Louis Chang
Experienced in Stroke

Dr. Louis Chang

Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 412, Suite 412, 
Bethesda, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Stroke
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 412, Suite 412, 
Bethesda, MD 
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Overview

Louis Chang is a neurosurgical spine specialist with expertise in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for spinal disorders. He treats patients with spinal stenosis, herniated discs, spinal tumors and spinal trauma. Dr. Chang performs a wide range of spinal surgeries, including laminectomies, microdiscectomies, artificial disc replacement and spinal fusions. He also uses minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as tubular microsurgery, lateral lumbar interbody fusion, MIS laminectomy and MIS transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Dr. Chang earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Dartmouth College and his medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine. He completed a neurosurgery residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center and a fellowship in minimally invasive spinal surgery and navigation at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Chang is licensed to practice medicine in multiple states, which allows him to offer telemedicine appointments to patients in Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia and New York.

Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 4 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Residency
University of Maryland Medical Center, Neurosurgery, 2011
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in NY
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2019
Hospital Affiliations
Suburban Hospital
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Bethesda
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 412, Suite 412, Bethesda, MD 20817
Call: 301-896-6069
Other Locations
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Call: 410-550-0465

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


4 Total Publications

Sacroiliitis: current imaging modalities and future directions: a narrative review.
Sacroiliitis: current imaging modalities and future directions: a narrative review.
Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society
Published: April 09, 2024
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