LydiaYvonneMelendez RamirezMD

Endocrinology • New Orleans, LA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Physician

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Office
Southeast Louisiana Veterans HCS 2400 Canal St
3H-111
New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone+1 504-507-2000

Education & Training

Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2004 - 2006
Mount Sinai Medical Center of FloridaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Louisiana State University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 1987 - 1988
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1987

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1989 - Present
LA State Medical License 1988 - 2025
FL State Medical License 1990 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Redefining treatment success in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Comprehensive targeting of core defects.
William T. Cefalu, Robert J. Richards, Lydia Y Melendez-Ramirez
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2009-12-01

Lectures

Changes in Patient Outcomes in Dedicated Internal Medicine Resident Diabetes Continuity Clinic
New Orleans, LA - 6/15/2014