Dr. Ralph P. Katz, MD, Marrero, LA, 70072

Dr. Ralph P. Katz has been practicing for 14 years and specializing in minimally invasive spine surgery for over 10 years. He is experienced in all aspects of spinal surgery including: lumbar microdiscectomy, anterior and posterior lumbar spinal fusions, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, minimally assisted spinal fusions, kyphoplasty for osteoporotic compression fractures, as well as, conservative treatments such as epidural spinal injections, facet blocks and selective nerve blocks. his experience and genuine care in performing these procedures helps restore strength and independence, allowing patients to return to their normal activities quick;y and with an improved quality of life, making him and outstanding surgeon and a leader in his field.

Type of Spine Care Professional

Orthopedic Surgeon

Areas Served

Greater New Orleans Area

Languages

English

Areas of Expertise

Conditions

Acute Pain
Arm pain
Arthritis
Auto-related injuries
Back pain
Baker's Cyst
Bursitis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Cervical spine disorders
Chronic pain
Coccydynia
Complex regional pain syndrome
Complex Spinal Disorders
Degenerative disc disease
Degenerative spinal conditions
Facet syndrome
Failed back surgery syndrome
Fracture
Herniated disc / bulging disc
Hip pain
Joint pain
Knee pain
Leg pain
Lower back pain
Lumbar spine disorders
Meniscal tears
Muscle pain / muscle strain
Myelopathy
Neck disorders
Neck pain
Nerve pain / neuralgia
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Osteoporotic compression fracture
Pinched nerve
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Sciatica / radiculopathy
Scoliosis and deformity
Shoulder pain
Spinal stenosis
Spine Conditions
Spondylolisthesis
Tendonitis
Tenosynovitis
Thoracic spine disorders
Trauma
Upper back pain
Whiplash
Workers' Compensation Injuries

Treatments

ALIF (anterior lumbar interbody fusion)
Anterior / posterior lumbar fusion
Anterior cervical discectomy / decompression
Anterior cervical fusion
Artificial disc replacement - cervical
Artificial disc replacement - lumbar
Axial Lumbar Interbody Fusion (AxiaLIF)
Back surgery
Cervical spine fusion instrumentation
Cervical spine surgery
Diagnostic testing
Disc arthroplasty
Discectomy
Discography
Dynamic lumbar stabilization
Electrotherapy, e.g. TENS
EMG
EMG/Nerve conduction studies
Endoscopic microdiscectomy
Epidural steroid injection - lumbar
Facet joint injections / blocks
Facet rhizotomy
Facet rhizotomy injection
Functional capacity evaluations
Heat / ice therapy
Hip joint injections
Joint Injections
Knee injections
Kyphoplasty
Laminectomy / decompression surgery
Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Lower back surgery
Lumbar spine fusion instrumentation
Massage therapy
Medial branch nerve blocks
Microdiscectomy / microdecompression
Minimally invasive surgery
Neck surgery
Nerve blocks
Nerve testing
Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (cervical)
Non-surgical spinal decompression therapy (lumbar)
Non-surgical treatment and diagnosis
Orthotics
Osteoporosis testing / treatments
Percutaneous Spinal Fusion
Physical therapy
PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
Posterolateral lumbar fusion
Radiofrequency Neuroablation
Radiofrequency procedures
Reconstructive / revision spine surgery
Sacrococcygeal injections
Sacroiliac joint injections / blocks
Shoulder injections
Soft tissue injections
Spinal cord stimulation
Spinal Decompression
Spinal fusion
Spinal Injections
Spine Surgery
Therapeutic ultrasound
TLIF (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion)
Traction
Transforaminal injections
Trigger point injections

Professional Affiliations

North American Spine Society
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Louisiana State Medical Society
Louisiana Orthopaedic Association
Greater New Orleans Orthopaedic Society
Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, July 1998, Re-certified in 2005

Professional Distinctions

Willis-Larson Clinical Fellowship - Orthopaedic Traumatology / Spine