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  • Nephrology, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine
  • 21 years of experience
  • Ashley County Medical Center 1015 Unity Rd, Crossett, AR 71635
  • (870) 364-4111

Brief Intro

Dr. Porter graduated magna cum laude from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he also earned his medical degree with honors. After completing his internship at Duke, he completed residencies at Barnes Hospital at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri, and the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston Massachusetts, followed by a hematology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Porter has had a long and distinguished career at Ochsner, where he has been on staff since 1964. He served as President of the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation from 1980 until the formation of the Ochsner Clinic Foundation in 2001. Dr. Porter holds Diplomate certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the Subspecialty Boards of Hematology and Medical Oncology. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Medical Center Consortium and the Greater New Orleans Area branch of the American Cancer Society. Among his numerous professional distinctions, he is a Fellow of the International Society of Hematology, a founding member of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and a Fellow and life member of the American College of Physicians.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Universidad Evangelica De El Salvador Facultad De Medicina - 2004

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish

Location & Hours

  • Ashley County Medical Center
  • 1015 Unity Rd, Crossett, AR 71635

Specialties Treated

  • Internal Medicine
  • Hospice & Palliative Medicine
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Other Specialty
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Conditions Addressed

  • Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
  • Ischemic Heart Disease
  • Bacterial Pneumonia
  • Intracranial Injury
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
  • Heart Failure
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Pneumonia
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Melanoma
  • Poisoning by Drugs, Meds, or Biological Substances
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Disorders of Lipoid Metabolism
  • Venous Embolism and Thrombosis
  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
  • Anemia
  • Iron Deficiency Anemia
  • Alzheimer's Disease
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Cardiac Arrhythmia
  • Septicemia
  • Angina Pectoris
  • Chronic Renal Disease
  • Acute Renal Failure
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • UPMC Health Plan
  • Medicare
  • Humana
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Medicaid
  • Empire Plan
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Empower Healthcare Solutions
  • Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
  • Aetna
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  • Cancer 11
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 12
  • Orthopedics 20
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 16
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 18
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 19
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 8
  • Children's Hospital 4
  • Urology 17
  • Psychiatry 31
  • Geriatrics 18
  • Rehabilitation 24
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 2
  • Long Term Care 8
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 4