Off-Campus Guide to Health Services

Campus Health wants to offer support to Tulane students that may need or have the desire to visit community resources for their personal healthcare. Using off-campus resources can be difficult to navigate, which is why Campus Health has provided an off-campus resource guide for marginalized identities to have access to a list of healthcare providers in New Orleans that are well-known for assisting these populations. This guide consists of primary care physicians and therapists that are a part of these communities and/or work closely with racial and ethnic marginalized populations, sexual and gender marginalized populations, veterans, and professionals that offer services in multiple languages. These professionals were selected based on their personal statements online, patient and community reviews, and external audits.

If a student has had an experience with one of these organizations and/or professionals that does not align with Campus Health’s values, please email La’ Tesha Hinton, Director of Strategic Initiatives, at lhinton1@tulane.edu. Additionally, please email La’ Tesha if there are any additional health services that you have had a positive experience with.

LGBTQ+ Counseling

CrescentCare

  • They are known in New Orleans for their acceptance of LGBTQ+ patients
  • They offer behavior health counseling, substance use counseling, and psychiatry to any individual receiving primary medical care at their St. Roch and Mid City locations
  • 1631 Elysian Fields Ave., New Orleans, LA 70117
  • 3308 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119

Lambda Center

  • Provides a safe LGBTQ+ inclusive space for AA meetings and other forms of substance abuse
  • 2372 Saint Claude Ave., Suite 2070, New Orleans, LA 70117

Rainbow Counseling

  • Online counseling for individuals, couples, and families

Garden District Mental Health

  • They specialize in individual therapy, couples & family therapy, medication management, and psychological testing
  • Dr. Jon Dimond and Madeline Corcoran specialize in LGBTQ+ health
  • 2738 General Pershing St., New Orleans, LA 70115

Bobby Kizer, PhD

  • Offers telehealth and in person counseling and psychological assessment
  • 6851 Memphis St., New Orleans, LA 70124

Christina Beauregard LCSW, LLC

  • Accepts Tulane’s healthcare insurance
  • 7806 Belfast St, New Orleans, LA 70125

List of therapists in New Orleans that specialize in LGBTQ+ mental health services.

LGBTQ+ Health & Wellness

CrescentCare

  • They are known for being one of the leading primary care practices for LGBTQ+ individuals in New Orleans.
  • They received a score of 95 for LGBTQ+ healthcare from the Human Rights Campaign 2020 Equality Index and the -5 was based on employee benefits.
  • 1631 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center

  • They received a score of 100 for LGBTQ+ healthcare  from the Human Rights Campaign 2020 Equality Index.
  • 2700 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115

Ochsner Medical Center

  • They received a score of 100 for LGBTQ+ healthcare from the Human Rights Campaign 2020 Equality Index.
  • 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121

VA Southeast Louisiana Healthcare System

  • They received a score of 100 for LGBTQ+ healthcare from the Human Rights Campaign Equality Index.
  • 2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119

The best doctors/counselors for trans specific health care: HRT, primary care, OB/GYN, urology/gynecology, HIV and AIDS, surgery, and counseling

nolaHYPE

  • They offer primary care and research services, aiming to improve sexual health and general well-being for young adults in the Greater New Orleans area.
  • 1440 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70112, 9th Floor (Suite 965), Tulane Tidewater Building

House of Tulip

  • They provide zero-barrier housing, case management, linkage to care, and community programming to trans and gender nonconforming people.
  • (504) 582-9713

PFLAG New Orleans

BIPOC Counseling

List of Black Mental Health Professionals in New Orleans

Innopsych - A directory where you can quickly find a therapist of color.

LGBTQ Therapists of Color - This is a resource for intersectional individuals who are a person of color and a part of the queer community.

Therapy for Black Girls - This is a space created specifically to aid in mental health challenges and topics specific to Black women.

National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network - This resource is geared towards trans people of color.

Therapy for Black Men - This is a space that was created specifically to aid in mental health challenges and topics specific to Black men.

Inclusive Therapists - They center the needs around BIPOC individuals, LGBTQ+ individuals, and those who a part of both communities.

