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Meet Dr. Kevin Purcell: Fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon now at Ochsner LSU Health
Expanding access to expert orthopedic care across the region
SHREVEPORT, La. – Ochsner LSU Health is proud to welcomefellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon Kevin Purcell, MD, to Ochsner LSU Health – Viking Drive and Ochsner LSU Health – Ambulatory Care Center. Dr. Purcell specializes in hip and knee replacement, as well as orthopedic trauma, focusing on delivering high-quality, patient-centered care to individuals with complex fractures, arthritis and joint reconstruction needs.
Dr. Purcell earned his medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. He completed his residency in orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi.
Furthering his expertise, Dr. Purcell completed two fellowships: the first in adult reconstruction at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina and the second in orthopedic trauma at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Purcell joins Ochsner LSU Health after spending two years at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. He also serves as an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at LSU Health Shreveport as well as associate director of the orthopedic residency program.
To learn more about Dr. Purcell, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/purcell. To schedule an appointment, call 318-626-2663.
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The Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana (Ochsner LSU Health) is a partnership between Ochsner Health, the largest health system in the state of Louisiana, and LSU Health Shreveport, which includes the Schools of Medicine, Allied Health Professions and Graduate Studies and a robust research enterprise. Ochsner LSU Health provides healthcare to more than 165,000 patients across North Louisiana. With numerous convenient locations, Ochsner LSU Health includes multiple outpatient facilities, clinics, three acute care hospitals — including North Louisiana’s only Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center at its acute care hospital and a newly renovated hospital with women's and children's services in Shreveport, La. and an acute care hospital in Monroe, La designated as a Level III Trauma Center — as well as Louisiana Behavioral Health, providing inpatient and intensive outpatient mental health services in partnership with Oceans Healthcare. The system has more than 4,200 employees that work alongside the Ochsner LSU Health Physician Group of 950 physicians and residents in more than 65 specialties and subspecialties.
