Category Archives: Doctors

Specialties

• Orthopedic Surgery
• Sports Medicine

Board Certifications

• Orthopedic Surgery

Awards & Recognitions

Awards

• Healthgrades Honor Roll

Education & Training

Medical School

LSU School of Medicine

Graduated in 2000

Internship Hospital

Lsu

Complete in 2001

Residency Hospital

Lsu

Complete in 2005

Procedures Dr. Habetz Performs

• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
• All Shoulder or Elbow Replacement Procedures
• Arthroplasty
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Elbow Arthroscopy
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Excision of Tibula or Fibula
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Hip Replacement
• Hip Replacement Revision
• Hip Resurfacing
• Joint Drainage
• Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Neuroplasty
• Non-Spinal Nerve Blocks
• Partial Shoulder Replacement
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
• Reverse Total Shoulder and Total Shoulder Replacement
• Revision of Shoulder or Elbow Replacement
• Rotator Cuff Surgery
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Shoulder Fracture Treatment
• Steroid Injection
• Trigger Finger Release
• Trigger Point Injection
• Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate

Conditions Dr. Habetz Treats

• Achilles Tendinitis
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
• Back Pain
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Clavicle Fracture
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• De Quervain’s Disease
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Elbow Bursitis
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
• Femur Fracture
• Foot Fracture
• Foot Sprain
• Gait Abnormality
• Glenoid Labrum Tear
• Gout
• Hammer Toe
• Hand Fracture
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Sprain
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Knee Dislocation (incl. Meniscal Tear)
• Knee Fracture
• Knee Sprain
• Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Low Back Pain
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hands
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pelvic Fracture
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rib Fracture
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Scapular Fracture
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Shoulder Tendinitis and Tenosynovitis
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Systemic Chondromalacia
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Tibia or Fibula Stress Fracture
• Trigger Finger

Specialties

Anatomical

Arm, Elbow, Hand and Wrist, Shoulder

Treatment

Arthritis, Arthroscopic Surgery, Deformity, Joint Replacement, Osteoporosis, Sports Medicine, Trauma/Fractures

Age groups

Adult, Pediatrics, Teen

Type of practice

Orthopaedic Group

Scope of practice

Specialist within orthopaedic surgery

Board certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2004
Surgery of the Hand, Certificate of Added Qualification, 2006

Education

Undergraduate

Tulane University School of Engineering, New Orleans, LA B.S., Biomedical Engineering 1992

Medical

Louisiana State University Medical School, New Orleans, LA M.D., Medicine 1996

Internship

Louisiana Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA 1997

Residency

Louisiana Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New Orleans, LA Orthopaedic Surgery 2001

Fellowship

University of Washington, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seattle, WA Hand and Microvascular Surgery 2002

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital

Ochsner Medical Center – Westbank (formerly Meadowcrest Hospital) | Gretna, LA
West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero, LA

Surgical Center

Doctors’ Same Day Surgery Center | Marrero, LA

Society memberships

Specialty Society Memberships

• American Society for Surgery of the Hand

Additional Society Memberships

• Louisiana Orthopaedic Association
• Greater New Orleans Orthopaedic Society
• Louisiana State Medical Society
• Jefferson Parish Medical Society

Achievements

Jack L. Winters Award for Resident Research, LSU Department of Orthopaedics, 2001

My approach to treating patients

I created this site to familiarize you with my Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery practice, my dedicated staff, and the service we provide. I am a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon with subspecialty interest in disorders of the hand, wrist and elbow. I have also obtained a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Surgery of the Hand following advanced Fellowship training in Hand and Microsurgery.

I was born and raised here in New Orleans and completed almost all of my education here in town at Newman, Tulane Biomedical Engineering, LSU Medical School, and Orthopaedic Surgery at Charity Hospital. Following one final year of Hand Surgery training in Seattle, I joined the Bone and Joint Clinic in 2002.

I look forward to working with my patients on an individual and personal level. I believe it is imperative to ensure that patients are both educated about their condition as well as involved in their treatment decisions. This can only be achieved with thorough communication. I will personally perform your evaluation and discuss all of the findings and options with you. Only after all of the benefits and implications of the different treatments have been explained can proper decisions be made.

Often X-rays are needed to further assist in diagnoses which will be provided in the office. Many times patients can be treated with exercises, injections, braces, casts or physical therapy, all of which are offered on site in our clinic. Should surgery be found necessary, an Ambulatory Surgery Center is also available in our Marrero office. Additional imaging such as MRI, CT scan and ultrasound is also provided very nearby.

I hope that you find this site useful. Please see the links provided for more information about my education, experience and clinical practice. Additionally, excellent patient education information is provided on many musculoskeletal health topics. Thank you for visiting.

