Our Focus

  • Anterior Approach/
    Total Hip Replacement
  • Hip & Knee Replacements
  • Sportsmedicine
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Hand Surgery
  • Shoulder, Foot & Ankle

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Location Info

3434 Prytania Street

Suite 310

New Orleans, LA 70115

(504) 897-7877

 

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Dr. Richard L. Meyer, Jr.

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 Dr. Richard Meyer is board certified and the only fellowship/specialty trained orthopaedic surgeon in both hip and knee reconstruction/replacement and Sports Medicine at Touro Infirmary. His 20 plus years of experience includes the Direct Anterior Approach total hip replacement, State-of-the-Art Computer Navigated Surgery, partial knee replacements, total hip and knee replacements and complex revisions. In fact, he is an instructor for the Direct Anterior Approach for total hip replacement as well as the first Louisiana physician to use the CI computer navigation system to perform knee replacement surgery. Dr. Meyer is one of the most experienced orthopaedic surgeons in the area, having performed thousands of successful total hip and knee replacement surgeries using computer technology.


With fellowship training in sports medicine as well, Dr. Meyer specializes in athletic injuries, including arthroscopic surgery. He has served as team physician for various college and high school athletic teams.

Dr Meyer is experienced in total hip arthroplasty using a Direct Anterior Approach. This technique avoids detachment of muscle and tendon from bone. Consequently, the hip is more stable and no restrictions are placed on the patient/hip after surgery. A more rapid recovery is expected compared to traditional techniques. In addition, Dr. Meyer performs Patient-specific total knee replacements using customized knee instruments.

 

Dr. Meyer practices in uptown New Orleans at Touro Infirmary and in Metairie at The Crescent City Surgical Centre.

 

EDUCATION
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Tulane University Orthopaedics Surgery Residency
  • Fellowship - Hip & Knee Reconstructive Surgery, Tulane University
  • Fellowship - Sports Medicine and Hand Surgery, University of Virginia

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