Providers

Maria I. Cartagena, M.D. is a licensed physician in Louisiana who is fluent in English and Spanish. She graduated from Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2002 and completed her residency in Family Medicine at East Jefferson General Hospital in 2009. Dr. Cartagena has worked in private practice with patients of all ages since 2009. She has also worked in Wound Care and Urgent Care. In 2010 she joined Plaquemines Medical Center and started as Assistant Medical Director of this facility in 2013 until 2020. Dr. Cartagena has also served as supervisor of mid-level providers at Plaquemines Primary Care since 2014. She is also the Laboratory Director, Clinical Consultant, and Technical Consultant at Plaquemines Medical Center Laboratory. In 2021 she joined Plaquemines Primary Care as a full-time Primary Care Provider and Medical Director for Plaquemines Primary Care.