Dr. Luis Duarte, MD is a Neurological Surgeon - General practicing in Houston, TX
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I went in for chronic low back pain. The MRI's I'd had did not show anything and neither did any x-rays. My pain was not the result of an injury, so Dr. Duarte and I decided to treat my back conservativly. He began by doing steroid shots into the the spine. The first one at the L5 level. When that one didn't …
| University | Degree | Focus | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University | Other Degree | 1987 |
| Institution | Focus | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Residency - Hahnemann University Hospital, Neurological Surgery; Hahnemann University Hospital, General Surgery | Not Specified |
| Certification | Cert. Body | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery | Not Specified |
Neurological Surgery
Years In Practice: 31 (started in 1994)
Accepts New Patients: Yes
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I went in for chronic low back pain. The MRI's I'd had did not show anything and neither did any x-rays. My pain was not the result of an injury, so Dr. Duarte and I decided to treat my back conservativly. He began by doing steroid shots into the the spine. The first one at the L5 level. When that one didn't work, he did another at the S1 level.
That one didn't work either, but the doctor had told me not to expect it to as he was trying to figure out where the pain was coming from, due to the f...Original review on DoctorsDig.com
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Comment - “ Great Doctor ”
I went in for chronic low back pain. The MRI's I'd had did not show anything and neither did any x-rays. My pain was not the result of an injury, so Dr. Duarte and I decided to treat my back conservativly. He began by doing steroid shots into the the spine. The first one at the L5 level. When that one didn't work, he did another at the S1 level. That one didn't work either, but the doctor had told me not to expect it to as he was trying to figure out where the pain was coming from, due to the f...