- Dr. Walter D Truax, MD
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Dr. Walter D Truax, MD
Neurology - Louisiana, Gretna
Overview
Dr. Walter D Truax, MD works in Gretna, Louisiana is a specialist in Neurology and graduated Hennepin Co Genl Hospital in 1972. Dr. Truax is affiliated with Touro Infirmary and practicing for 52 years
Specialties
- Neurology
Conditions
• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Allergic Rhinitis Due to Food
• Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
• Amniotomy
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cellulaze® Cellulite Reduction
• Cholecystitis
• Colic
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• Coronary Angiogram
• Cranial Trauma
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Dystonia 13, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Dystonia 6, Torsion
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Electron Microscopy
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Familial Polyposis
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Gingivostomatitis
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Heroin Dependence
• Implanon® Placement
• Infertility Surgery
• Influenza (Flu)
• Intestinal Atresia
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Jaw Implant Surgery
• Joint Fusion
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Macules, Hereditary, Congenital Hypopigmented and Hyperpigmented
• Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscle Weakness
• Myocardial Revascularization
• Neurological Injuries
• Non-Surgical Gum Treatment
• North Carolina Macular Dystrophy
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Post Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Radical Cystectomy and Prostate Removal
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Retinal Pigment
• Shoulder, Elbow, Hand, and Wrist Joint Replacement
• Skin Aging
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Thyroid Biopsy
• Visual Field Loss
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Acoustic Neuroma• Alzheimer's Disease
• Anterior Horn Disease
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Bell's Palsy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Concussion
• Convulsions
• Cranial Trauma
• Dementia
• Diabetic Polyneuropathy
• Diplopia
• Dystonia
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Epilepsy
• Essential Tremor
• Gait Abnormality
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Headache
• Hydrocephalus
• Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
• Insomnia
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Low Back Pain
• Meningiomas
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myelopathy
• Myoclonus
• Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Optic Neuritis
• Parkinson's Disease
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Sleep Apnea
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Stenosis
• Stroke
• Syncope
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tremor
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Vasculitis
• Vertigo
• Visual Field Defects
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Years Since Graduation
- 52
State License
- Louisiana
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Internship Hospital
Hennepin Co Genl Hospital
Year completed: 1972
Year completed: 1972
Residency Hospital
Mayo Clin
Year completed: 1977
Year completed: 1977
Medical School
University Of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Graduated: 1971
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Graduated: 1971
Awards
1 AA Neurological
2 AAEE
3 AEEGS
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Office Locations
Primary location
Culicchia Neurological Clinic
120 Meadowcrest Street Suite 130
Louisiana (LA)
Gretna
70056
Phone:(504) 340-6976
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 50 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Other Office Locations
Culicchia Neurological Clinic
1111 Medical Center Boulevard Suite S750
Louisiana (LA)
Gretna
70072
Phone:(504) 340-6976
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 120 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Culicchia Neurological Clinic, 120 Meadowcrest Street Suite 130, Gretna, Louisiana (LA), 70056
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
- Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union WC
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
- WellCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Touro Infirmary
1401 Foucher Street
Louisiana LA,
New Orleans,
70115
Touro Infirmary is a hospital located in New Orleans, LA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 5 of 10 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 10 procedures.
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