2019 Best Doctors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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THIS SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION honors some of the best doctors in Baton Rouge. The physicians featured in the following profiles are known for their medical expertise, their innovative treatments, their commitment to outstanding patient care, and their gift for providing hope and healing.

DR. RASHEED ‘RICK’ AHMAD

DR. JIMMY LALONDE JR.

DR. MICHAEL CASTINE

DR. HORACE L. MITCHELL

DR. LUKE A. CORSTEN

DR. DAVID M. POPE

DR. GREGORY L. FAUTHEREE

DR. CATHERINE RICHÉ

DR. CRAIG C. GREENE

DR. KEVIN B. RICHÉ

DR. ANN M. LAFRANCA

DR. KELLY J. SCRANTZ

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CRAIG C. GREENE, MD, MBA

BATON ROUGE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd., Suite 1000 225.924.2424 info@brortho.com brortho.com

DR. GREENE IS an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, sports medicine, knee and shoulder arthroscopy, and orthopedic trauma. Based at the Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic, he is part of a network of 34 board certified orthopedic surgeons who represent nine specialties and cover the Greater Baton Rouge area.

The group is partnered with Surgical Specialty Center.

“Our practice is focused on personalized excellence,” he says.

“Through teamwork and specialization, we want patients to know that we care and are capable of helping with their specific needs. Our aim and mission is to provide technically excellent work in a caring and compassionate way.”

Dr. Greene earned his undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. He completed rotations at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas, and at Harborview Trauma Center in Seattle, Washington. He also earned an MBA from Yale University in 2016.

Medicine is just one of his passions. Aside from his thriving practice, he has performed dozens of surgeries on medical mission trips from South America to Africa, and his Dr. Greene Foundation (greenecharity. com) provides disaster aid throughout the world. In 2017, he was elected to the Louisiana Public Service Commission, an office he will hold through 2024. His civic efforts led him to join the military, and he is now a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves. He and his wife Kristen work hard to set a positive example for their five children, focusing on faith and family.

Dr. Greene is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association for Physician Leadership, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Trauma Association, Louisiana Orthopaedic Association, International Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and Arthroscopy Association of North America. He was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha at Texas A&M University, and in 2000, was recognized as outstanding medical student in orthopaedic surgery and received the Moses Maimonides Award for Ethics in Medicine.

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JIMMY LALONDE JR., MD

BATON ROUGE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC 8080 BLUEBONNET BLVD., SUITE 1000 225.924.2424 BRORTHO.COM

DR. LALONDE is an orthopedic surgeon with the Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic, where he treats a wide variety of common foot problems, sports-related injuries, fractures and dislocations, posttraumatic infections, post-traumatic reconstruction, and neuromuscular disorders. From athletes and dancers to patients with arthritis, Dr. Lalonde has expertise treating patients of all ages and conditions.

He says he is blessed to wake up each morning and come to work at a job he loves.

“I treat every patient as if they were my own family members,” he says. “I establish a relationship with them by listening and learning how their physical problems are affecting their life. I also encourage them to take part in decisions affecting their treatment choices and recovery outlook.”

Dr. Lalonde performs many special procedures, including joint replacements, fusions and minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures.

In fact, he is qualified to perform more than 350 orthopedic surgical procedures.

He earned his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, completed his orthopedic surgery residency at LSU in New Orleans and finished his foot and ankle fellowship at Harvard University.

He is board certified in orthopedic surgery and is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery. He is also a clinical assistant professor of LSU Health Sciences Center, Department of Orthopedics in Baton Rouge, and was a clinical instructor at Harvard’s Combined Orthopedic Surgery Department.

He and his wife Dr. Elise Scallan are the parents of four active children—James, Isabella, Sophia and Amelia.

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KEVIN B. RICHÉ, MD • CATHERINE RICHÉ, MD

BATON ROUGE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd. | 225.924.2424 | kriche@brortho.com | criche@brortho.com | brortho.com

KEVIN RICHÉ

Born and raised in Baton Rouge, Dr. Kevin Riché specializes in the treatment of a variety of orthopedic conditions such as fractures and orthopedic trauma, and performs procedures such as knee and hip replacement, sacroiliac joint fusions, pelvic surgeries and hip arthroplasty.

He takes pride in serving the community where he grew up and attended St. George Elementary School and Catholic High School. Though he completed his fellowship training out of state, it was always his goal to return to Baton Rouge to practice medicine. “It was important to me to give back to the place and the people that were such an important part of my upbringing,” he says.

Dr. Riché completed his residency at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and his fellowship training in orthopedic trauma at Harvard School of Medicine, where he met his wife Catherine, who is also an orthopedic specialist. He completed an internship in orthopedic surgery at Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York. He has also received extensive training in direct anterior total hip arthroplasty.

