A system of treatment options
Whether you or a loved one are in need of surgical procedures or ongoing treatment, healthcare facilities in Greater New Orleans have the experience and knowledge to deliver world-class care.
Specialized facilities around the region have been developed to centralize the collective brainpower of leading healthcare professionals and the equipment necessary to support the needs of their patients.
Ochsner Neuroscience Institute
The Ochsner Neuroscience Institute is a nationwide destination center providing the most advanced diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with a wide variety of neurological conditions. With more than 200 multidisciplinary specialists, it is the largest and only center of its kind in the Gulf South to achieve a national ranking from U.S. News & World Report in neurology and neurosurgery.
In 2020, the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute treated more than 36,000 patients and conducted 14,700 virtual visits. Ochsner's brain and spine experts specialize in treating a wide range of adult and pediatric neurological conditions and provide an array of services including:
- General neurosurgery, adult and pediatric
- Complex spine: open and minimally invasive (MIS)
- Spinal deformity (scoliosis surgery)
- Vascular neurosurgery and stroke (e.g., brain aneurysms, AMVs, carotid disease)
- Skull-base tumors
- Peripheral nerve surgery (e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome, brachial plexus injury, nerve tumors)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (gamma knife)
- Functional neurosurgery and deep brain stimulation (DBS)
- Epilepsy, adult and pediatric
- Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)
- General neurology, adult and pediatric
- Movement disorders (e.g., tremor, Parkinson’s disease)
- ALS
- Neuromuscular disorders (e.g., neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, muscle disorders)
- Memory disorders (e.g., memory loss, dementia/ Alzheimer’s disease)
- Vascular neurology/stroke
- Interventional neuroradiology
- Multiple sclerosis
- Headache/migraine
- Epilepsy, adult and pediatric
- Concussion/traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Neuropsychology
- U.S. News & World Report 2021-2021 Best Hospitals listing ranks Ochsner as #31 in the entire United States for neurology and neurosurgery. Ochsner is the only hospital ranked in Louisiana
- Ochsner Neurosciences is recognized by Healthgrades Neurosciences Excellence Award (TM) nine years in a row (2012-2020) and named among the Top 5% in the nation for Neurosciences for eight years in a row (2013-2020)
- Recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the top 100 hospitals & health systems with great neurosurgery and spine programs (2017)
- Recipient of the Healthgrades 2018 Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award (TM) and named among the Top 5% in the nation for Cranial Neurosurgery in 2018
LCMC Health Neuroscience Institute
The LCMC Health Neuroscience Institute is located on the campus of West Jefferson Medical Center and offers multidisciplinary care in one location. To enhance the patient experience, the facility will house a variety of specialties dedicated to providing coordinated neurological, neurosurgical, and support service. The LCMC Health Neuroscience Institute is one of only a few institutions locally to fully integrate multiple specialties to provide patients a comprehensive approach to neuroscience. In one location, the collaborative effort offers Neurology, Neurosurgery, Neurointerventional Radiology, Neurorehabilitation, Neuro-Oncology, Neuro-Otology, Neurocritical Care, Stroke Care, Spine Care, and more.
- The LCMC Health Neuroscience Institute brings together a team of world-class physicians, neurosurgeons, researchers, and educators to fulfill our mission of healing and restoring the lives of every patient under our care.
- Deeply rooted in a culture of passion and purpose, our institute was specifically designed to elevate the diagnosis, management, and treatment of those impacted by neurological disorders across the Gulf South region.
- A focus on building the next generation of expert neurosurgeons and turning ground-breaking research into real-world cures is our way of ensuring a healthier future is within reach for our community, city, and state of Louisiana.
- In partnership with the renowned Culicchia Clinic, patients from near and far have access to the highest standard of neuroscience care in the Gulf Coast region.
- A state-of-the-art facility is designed to help the advancement of research and treatment of neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, epilepsy, and strokes
Tulane Neuroscience
Tulane provides comprehensive neurosurgery and neurology services by fellowship trained physicians. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact www.tulanedoctorsneuro.com or www.tulaneneuro.com. Tulane Doctors Neurosciences practice locations are in Covington, Metairie, Uptown, and downtown New Orleans.
- AHA Stroke Gold Plus Award for Excellent Stroke Care
- Tulane’s Clinical Neuroscience Research Center (CNRC), focusing on Traumatic Brain Injury, Alzheimer’s/Dementia, Stroke and Cerebral Aneurysm is developing novel therapies and translating these therapies from ‘bench to bedside’ to improve patient outcomes.
- The Tulane Healthy Brain Aging Initiative (THBI), with its four pillars of Prevention, Treatment, Support, Research, includes multicenter studies of superior cognitive performance over age 90, translational research studies of experimental therapies targeting the gut microbiome to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, and pragmatic clinical trials of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent cognitive decline and dementia.)