Appointments:
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(504) 896-9569
(504) 896-9572 (Dr. Faust) |
| Office Hours: |
8:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Monday - Friday |
| Locations: |
Children's Hospital, Main Campus
Children's Hospital Metairie Center
Children's Hospital Outpatient Center of Baton Rouge
Children's Hosptial Burdin-Riehl Clinic in Lafayette
Satellite clinics: Covington, Monroe, Houma, and Alexandria |
| Physicians: |
Stephen D. Heinrich, MS MD
William K. Accousti, MD
Donald Faust, MD
Joseph “Tony” A. Gonzales, MD
Andrew King, MD
Vinitha Shenava, MD
Manuel E. Chavez, PA
Theresa K. Lago, PA
Hong Vu, PA |
The Orthopaedics Department provides evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for the entire spectrum of orthopaedic conditions and disorders in infants, children and adolescents. Orthopaedics offers services to patients with congenital and acquired malformations of the musculoskeletal system (clubfoot, congenital dislocation of the hip, Legg-Perthes, cerebral palsy), fractures and their late sequelae, scoliosis and other spinal abnormalities, and hand injuries. State-of-the-art sports medicine services are also available.
A specialized 13-bed, critical care spinal unit is available to all patients who undergo a spine related surgical procedure.
Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:
- Clubfoot and other foot disorders
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Fractures
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Reconstruction of skeletal malformations resulting from trauma
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Reconstruction of developmental skeletal malformations
- Neuromuscular disorders - cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy
- Developmental dislocation of the hip
- Aquired and congenital hand disorders
- Musculoskeletal tumors
- Spinal disorders - Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spondylothesis
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Limb lengthening
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Pediatric/adolescent sports medicine
Stephen Heinrich, MS MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Specialty Training:
Medical College of Virginia
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Special Interests:
Pediatric orthopaedic oncology, pediatric and adolescent fractures, pediatric orthopaedic surgery
William K. Accousti, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Specialty Training:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Special Interests:
Scoliosis and spinal deformity, minimally invasive scoliosis surgery, clubfoot deformity, pediatric trauma
Donald Faust, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Specialty Training:
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Special Interests:
Congenital anomalies, Cerebral Palsy
In Area Since: 1978
In Practice Since: 1977
Joseph A. Gonzales, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa, AL
Specialty Training:
Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Scottish Rite Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Special Interests:
Adolescent and childhood sports injuries, scoliosis, neuromuscular scoliosis
Andrew King, MD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Professor and Robert D'Ambrosia Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Otago Medical School, Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Specialty Training:
Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital, Exeter, England
LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Special Interests:
Spinal deformities, scoliosis
In Area Since: 1980
In Practice Since: 1980
Vinitha Shenava, MD
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans
Professional School:
University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS
Specialty Training:
Flinders University Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Special Interests:
Cerebral palsy, lower extremity deformities, ponseti clubfoot correction, pediatric trauma
Manuel E. Chavez, PA
Board certified physician assistant, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Special Interests:
Pediatric orthopaedics
In Area Since: 1995
In Practice Since: 1995
Theresa K. Lago, PA
Board certified physician assistant, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
Special Interests:
Pediatric orthopaedics
In Area Since: 2009
In Practice Since: 2003
Hong Vu, PA
Board certified physician assistant, Children's Hospital
Professional School:
Hahnemann Physician Assistant Program, Drexel University, Philadelphia
Special Interests:
Pediatric orthopaedics
In Area Since: 2009
In Practice Since: 2006