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Hugo Cuellar, MD, PhD, DABR

Neurosurgeon, Medical Co-Director of the Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport Stroke Program, and Director of Neuro-Interventional Surgery

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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Neurosurgery Center
945 Margaret Place
Suite 100
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
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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
  • Spanish

Primary Specialty

Neurosurgery

Additional Specialties

  • Neurology
  • Vascular Neurology (Stroke)

Visit

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Neurosurgery Center
945 Margaret Place
Suite 100
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
Get Directions
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, Louisiana 71103
Get Directions

General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Primary Specialty

Neurosurgery

Additional Specialties

  • Neurology
  • Vascular Neurology (Stroke)
Dr. Cuellar completed his internship and residency at University of Nuevo Leon and fellowship training at LSUHSC-NO and Hospital Nuestra Senora del Rosario in Spain. He received his Master’s in Neuroscience from the University of Madrid and a PhD in Medicine (Neuroscience) from the University of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Prior to joining LSU Health Sciences Center, he worked for the Department of Endovascular Therapy at Hospital Nuestra Senora del Rosario in Madrid, Spain.His clinical interests include Endovascular therapy in Cerebral and Spinal vascular malformations, brain aneurysms, stroke, brain, head, and neck tumors, as well as an interest in Percutaneous treatment of lumbago.

Medical School

University of Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Internship

University of Neuvo Leon

Residency

University of Nuevo Leon

Fellowship

LSU Health Shreveport-New Orleans, LA, Hospital Nuestra Senora del Rosario in Spain

Certifications

Board Certified Diagnostic Radiology and CAST Certified in Nuerointervetional Surgery and Neuroendovascular 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)