enjoyed all aspects of her undergraduate education. She attended medical school at LSU Health Shreveport and continued her intern and residency training in Shreveport. Upon graduation she worked in a private practice before returning to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. After several family members suffered from critical illness, Dr. Permenter decided she wanted to better serve her family and community by going to medical school and practicing medicine to improve patient advocacy. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two children along with running, gardening and home improvement project. Dr. Permenter began seeing patients ages 2 and older at Ochsner LSU Health – Viking Drive, multispecialty center.

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