About
Dr. Asha Heard is a maternal and fetal medicine OB-GYN in New Orleans, Louisiana, board certified in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology. She trained at Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Heard practices at University Medical Center, New Orleans East Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital, where she specializes in high-risk pregnancy and pregnancy complications.
She treats conditions including advanced maternal age, gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, obesity and anemia, and performs procedures such as biophysical profile testing, anatomy ultrasound and fetal Doppler ultrasound. Her clinical interests include ultrasound evaluation of fetal anomalies and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. She speaks English and has been a member of the LSU Department of OB/GYN since 2012.
Conditions Treated
- Advanced maternal age
- Gestational diabetes
- High risk pregnancy
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pregnancy complications
- Anemia
- High blood pressure
- Obesity
- Pregnancy
Specialized Treatments
- Anatomy ultrasound
- Fetal Doppler ultrasound (blood flow evaluation)
- Maternal care for fetal abnormality
- Biophysical profile (BPP) test
- Fetal ultrasound
- Routine pregnancy monitoring
Insurances Accepted
Most common in Louisiana
Others
Insurance coverage can vary by location and plan. Confirm directly with the provider's office when you schedule.