Dr. John King is an infectious disease specialist in Shreveport. He cares for patients with infections that are difficult to diagnose and treat, and can be life-threatening.
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Yes, Dr. John W. King is accepting new patients at this office.
(318) 675-7531
1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71103-4228
Dr. John King graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1972.
Dr. King has one office in Louisiana where he specializes in Infectious Disease Medicine and Internal Medicine.
Dr. King works with three hundred and five doctors including Dr. John Carmody and Dr. Randy Richter.
As an infectious disease specialist, Dr. King is capable of preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of infectious diseases. Typically, patients with an infectious disease, such as malaria, will require highly specialized treatment or care. Dr. King may also educate patients traveling to places around the world that have a high rate of infectious diseases; this is sometimes referred to as travel medicine.
As an internist, Dr. John King specializes in the primary care of adults through diagnosis and treatment of a range of conditions affecting many organ systems. Dr. King also can refer patients to specialists when medically needed. For example, patients having serious breathing problems may be referred to a pulmonologist for additional medical tests or therapies.
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. King, but only those who participate in Medicare.