Diego Lara, MD

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Diego Lara, MD
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Diego Lara, MD

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Primary Location
1319 Jefferson Hwy
Jefferson, LA 70121
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2700 Napoleon Ave. 4th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70115
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1000 W Pinhook Rd
Lafayette, LA 70503
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Biography

Dr. Diego Lara practices fetal cardiology and pediatric cardiology at Ochsner Health. He received his medical degree in 2008 from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He went on to complete his internship and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric and Fetal Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Lara is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and has been on staff at Ochsner since 2016. Dr. Lara's special interests are in fetal cardiology, quality improvement and patient safety. He is the Chief Quality Officer for the Department of Pediatrics. He is the co-director of the Ochsner Fetal Diagnosis and Care Program. He is a site co-investigator in the Phase IIb Efficacy Study of Umbilical Cord Blood Mononuclear Cell Intramyocardial Injection for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) and HLHS Variants trial.

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Accepted Insurance

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Aetna
  • Aetna Better Health of Louisiana
  • Aetna Choice POS
  • Aetna Open Choice
AmeriHealth
  • AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana
American Health
  • American Health Advantage of Louisiana
Amerigroup
  • Healthy Blue
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • BCBS (Out-of-State)
  • BCBS Community Blue
  • BCBS Federal Basic
  • BCBS Federal Standard
  • BCBS of LA Magnolia Local Plus
  • BCBS of LA Magnolia Open Access
  • BCBS of LA PPO
  • BCBS of LA Pelican HRA
  • BCBS of Louisiana HMO
  • BCBS of MS State Employees
  • BCBS of Mississippi
  • Blue Advantage (BCBS)
  • Blue Connect
  • Blue Saver PPO
  • Ochsner Employee BCBS of LA
Christus Health
  • Christus Health Plan (Marketplace)
Cigna
  • Cigna Choice Fund Open Access Plus
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
Humana
  • Humana Chronic Special Needs Plan (C-SNP)
  • Humana Dual Plus (SNP)
  • Humana Healthy Horizons
  • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Humana Medicare Select Partner
LA Healthcare
  • Louisiana Healthcare Connections
Magnolia
  • Magnolia Healthcare
Medicare
  • Original Medicare
Molina
  • Molina Healthcare of Mississippi
Molina Healthcare
  • Molina Healthcare
Peoples Health
  • Peoples Health Choices
  • Peoples Health Complete Care (C-SNP)
  • Peoples Health Secure Complete (D-SNP)
Tricare
  • Tricare Prime West
  • Tricare Select West
United Medical Resources (UMR)
  • United Medical Resources (UMR)
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
  • Surest (formerly Bind)
  • UMR Select Plus Tiered
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice
  • UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage
  • UnitedHealthcare Heritage
  • UnitedHealthcare Individual & Family Marketplace Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
  • UnitedHealthcare Select Tiered
WebTPA
  • LCMC Health Basic

Education and Training

Medical School

Tulane University School of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: MD
Year Completed: 2008

Tulane University
Year Completed: 2008

Internship

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2009

Residency

University of Alabama at Birmingham - UAB
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2011

University of Alabama
Field of Study: Pediatrics
Year Completed: 2011

Fellowship

Baylor College of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: Pediatric Cardiology
Year Completed: 2015

Baylor College of Medicine - GME
Field of Study: Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Year Completed: 2016

Baylor College of Medicine
Field of Study: Pediatric Cardiology
Year Completed: 2015

Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Cardiology
  • American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics
  • Inc. - Pediatric Cardiology

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