Dr. Ernesto Kufoy, an internist in Deridder, LA, is skilled at diagnosing & treating a wide variety of illnesses & disorders in adult patients.
Dr. Ernesto Kufoy graduated from Other in 1984.
Dr. Kufoy has one office in Louisiana where he specializes in Internal Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Ophthalmology.
The specialty of internal medicine is an area of primary care for adults. Dr. Kufoy specializes in diagnosing and treating cross-system illnesses that may affect multiple organ systems. He may also refer patients to specialist physicians when medically needed. For instance, patients with serious heart problems could be referred to a cardiologist for further diagnostic tests or therapies.
As a nuclear medicine specialist, Dr. Kufoy utilizes painless, minimally-invasive procedures and medical imaging modalities to diagnose and treat disease and illness. For example, Dr. Kufoy may employ diagnostic techniques such as nuclear imaging. More specifically, the procedure involves the injection of nuclear isotopes into the body that can be tracked by the low levels of radiation that are emitted.
As an ophthalmologist in LA, Dr. Ernesto Kufoy is trained to diagnose, treat, and manage diseases or trauma of the eye. Dr. Kufoy may treat conditions such as glaucoma, corneal tumors, cataracts, retinal disorders, conjunctivitis, astigmatism and ocular tumors. Treatments may include the prescription of medication or surgeries such as corrective surgery (e.g. LASIK), cataract surgery, or glaucoma surgery.
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MD • 1984
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Kufoy, but only those who participate in Medicare.