He is a member of several professional organizations, including Orthopaedic Trauma Association, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Louisiana State Medical Society, and Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgeons and is a AO faculty member.

Dr. Riché has a special interest in athletics. In his spare time, he enjoys volunteering with the Catholic High School wrestling team. A CHS alumni, he competed on the school’s wrestling team and later wrestled varsity at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado. He was an assistant wrestling coach at CHS in 1994-1995. Dr. Riché is also licensed as an instrument-rated pilot.

CATHERINE RICHÉ

Dr. Catherine Riché specializes in orthopedics, specifically the treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle. This includes arthritis, fractures, deformity, tendon and ligament disorders, and sports injuries.

She performs minimally invasive surgeries as well.

Based at Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic, she is the only woman in the group and one of just a few female orthopedists in Louisiana.

“I always wanted to be a doctor and took premed and chemistry courses in college,” Dr. Riché said. “I also worked as a teaching assistant in organic chemistry during college. I discovered I liked orthopedic surgery while working at an organ donor bank and during my first summer of med school when I did research at an orthopedic specialty hospital.”

Raised outside of Boston, Dr. Riché earned her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa in chemistry and philosophy. She also ran track all four years. She received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College and completed her residency at Harvard University. In fact, it was at Harvard where she met her husband Kevin (doing his fellowship there) and decided to follow him to his hometown of Baton Rouge.

Dr. Riché is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society. She is currently chief of orthopedics at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center, and the former medical executive board chairman at Surgical Specialty Center.

In her spare time, Dr. Riché enjoys running, biking and skiing. “Last year I broke my heel and had the pleasure of wearing a boot and using crutches for eight weeks!” she said. “I can definitely empathize with my non weight-bearing patients now.”

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RASHEED ‘RICK’ AHMAD, MD BATON ROUGE ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC 8080 BLUEBONNET BLVD., SUITE 1000 | 225.924.2424 TMRINFO@BRORTHO.COM | INFO@BRORTHO.COM | BRORTHO.COM ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST Dr. Ahmad’s practice is located at Baton Rouge Orthopaedic Clinic, where his areas of expertise include hand, wrist and elbow surgery, and microsurgery of the nerves and vessels. He is excited to offer a new procedure called “targeted muscle reinnervation” which offers hope to patients with upper and lower extremity amputations. “This procedure amplifies the function of upper extremity prostheses,” he says, “and can decrease phantom limb and neuroma pain.”

Dr. Ahmad received his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee, and his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed a hand surgery fellowship at The Indiana Hand Center. He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. In addition, he is medical director of the Iberville Parish Fire Department and the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office.

He has also served in the U.S. Navy as an Orthopaedic Surgeon and resigned from active duty as a Lieutenant Commander.

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ANN M. LAFRANCA, MD SCHWARTZENBURG, LAFRANCA, GUIDRY, CHAPMAN AND MAGEE 500 RUE DE LA VIE, SUITE 210 | 225.928.5951 | OBGYNBATONROUGE.COM DR. LAFRANCA, who received her training at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, works hard to ensure a personal relationship with all of her patients. “I am humbled to see God’s hand in each new life that I’m privileged to bring into this world,” she says. “And I see the faith, beauty, and courage in my patients as they conquer life’s struggles, infertility, surgeries and cancer.”

Her expertise covers routine and high-risk pregnancies, infertility work-ups, robotic and minimally invasive surgeries, adolescent gynecology, and menopause.

With a urology colleague, she treats pelvic floor disorders resulting from pregnancy, childbirth and age.

Dr. Lafranca is very involved in community service. She has volunteered at Catholic High and St. Joseph’s Academy, teaches and serves at St. Thomas More, and for 17 years, has been involved in a local rape crisis intervention program. Away from work, Dr. Lafranca enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

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MICHAEL CASTINE, MD

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY CLINIC 8595 Picardy Ave., Suite 400 225.767.0822 hocbr.com

DR. CASTINE IS a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and blood disorders, including lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma, breast cancer and many other diseases. He started his practice in Baton Rouge in 1999 after earning his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine and completing his fellowship at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

It was there at UAB’s Comprehensive Cancer Center that he chose to focus on hematology and oncology. Dr. Castine was the first clinical research fellow at UAB participating in the development of early phase trials for patients who had run out of options.

He now practices at the Hematology/Oncology Clinic, which he describes as the only multi-doctor community-based oncology practice in the Baton Rouge area.

“Because we are independent, we can provide more efficient and affordable care than oncologists who are associated with hospitals offering the same treatments,” he says. “Our clinic provides internal lab, pathology and pharmacy services, and our team includes five physicians and several experienced oncology nurse practitioners. We maintain relationships with doctors throughout the community and consult across boundaries to assemble the best healthcare team for individual patients.”

