Male 77 years


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
  ...
• 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
  ...
• 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

Residency Hospital

Mayo Clin

Year completed: 1977

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

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
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 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 photo


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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