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Benjamin B. Close, MD
Recently named as one of Louisiana's Top Doctors in Louisiana Life Magazine, Benjamin B. Close is a board certified allergist specializing in asthma, cough, hay fever, sinusitis, and allergies.
Undergraduate
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA - Bachelor of Science – 1983
Graduate
Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA - Doctor of Medicine -1987
Internship and Residency
Internal Medicine – University of Tennessee/Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis, TN -1987-1990
Fellowship
Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology – Tulane Medical Center - New Orleans, LA 1990-1992
Board Certification
American Board of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Clinical Faculty
LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport, LA
Member
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology - Fellow American College of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology - Fellow Louisiana Society of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology American College of Physicians - Fellow
Honors
Family
Married to former Mimi Nichols Close with three children (Tori, Kyle, and Jackson.)
Hobbies
LSU sports, mountain bike riding, and golf.