Kearny Robert

Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery

Board Certifications

Orthopedic Surgery

Education & Training

Medical School

Lsu

Graduated in 1978

Internship Hospital

Lsu

Complete in 1979

Residency Hospital

Lsu

Complete in 1983

Awards & Recognitions

Awards

Healthgrades Honor Roll

Procedures Dr. Shackleton Performs

• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
• All Shoulder or Elbow Replacement Procedures
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Hip Replacement
• Hip Replacement Revision
• Hip Resurfacing
• Joint Drainage
• Joint Replacement Surgery
• Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
• Knee Replacement Revision
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Non-Spinal Nerve Blocks
• Partial Shoulder Replacement
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
• Rotator Cuff Surgery
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Shoulder Fracture Treatment
• Steroid Injection
• Trigger Finger Release
• Trigger Point Injection
• Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate

Conditions Dr. Shackleton Treats

• Achilles Tendinitis
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
• Back Pain
• Baker’s Cyst
• Bunion
• Bursitis
• Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Clavicle Fracture
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• De Quervain’s Disease
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dupuytren’s Contracture
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Femur Fracture
• Foot Fracture
• Foot Sprain
• Fracture
• Gait Abnormality
• Ganglion Cyst
• Gout
• Hammer Toe
• Hand Fracture
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Sprain
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Knee Dislocation (incl. Meniscal Tear)
• Knee Fracture
• Knee Sprain
• Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Low Back Pain
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Ankle and Foot
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hands
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pelvic Fracture
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rib Fracture
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sports Injuries
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Systemic Sclerosis
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Trigger Finger

Board certification

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

,
1994 Recertified, 2004

Education

Undergraduate

Newman High School, New Orleans, La. 1975

Graduate

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. B.A.,
Environmental Science, Graduated with Distinction 1979

Medical

Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La.
M.D. 1983

Internship

Ochsner Medical Foundation, New Orleans, La.
1987

Residency

Ochsner Medical foundation, New Orleans, La.
Orthopedic Surgery 1987-1992

Military

Naval Regional Medical Center , San Diego, Ca.
Internship, Surgery 1983

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital

• Ochsner Medical Center West | Gretna, La
• West Jefferson Hospital | Marrero, La.

Surgical Center

• Doctors Sameday Surgical Center | Marrero, La.

Society memberships

State Society Memberships

State Medical Society

• Louisiana State Medical Society

State Orthopaedic Societies

• Louisiana Orthopaedic Association

Regional Memberships

• Southern Orthopaedic Association

Additional Society Memberships

• Orthopedic Specialty Association

• Greater New Orleans Orthopedic Society

• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

Achievements

Doctors Same Day Surgery Center- Charter Member Chief of Surgery Meadowcrest Hospital 1996-2000 Chief of Surgery Jo Ellan Smith Hospital 1996-1998 Medical Director Jo Ellan Smith Convalescent Center 1996-2002 Director of rehab. JES Convalescent Center 1994-1996

Community activities

My practice is in the same community where my family and I live. So, it is very important that I remain active in the community. I’ve known some of my patients for years before they visited my office.

I have coached both little league baseball and soccer programs , and my practice provided volunteer medical services. These activities introduced us to many local families and young athletes in the community – this in turn allowed me to gain a better understanding of our community’s medical needs. We expanded the scope of our practice to include specialized care for the elderly as well as for our athletes. We also like to give back to a community that has given so much to us. Therefore, we support and take an active role in the following local programs: PAC Sports, Highschool physical examinations,Educational charities, and much more.

I mentor Tulane Medical Students so that they may develope a love for Orthopedics as well!

My duties also include supporting the Gretna Police Force and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department during disasters and crises since Hurricane Katrina. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti I travelled to Port au Prince for a week to assist in the recovery effort by working in the hospital tent at the airport there.

Community is important to us here at the Bone and Joint Clinic so we all pitch in when we can.

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Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery

Education & Training

Medical School

Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduated in 1990

Internship Hospital

Lsu Charity Hospital

Complete in 1991

Residency Hospital

Lsu Charity Hospital

Complete in 1995

Procedures Dr. Gallagher Performs

• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Surgery
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hand and Wrist Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hand Surgery
• Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Hip Replacement
• Hip Replacement Revision
• Hip Resurfacing
• Joint Drainage
• Joint Replacement Surgery
• Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Knee Replacement
• Knee Replacement Revision
• Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Neuroplasty
• Non-Spinal Nerve Blocks
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
• Rotator Cuff Surgery
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Sports Medicine Arthoscopy
• Steroid Injection
• Trigger Finger Release
• Trigger Point Injection
• Viscosupplementation With Hyaluronate

Conditions Dr. Gallagher Treats

• Achilles Tendinitis
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) or Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tear
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Back Pain
• Baker’s Cyst
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Bunion
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Clavicle Fracture
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• De Quervain’s Disease
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Elbow Sprain
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
• Femur Fracture
• Foot Fracture
• Foot Sprain
• Gait Abnormality
• Ganglion Cyst
• Gout
• Hammer Toe
• Hand Fracture
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Sprain
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Knee Dislocation (incl. Meniscal Tear)
• Knee Fracture
• Knee Sprain
• Lateral and Medial Epicondylitis (Tennis and Golf Elbow)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Tear
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Shoulder
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rib Fracture
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Shoulder Dislocation
• Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
• Sjögren’s Syndrome
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sports Injuries
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Tibula and Fibula Fractures
• Trigger Finger
• Wrist Fracture