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Nitin Walyat, MD, MRCPCH

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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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

Pediatric Neonatal/ Perinatal Medicine

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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

Pediatric Neonatal/ Perinatal Medicine
Dr. Nitin Walyat is Medical Director of the Division of Neonatology at LSU Health Shreveport. He is Board certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. He earned his medical degree at Maulana Azad Medical College in India followed by Pediatric residency at the same institute.Dr. Walyat completed two years of training in Pediatrics and Neonatology in UK and earned membership of prestigious Royal College of Pediatrics. Dr. Walyat subsequently completed Pediatric residency from Saint Peters University in New Jersey. He then earned his Neonatal Perinatal Medicine fellowship from Case Western Reserve University (Metro Health Medical Center- Cleveland Clinic Foundation) in Ohio.Dr. Walyat is an active member of American academy of Pediatrics and Royal College of Pediatrics Child Health, UK. He is Vermont Oxford Network’s Team Leader for Ochsner LSU Health. Dr. Walyat’s area of research includes Body composition in Neonates.

Medical School

MAMC, India

Internship

India

Residency

Pediatrics, Saint Peters University Hospital, NJ

Fellowship

Neonatology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Certifications

Board Certified in General Pediatrics and Neonatal -Perinatal Medicine

Accepted Payors at Our Facilities

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  • 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
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  • Dignity Care Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
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  • Humana Behavioral Health
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  • Humana Military - Tricare
  • Louisiana Healthcare Connections (Healthy Louisiana)
  • Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation(LWCC)
  • Medicaid/Medicare
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  • 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)