Dr. Dr. Mathew C. Erickson
Family Practitioner
187 Ninth St Jena LA, 71342Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Mathew Erickson is a family practitioner practicing in Jena, LA. Dr. Erickson specializes in comprehensive health care for people of all ages. In addition to diagnosing and treating illnesses, family practitioners also put focus on preventative care with routine checkups, tests and personalized coaching on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Erickson possesses immense general knowledge on maintaining health and today, family practitioners provide more care for the underserved and rural populations than any other medical specialty.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1981
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hapten design in the development of competitive enyme-linked immunosorbent assays for genotoxic metabolites of alachlor.
- Increased ErbB-2 tyrosine kinase activity, MAPK phosphorylation, and cell proliferation in the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP following treatment by select pesticides.
- Diabetes and education in the elderly.
- Airborne drift residues collected near apple orchard environments due to application of insecticide mixtures.
Treatments
- Kidney Stones
- Chronic Pain
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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