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Richard Sipes, M.D.

Dr. Richard Sipes is the founder of the Cardinal Care Preventive Medicine Program in Shreveport, Louisiana. Patients who participate in the program undergo a comprehensive examination, laboratory evaluation including advanced lipid studies and metabolic nutritional testing, carotid intima media thickness, sleep testing, body composition analysis, and bioimpedance cardiography. Participants are also encouraged to perform the Navigenics Health Compass as an integral part of their assessment and health planning.

Dr. Sipes received his medical training at the University of Missouri in Columbia and completed his residency at Lousiana State University in Shreveport. He is Board-Certified in Internal Medicine.

The Cardinal Care Preventive Medicine Program can be reached in one of the following ways:

Website: http://www.cardinalcaremd.com/

E-mail: info@cardinalcaremd.com

Phone: (318) 935-6177

Fax: (888) 935-4748

Mail: 8835 Line Avenue, Suite 200

Shreveport, LA 71106

 

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Richard Sipes, M.D.