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David J. Pennywell, MD

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Heart & Vascular Institute
1320 Kings Hwy
Suite 200
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
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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

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Additional Specialties

  • Surgery

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Heart & Vascular Institute
1320 Kings Hwy
Suite 200
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Get Directions
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Get Directions

General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Additional Specialties

  • Surgery
Dr. David Pennywell is an Assistant Professor at LSU Health Shreveport in the department of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He was born in Louisiana and grew up in Keithville. He attended Centenary College of Louisiana, where he met his wife, who has been his best friend throughout this journey. While at Centenary, he earned degrees in Music and Biochemistry, graduating in 2007. Dr. Pennywell completed medical school at LSU Health Shreveport in 2011. He remained at LSU Health Shreveport for general surgery residency which he completed in 2016. After residency, he completed a Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. While thankful for all whom God has led to invest in his journey, Dr. Pennywell is most grateful for the love and friendship of his wife and three precious daughters.

Medical School

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA

Residency

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA - General Surgery

Fellowship

Univeristy of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - Cardiothoracic 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)