Ochsner LSU Health

Shreveport, Louisiana

Community Hospital Program
Infusion CenterVirtual CareLarge Center
5 MS centers statewide
What kind of place is this?
Comprehensive Care TeamResearch FocusedPart of Major Health System

You are looking at a community-based MS center that brings neurology, rehab, mental health, and wellness support together. You may appreciate having infusion therapy, therapy services, and counseling options available through one coordinated program. As a multi-site regional program, your care may involve coordination across more than one location.

Facility Profile
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Direct Doctor Access2/5
Support Services5/5
Clinical Trials & Research4/5
Insurance & Navigation Help2/5
Scheduling & Virtual Care4/5

About Ochsner LSU Health

This center combines MS treatment with rehabilitation, mental health support, and wellness counseling in one multidisciplinary program. It also offers on-site infusion therapies and virtual care, giving you more options for how and where you receive care.

Ochsner LSU Health cares for people with multiple sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, optic neuritis, neuromyelitis optica, and several MS subtypes. You can access advanced immunotherapies, infusion therapies, symptom treatment, and a broad rehab team that includes physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, and cognitive remediation. The center also adds wellness support such as diet, exercise, stress management, vitamin counseling, and yoga classes. For patients who need mental health support, on-site services are available as part of the MS care experience.

Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport offers specialty care for people living with multiple sclerosis and related neurologic conditions. You can get help with treatment, symptom management, rehabilitation, and wellness support in one setting. The team includes neurology, rehabilitation, mental health, and therapy services, with on-site infusion therapies and virtual care available. It is part of the Ochsner Health system and Ochsner LSU Health partnership.

Featured Care Team Members

Bridget Bagert, MD
Director of the Ochsner Multiple Sclerosis Center
Neurology
Jenny Feng, MD
Neurology
Amber Peskin, MN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MSCN
Multiple sclerosis care
Michael A. Saucier
Senior Physician with the Department of Physical Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine
Physical rehabilitation

Specialized Programs

Multiple Sclerosis Center
Neurological rehabilitation
Wellness-focused MS care
Mental health support for MS patients

Partnerships & Referral Network

  • Ochsner Therapy & Wellness (physical therapy and occupational therapy)
  • Ochsner Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Services (mental health support)
  • Ochsner Research Center - Multiple Sclerosis (clinical research page)

Services & Treatments

What They Treat
Multiple sclerosisClinically isolated syndromeRelapsing-remitting multiple sclerosisSecondary progressive multiple sclerosisPrimary progressive multiple sclerosisNeuromyelitis opticaOptic neuritisSpasticity
How They Treat It
Multiple sclerosis careAdvanced immunotherapiesSymptom treatmentWellness counselingDiet counselingExercise counselingStress management counselingVitamin supplementation counselingOn-site mental health servicesYoga classesPhysical therapyOccupational therapySpeech and swallowing therapyCognitive remediationAssistive devicesVocational rehabilitationRehabilitation servicesInfusion therapiesInfusion therapiesAdvanced immunotherapiesTysabriKesimptaPhysical therapyOccupational therapySpeech therapyCognitive remediationAssistive devicesMedicationSelf-care techniquesTherapy for speech and swallowing problemsVocational rehabilitationYoga

Research & Clinical Trials

Insurance & Access

Contact
945 Margaret Place Suite 102, Shreveport, LA 71101
Insurance & Support
Patient Portal

FAQs from Ochsner LSU Health

The center cares for multiple sclerosis, clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting MS, secondary progressive MS, primary progressive MS, neuromyelitis optica, optic neuritis, and spasticity.

Yes. The center has on-site infusion therapies and offers advanced immunotherapies, including treatments such as Tysabri and Kesimpta.

You can access physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and swallowing therapy, cognitive remediation, assistive devices, and vocational rehabilitation. Neurological rehabilitation is also part of the care model.

Yes. The center offers on-site mental health services along with diet counseling, exercise counseling, stress management counseling, vitamin supplementation counseling, and yoga classes.

Your care team may include neurologists, rehabilitation medicine specialists, physical and occupational therapists, and psychiatry and behavioral health professionals. Named providers include Bridget Bagert, MD; Jenny Feng, MD; Amber Peskin, MN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, MSCN; and Michael A. Saucier.

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