Nurse Practitioner Megan Baldassaro Joins North Oaks Pain Management Clinic in Hammond

Nurse Practitioner Megan Baldassaro, APRN, FNP-C,has joined North Oaks Pain Management Clinic in Hammond. She will begin treating new and existing patients ages 18 and up beginning in March. To schedule an appointment, call (985) 230-APPT [2778].

Baldassaro will work closely with interventional pain management physician Jared Rochelle, who specializes in helping patients find lasting relief from chronic pain through non-opioid treatments. These conditions include chronic back and neck pain, neuropathy pain caused by nerve damage, and pain from injury, cancer, or other illnesses.

Megan’s approach to patient care is centered on listening first. She works to understand each patient's needs, explains safe and effective treatment options in a simple way, and creates care plans to improve both daily activities and overall quality of life.

“I enjoy helping patients regain pieces of their lives that pain has taken away from them while building meaningful relationships and seeing their improvements along the way,” she shares.

Baldassaro earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette and her master’s degree in nursing with a family nurse practitioner concentration from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. She is certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). She is also professionally affiliated with the Louisiana Association of Nurse Practitioners (LANP).

Nurse practitioners are nationally certified, state-licensed medical professionals who can practice independently while working in close collaboration with their supervising physician.

North Oaks Pain Management Clinic is located at 15795 Paul Vega, MD, Drive, Building 3, Suite 200 in Hammond. Clinic hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm on weekdays.

Learn more about Baldassaro here.