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Eric Bankert

Eric Bankert, DO

Sports Medicine

Accepting New Patients
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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Children 0-11
  • Teens 12-17
  • Young Adults 18-21

Languages

  • English

Gender

Male

About Eric Bankert

I specialize in Pediatric Sports Medicine. I became a healthcare provider because my family was affected by multiple different medical issues while I was growing up and seeing the amazing effort the healthcare teams provided to help my family inspired me to pursue a career in this field. My patients can count on me to provide extraordinary care because I believe in taking the time to listen, so that I may truly understand the problem in order to provide better care to help my patients. As a former athlete, I've been through many injuries and understand the stress that comes along with not being able to compete. This inspired me to pursue a career in Sports Medicine, so that I can dedicate my time to guiding athletes through their injuries and helping them return to the field as soon as safely possible. My little something extra: I love being outside and am passionate about many activities including golf, biking, skiing/snowboarding, and fishing. I also enjoy woodworking and have built most of the furniture in our house.

Insurances Accepted

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Locations

  1. Orthopedics - Children's Hospital Specialty Care - Baton Rouge
  2. Orthopedics - Children's Hospital Specialty Care Lafayette

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Greenville Hospital System, 2019
  • Residency: Greenville Hospital System, 2018
  • Medical Education: Lincoln Memorial University, 2015

Board Certifications

  • Sports Medicine: American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics: American Board of Pediatrics

Ratings & Reviews

4.7 out of 5

181 ratings, 27 reviews

The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.

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Explained Understandably
Showed Respect
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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/15/2026

    I would rate everything 10000/10 EVERYONE was friendly and sweet ! Actually mind blowing how fast everything went !! I would travel long distances every time to get this type of wonderful service!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/7/2026

    Excellent check in process extremely polite and kind staff at front, very punctual as well. Immediately called back, nurse super helpful, nice and understanding. Doctor Bankert was highly knowledgeable, understanding, and resourceful. Listened with compassion and respect. Great overall experience.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/12/2026

    The staff was very professional and very courteous to my daughter who is also disabled. They were very gentle with her needs and understood her boundaries and whatnot. Overall they were 10 out of 10. Very amazing.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Dr. Bankert was very knowledgeable and also very personable, which I really appreciate coming from a medical background and working in a medical office. I do appreciate the knowledge that he had when it came to my daughter having NF1 and also how reassuring he was to us, as well as explaining future options we might have. 10 out of 10, I would recommend seeing Dr. Bankert to somebody else. Definitely.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 1/30/2026

    He was very helpful and listened thank you

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 12/19/2025

    It was the excellent orthopedic children that I met before.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/31/2025

    Everything was done in a timely manner.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/15/2025

    The doctor was really great and helpful. He went over everything and explained everything in great detail so I could understand it. He was very personable. He was great with my daughter. Also, we had another issue that we had dealt with three years prior to that. And we had, I, the parent, had never followed back up with it. And he was able to answer all of my questions. get the ball back rolling with that situation. And we actually got all of that resolved as well. And then we'll go back for a regular checkup. But he was really amazing and great with my daughter. And that's it. Thank you very much.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 10/10/2025

    The Dr.showed concern.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/20/2025

    We absolutely love Dr. Bankert. He was very friendly, thorough, and answered all our questions.

    3 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/13/2025

    Everything was done professionally. We're not out of time. Thank you, Dr. Bankert. Thank you so much.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/11/2025

    The office was very friendly. The pace was very swift and the provider was friendly. The provider also listened and did not seemed as if he was rushing.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    Dr bankert and his nurse are so friendly and welcoming! They have a passion for what they do and always put the patient first! My child is so blessed to have an understanding and caring Dr like him. No concern is too little in their eyes!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/5/2025

    We love Dr. Bankert!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/30/2025

    I'm really glad that they have doctors that really care about our kids. I was so satisfied with all the doctors at Children's Hospital. I'm very grateful they have them and they need much more doctors like them to do other things other than for kids. I wish they had doctors for like the adults like that. But I'm very, very impressed. Thank you. Bye-bye.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 8/9/2025

    Staff and service was phenomenal!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/31/2025

    From the time we walked in the building and met the receptionist who sent us up the elevator and we exited the elevator to the next receptionist, called to the back, seated, asked questions, saw the doctor, and back out for a checkout, every single person we encountered that worked for this facility was beyond friendly and genuinely nice, like not over the top. It just seemed like everybody was in a good mood, like they had a team meeting that morning or something. They got good news. I don't know why it was that way, but this was the first appointment that we've ever had that my son left and said, that was fun. So y'all please keep up the good work. I definitely, weirdly can say I enjoyed the visit. So keep up the good work, Dr. Bankert and your team.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/19/2025

    Very caring and concerned and very professional. Thanks and have a blessed day.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/13/2025

    He was very nice and explained everything very well. That's all.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 7/6/2025

    We were explained about her medical situation and scheduled a new doctor to set her with the next step to make her better

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/14/2025

    Dr. Bankert is an excellent provider. We had an injury over the weekend and we were in his office on Monday. He took the time to explain the x-rays and care plan to us in a way that we could understand. I would strongly recommend him to all of our community, family and friends.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/6/2025

    Excellent place to take the kids for treatment, Dr Bankert understands and explains things in a way that makes everything easy to understand, great customer service from everyone from the moment we walk in.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 6/1/2025

    Dr. Eric was so professional and his listen to all of my concerns and made sure I understood everything. He is was even kind enough to answer questions about my own issues with my foot and gave me recommendations. He is so awesome and I appreciate the love that he has for his professional. I knew my baby was in good hands. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/9/2025

    Everything was very well

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/6/2025

    Office staff and provider made the experience comfortable and easy. So very thankful for thoroughness and answering all questions!!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 5/3/2025

    Without a doubt the BEST physician's office I've ever been to. From walking in to walking out,everyone seems so happy to help. Smiling faces make such a difference !

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 4/24/2025

    Excellent experience. Doctor was amazing and took the time to explain every option. Will be using again in the future. Highly recommend.