About Us

General Surgery Associates (GSA) is a medical practice of Natchitoches Regional Medical Center, and it further expands the hospital’s surgery program ensuring around-the-clock outstanding general surgery services in the heart of Natchitoches.

Board certified general surgeons, Dr. William A. Ball, Jr., and Dr. Steven Jackson, see patients with a wide range of surgical needs related to injuries, diseases, and other conditions, such as tumors, cancers, hernias and more. Their expertise includes traditional, as well as minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic surgery.

For consultations, preoperative visits, and post-operative followup visits, Dr. Ball and Dr. Jackson see patients at GSA’s office at 740 Keyser Avenue, Suite D.

In an emergency, patients should go to the hospital’s Emergency Department. Dr. Ball and Dr. Jackson are available for emergency surgery patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.