"Dr, Murtagh is very professional, thorough and insightful. The staff is awesome, caring. You don't feel like a number, but family!"
GERARD L. MURTAGH, M.D.
Gerard L. Murtagh, M.D.
Dr. Murtagh earned his BS Degree from Nicholls State University in 1978. He graduated Magna Cum Laude and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi honor society. He received his MD from LSU in New Orleans in 1983, and was class president for three years. He completed an internship at LSU Medical Center in Shreveport and an orthopaedic residency. He served as chief resident of Orthopaedic Surgery from July – October of 1987.
He was certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1990. He has served as Chairman of the Orthopaedic Leadership Committee and Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at OLOL Regional Medical Center as well as a clinical instructor for LSU Medical School. Society memberships include the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery and the Arthroscopy Association of North America. Subspecialty interests include arthroscopic and minimally invasive surgical reconstruction.
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"Dr. Murtagh did my husband’s knee replacement. Excellent doctor with wonderful bedside manners."
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"Dr. Murtagh is an awesome doctor and I would refer his work to anyone that has severe arthritis. Thank you, Dr. Murtagh for making me feel whole again."
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"When I fell and broke my wrist everyone in Dr. Murtagh's office was wonderful to me, from the front desk all the way to the doctor himself."
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