Dr. Suneeta Walia, MD

Dr. Suneeta Walia, MD

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Dermatology  ·  
Female  ·  
41 y/o
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Dr. Suneeta Walia, MD is a dermatologist in New Orleans, LA. She specializes in dermatology.Read her story
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Ochsner Medical Center

1514 Jefferson Hwy Ste 11

New Orleans, LA 70121
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Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • American Lifecare
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Beech Street (Multiplan)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
  • Cigna
  • Community Health Network
  • Coventry Health Care of Louisiana
  • Employers Health Network
  • Evolutions Healthcare Systems
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Galaxy Health Network
  • Health Payors Organization
  • + 13 More

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Top Care Areas

See how frequently Dr. Walia performs your care needs compared to other doctors.

Cancer
very high
more than 98% of peers
Skin Cancer
very high
more than 95% of peers
Adjacent Tissue Transfer
very high
more than 92% of peers

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Dr. Walia's bio

This content was provided by Dr. Walia "Dr. Walia is a native of New Orleans and completed her undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University. She earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University in New Orleans in 2001. She completed her internship at Georgetown University and her dermatology residency at George Washington University in Washington D.C. She also completed a Mohs Surgery fellowship at Dermatologic Surgery Specialists in Macon, Georgia. She is board certified by the American Board of Dermatology. She is an active member of the American Academy of Dermatology, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American College of Mohs Surgery. Her areas of interest include Mohs Micrographic Surgery, dermatologic surgery, and skin cancer."

1  Specialties

  • Dermatology

1  Board Certifications

  • Dermatology
    Accredited by: American Board of Dermatology*

31  Conditions Treated

7  Procedures

  • Adjacent Tissue Transfer
  • Destruction of Benign Skin Lesion
  • Destruction of Malignant Skin Lesion
  • Excision of Benign Skin Lesion
  • Excision of Skin Cancer
  • Excision of Skin Lesion
  • Mohs Surgery

Background Check

Malpractice Claims not available

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0 Sanctions

No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

0 Board Actions

No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

Education

  • Louisiana State University
    Medical School | Graduated
  • Georgetown University
    Internship Hospital | Completed
  • George Washington University
    Residency Hospital | Completed
  • Dermatologic Surgery Specialist
    Fellowship Hospital | Completed

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Honors
  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications

Dr. Walia has no media or publications listed.

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Spanish
  • Tagalog
  • Vietnamese

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

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Dr. Walia's Reviews

4.5
Likelihood of recommending Dr. Walia to family and friends
11 total reviews (5 have comments)
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4.9
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Likelihood to Recommend (11)

  • 5
    (9)
  • 4
    (0)
  • 3
    (1)
  • 2
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  • 1
    (1)

Dr. Walia's Performance

  • Trustworthiness

    EXCELLENT

  • Explains condition(s) well

    EXCELLENT

  • Answers questions

    EXCELLENT

  • Time well spent

    EXCELLENT

Office & Staff Performance

  • Scheduling

    EXCELLENT

  • Office environment

    EXCELLENT

  • Staff friendliness

    EXCELLENT

  • Average wait time

    Under 10 minutes

Patient Comments (5)

Dr. Walia is a highly skilled and professional MOH's surgeon. The way she removed a cancer and did a skin graft for me for cosmetic purposes was fantastic. She's a keeper. So Ochsner should give her any amount of money it will take to hold onto her. In fact, her whole surgical team was very...more
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Outstanding Mohs surgeon. Dr. Walia is very personable as well as being very talented. With her Basil Cell Carcinoma surgery, there was no pain during or after.
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Dr. Walia is amazing! I was referred to her by my local demotogist to have a basil skin cancer tumor removed from the corner of my eye. I was awake durning the procedure, and Dr. Walia was very personable with me through the entire six hour surgery. She removed piece after piece of my skin until...more
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Dr. Walia is an incredible physician. I have a history of skin cancer and have had several Mohs surgeries. She removed a skin cancer in the middle of my forehead that is barely noticeable. She is skillful, knowledgeable, and caring. I'm currently awaiting scheduling of a second procedure with her....more
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How could anyone rate this Dr. anything less then 5 stars. She is the nicest, smartest and most caring individual I have ever met. She is also is to be trusted wholeheartedly with the MOH's surgery procedure. She has left me with an almost invisible scar on my chest. Awesome is all I can say...more
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Dr. Walia accepts 27 insurance carriers

  • Aetna
    Aetna POS
    Aetna PPO
  • American Lifecare
  • Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
  • Beech Street (Multiplan)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana PPO
  • Cigna
  • Community Health Network
  • Coventry Health Care of Louisiana
    Coventry Health Care of Louisiana HMO
  • Employers Health Network
  • Evolutions Healthcare Systems
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
    First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
    Worker's Compensation WC
  • Galaxy Health Network
    Galaxy Health Network PPO
    Worker's Compensation WC
  • Health Payors Organization
    Health Payors Organization PPO
  • Humana Veterans
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
    Special Needs Plan SNP
  • MultiPlan
  • National Healthcare Alliance
  • National Preferred Provider Network
  • PHCS
  • PPO Plus
    PPO Plus PPO
  • Prime Health Services
  • Provider Networks of America
  • Three Rivers Provider Network
  • UnitedHealthCare
    United Healthcare
  • USA Managed Care Organization
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Dr. Walia's affiliated hospitals

Ochsner Medical Center
1516 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
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