List of Asian mental health professionals in New Orleans
 
List of Hispanic and LatinX mental health professionals in New Orleans

BIPOC Primary Care
Office Name Provider Name Address Contact Accepts T-SHIP
Ochsner Community Health -Brees Family Center (Bullard Ave.) Wanda Robinson, MD 5950 Bullard Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70128 (504) 371-9323 n/a
Primary Care Plus Homer H. Williams, MD 2633 Napoleon Ave, Suite 400, New Orleans, LA 70115 504-897-3305 Yes
Sterling Family Medicine Clinic Dr. Kerry E. Sterling 1831 Rousseau St, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 265-0382 n/a
Orleans Primary Care Dr. Jackson 401 Veterans Blvd Suite 205 Metairie, LA 70005 (504) 837-5200 Yes
Premium Care Medical Center Dr. Chukwunomnso Dennar and Dr. Princess Dennar 3570 Holiday Dr, New Orleans, LA 70114 (504) 361-4203 Yes
St. Thomas Community Health Center Amy Deris, MD
Specialty: Family Medicine
1936 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 (318) 767-5344 n/a
BIPOC Dental Care
Office Name Provider Name Address Contact Accepts T-SHIP
Nola Periodontics Bristol Williams 3300 Canal St. Suite 250. New Orleans, 70119 504-287-4257 Yes*
(*Out-of-pocket fees are higher since this location is not in-network with United Healthcare)
Enlighten Dental Jimani H. M. Blackwell 8015 Maple St, New Orleans, 70118 504-507-0128 No
Dentistry by Design Lakica Amos 3301 Canal St, New Orleans, 70119 504- 875-2762 n/a
7 O’clock Dental Tripp 2101 S.Caliborne Ave St, New Orleans, 70125 504-266-0664 No
Parker Dental Center Kendall P. Parker 5121 N. Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, 70117 504-949-4547 Yes
Metairie Modern Dentistry Kayla McDaniels 2937 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Ste C, Metairie, 70002 504-584-7668 Yes
Smile Solutions DMD Pierce 2221 Transcontinental Dr, Metairie, Louisiana 70001 504-613-5100 Yes
Downtown Dental Richard Rathke, DDS 307 Tchoupitoulas St #200, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 528-7800 Yes
Louisiana Dental Center Brandon Bean, DDS 7010 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70125 (504) 766-8948 Yes
Audubon Dental Group Kristopher Rappold, DDS, MAGD 6120 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 891-7471 Yes
District Dental Spa   418 Girod St, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 325-5777 Yes*
(*Depends on the provider)
CBD Dental Care Wallace G. Serpas, III, DDS, and Brian J Schmidt, DDS 316 Baronne St, New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 525-9990 Yes
Exceptional Dental of Uptown Mark Foster, DDS 5300 Tchoupitoulas St Suite F-4, New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 229-3342 Yes
Louisiana Dental Center   2121 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 218-8370 n/a
Leggio Dental Group Michael L. Leggio, DDS 4914 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 899-1556 Yes
Mid-City Smiles Family Dentistry Mark D. Anderson, DDS 3625 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119 (504) 485-6575 Yes
Uptown Dental Dr. Sammy Tom
Dr. Melissa Tom
Dr. Julia Daigle
8131 St Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70118 (504) 304-6800 Yes
Connell Family Dentistry Dr. Brian D. Connell 2633 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 273-4077 Yes
Camenzuli Dental Excellence Dr. Camenzuli 1319 Amelia St, New Orleans, LA 70115 (504) 584-4225 Yes
Multilingual Healthcare Providers

Counseling

Arabic

Basem Darwish - (504) 641-4768

ASL

Kelsey Jackson - (504) 285-5943

Dutch

Adela Baker - (504) 603-3280

French

List of Therapists in New Orleans Fluent in French

German

Jon Burkin - (504) 788-1505
Kathrin Herzhoff - (504) 233-6570

Indo-Aryan

Amira Iqbal - (504) 608-5213 (can speak Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi)

Italian

Robert Meneut - (504) 285-5943

Russian

Irena Schmidt - (504) 290-0236

Spanish

List of Therapists in New Orleans Fluent in Spanish

Vietnamese

Rebecca Pham - (504) 608-5213 (is bilingual in Vietnamese and English)

Yiddish

Robert Meneut - (504) 285-5943

Primary Care

French

Dominic Anwar, MD at Ochsner 

Spanish

Jorge Garces, MD at Ochsner
Kathy Jo Carstarphen, MD at Ochsner
Erika Dia-Narvaez, MD at Ochsner

Vietnamese

Kim Nguyen, MD at Ochsner
John Thien, MD at Ochsner

Veteran Healthcare

Veteran Counseling and Primary Care

New Orleans VA Medical Center
2400 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70119

  • Primary Care: advice nurse, emergency care, pharmacy, women’s care
  • Mental Health Care: behavioral health, sexual trauma, suicide prevention
  • Specialty Care: audiology and speech, COVID-19 vaccines, pain management, physical medicine, physical therapy, occupation therapy and kinesiotherapy, polytrauma and traumatic brain injury, prosthetics
  • Social programs and services: caregiver support, homeless veteran care, LGBTQ+ veteran care, marginalized veterans’ care, patient advocates, returning service member care
For Uninsured Students

Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alikes

The Health Resources and Services Administration maintains a database of Federally Qualified Health Centers and Look-Alikes. This list can be filtered by state and ZIP code. These facilities provide primary care services in underserved areas, provide care on a sliding fee scale based on ability to pay and operate under a governing board that includes patients.

Learn more about Federally Qualified Health Centers and FQHC Look-Alikes.

Access the Database

Louisiana Department of Insurance Health Care Resources for the Uninsured

The Louisiana Department of Insurance maintains brochures of health care resources for the uninsured, organized by region. These brochures list mental health resources, prescription drug resources, dental resources, primary care resources, resources for veterans, and more.

Download the Brochure for Region 1 (New Orleans)

 

For All Students

Search and connect to support. Connect to financial assistance, food pantries, medical care, and other free or reduced-cost help.

Welltrack Connect (The Shrink Space)

Welltrack Connect (formerly The Shrink Space) is a referral management service which gives students access to national and local provider databases for a seamless coordination of care. Welltrack Connect is useful for students who may need ongoing or longer-term care or who need to establish or transition care in the local New Orleans community or elsewhere within the U.S.

Register for Welltrack Connect with your Tulane email