Kara Elizabeth Ward MD

Critical Care Medicine

Physician

7777 Hennessy BlvdSte 409Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone+1 225-765-5864
Fax+1 225-765-2013

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Summary

Dr. Kara Ward, MD is a board certified emergency medicine physician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana, Indiana, and Ohio. She is affiliated with St. Tammany Health System and University Medical Center.

Education & Training

Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 2009

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Certifications & Licensure

ME State Medical License Current
LA State Medical License 2010 - 2027
MS State Medical License 2015 - 2027
OR State Medical License 2023 - 2027
GA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2020 - 2026
VA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2023 - 2025
KS State Medical License 2019 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
NJ State Medical License 2017 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2023 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2017 - 2023
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine-Critical Care Medicine
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Acute Care of Patients with Moderate Respiratory Distress: Recommendations from an American College of Emergency Physicians Expert Panel.
Christopher W Baugh, Jim F Neuenschwander, Jesslyn Lenox, Jennifer Hoh, Kara Ward
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-09-27
11 citations
An eating disorder leading to wet beriberi heart failure in a 30-year-old woman
Kara E. Ward, Kyle I. Happel
The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013-02-01

Press Mentions

Louisiana Hospitals on Alert After Two Measles Cases in LouisianaApril 22nd, 2025
Five Years After COVID Hit Louisiana, Trust in Vaccines Is FallingMarch 17th, 2025
Staff Shortages, Jump in Patients at Louisiana Hospitals 'Stressing the System to the Brink'January 8th, 2022

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