HAMMOND – North Oaks Health is excited to welcome internal medicine physician Bryce Dugas, MD, to Northshore Internal Medicine Associates in Hammond. He is currently accepting new patients.
Dr. Dugas evaluates and treats a broad range of issues in the primary care setting, including cardiovascular, kidney, liver, and lung disease; endocrine and metabolic disorders such as diabetes; and musculoskeletal problems like arthritis and joint pain. He also manages patient care before and after surgical procedures.
“Internal medicine, especially in the primary care setting, is the heart and soul of medicine,” he shares. “I love the detective work of the diagnostic process, and I am often the first physician to get a chance to get to the bottom of a patient’s problems. I especially like primary care because I believe it’s a huge privilege to be allowed to build therapeutic relationships with patients and come along with them on their healthcare journey.”
Dr. Dugas is especially passionate about patient education and helping them develop healthy lifestyle practices.
“I firmly believe that one of the most important things to foster long-term health in patients and/or successful management of their disease process is for them to have a clear understanding of what is happening to them and why we are doing the things we are doing,” he explains. “‘Demystifying’ this complicated world of medicine and healthcare also helps patients to become more engaged and active in the decisions that are made about their care.”
Dr. Dugas earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston and his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport. He also participated in a surgical internship at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, before completing his internal medical residency at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Dugas joins other Northshore Internal Medicine Associates providers, Drs. Charles Ducombs, William Plunkett, and Susan Zacharia; and Nurse Practitioners Michelle Civello, Darryl Miles Jr., and Courtney Viola Reid.
Northshore Internal Medicine Associates is located at 15813 Paul Vega, MD, Drive, Building 2, Suite 300 in Hammond. Clinic hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays.
To schedule an appointment with Dr. Dugas, please call (985) 230-2778 (APPT). To learn more about Dr. Dugas’s specialty, visit northoaks.org/dugas.
About North Oaks Health System
North Oaks Health provides advanced care with local expertise to the Northshore. North Oaks Health’s acute care hospital is home to a Level II trauma center, a primary stroke center and a STEMI receiving center. It’s also home to an award-winning rehabilitation hospital that delivers the best outcomes in the region. And with the region’s largest, community-owned multispecialty provider clinic, the Florida Parishes gain expanded access to specialty care. For more information, please visit northoaks.org.