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 Awake Craniotomy. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Subdural Hematoma, Cervical Myelopathy, Microdiscectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.
Insurance
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Locations
10215 Fernwood Road, Suite 412, Suite 412, Bethesda, MD 20817
301 Mason Lord Drive, Suite 1201, Baltimore, MD 21224
Meritus Medical Center Inc
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
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Areas of Expertise
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- Experienced
- ApoplexyDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Bone GraftDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Bone Graft.
- Cervical Disc SurgeryDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Disc Surgery.
- Cervical MyelopathyDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Myelopathy.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Chang isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.