The Hematology/Oncology Clinic also has a satellite location serving the Zachary community, which now sees patients four days per week.

Dr. Castine does fundraising for various local charities and has served on the boards of several community programs. He is a member of many professional organizations, including the American Oncology Network, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and Louisiana Oncology Society, of which he is a past president and executive board member.

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Neurosurgeons Luke A. Corsten, MD, Horace L. Mitchell, MD, Gregory L. Fautheree, MD, and Kelly J. Scrantz, MD

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LUKE A. CORSTEN, MD • HORACE L. MITCHELL, MD GREGORY L. FAUTHEREE, MD • KELLY J. SCRANTZ, MD THE NEUROMEDICAL CENTER 10101 Park Rowe Ave. | 225.769.2200 | theneuromedicalcenter.com

LUKE CORSTEN

HORACE MITCHELL

Dr. Corsten uses a careful and conservative approach in treating his neurosurgical patients and focuses on their overall well-being. When surgery is necessary, he wants his patients to feel like a valuable part of the decision-making process from beginning to end.

He received his medical degree from Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed his residency at University of Illinois in Chicago. His areas of expertise include the treatment of brain tumors, pituitary tumors, aneurysms and minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery. He has been named one of Louisiana’s Best Neurosurgeons and one of Baton Rouge’s Top Neurosurgeons, and he is listed among the world’s Top Doctors by the International Association of Healthcare Professionals.

Dr. Mitchell says his patients are his most important motivator and his mission as a neurosurgeon is to use his skills to help individuals overcome their pain and distress. His areas of expertise include minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery, cranial surgery, carpal tunnel and ulnar nerve surgery, and the treatment of scoliosis.

He earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his residency at St. Louis University Health Sciences Center. He is a former assistant professor of neurosurgery at St. Louis University, and is chairman of The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at The NeuroMedical Center in Baton Rouge.

GREGORY FAUTHEREE

KELLY SCRANTZ

A graduate of LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Dr. Fautheree completed his residency at the University of Florida, Department of Neurosurgery, and completed his fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery. He specializes in open and endovascular treatment of brain aneurysms, thoracic surgery and the treatment of spinal tumors, carpal tunnel syndrome, trigeminal neuralgia and cranial tumors.

Dr. Fautheree uses a thoughtful and conservative approach to deliver outstanding neurological care to his patients, and always explores non-surgical options first. When surgery is required, he uses the most minimally invasive techniques available. He is president of The NeuroMedical Center Clinic and chief of staff for The Spine Hospital of Louisiana.

Among Dr. Scrantz’ many areas of expertise are brain tumor surgery and minimally invasive and complex spinal surgery. His commitment to patient care includes a profound respect for every patient he sees, and he offers them the most innovative, effective and safe interventions available.

Apart from his practice at The NeuroMedical Center, Dr. Scrantz is a member of the Neuro MDC Team at Mary Bird Perkins-OLOL Cancer Center and an associate professor for LSU Department of Otolaryngology for skull base surgery. He received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his residency at SemmesMurphey Clinic at the University of Tennessee’s Department of Neurosurgery in Memphis.

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DAVID M. POPE, MD

BONE AND JOINT CLINIC OF BATON ROUGE 7301 HENNESSY BLVD., SUITE 200 225.766.0050 BJCBR.COM

BASED AT THE Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge, Dr. Pope is entering his 22nd year in orthopedic practice and is one of 17 physicians carrying on a 70-year tradition of providing advanced orthopedic care to the Baton Rouge community. He is a specialist in sports medicine and conditions affecting the knee, including knee replacement and knee arthroscopy. He also treats general conditions such as those affecting the back, neck, and upper and lower extremities.

He is double board certified in general orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine, and focuses on emerging technologies, including patient-specific joints and computer-assisted robotic procedures.

Dr. Pope graduated Summa Cum Laude from LSU in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in microbiology. He received his medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his orthopedic residency at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association.

For seven years, he served on the Medical Executive Committee at Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center and was Chief of Staff in 2014. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the Orthopedic Surgery Center and team physician for Catholic High School football.

Throughout his career, he has received many distinguished awards, including the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Award and Top Doctor recognition by Louisiana Life Magazine in 2015 and 2016.

During medical school, he received the McGraw-Hill Book Award for the Highest Ranking Freshman Medical Student and the Urban Maes Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Four-Year Medical Academic Achievement.

Outside of work, Dr. Pope enjoys spending time with family and friends, and traveling with his wife of 31 years, Tina. He is most proud of the accomplishments of his two daughters, Jordan and Haleigh. In addition, he enjoys hunting, reading, sleeping in whenever possible, and attending LSU sporting events.

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