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Leah P. Mortensen, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Specialties: Pain Medicine

I believe in treating patients’ pain from a multidisciplinary approach, including interventions, injections, therapies, and medications. My goal is to optimize my patients' quality of life and ability to be active participants in their families and communities.

I specialize in interventional pain procedures, including epidural steroid injections, radio frequency ablations, and many others. I am skilled at both X-ray-guided procedures and the use of ultrasound. I also perform minimally invasive surgeries, including but not limited to spinal cord stimulation, minimally invasive spinal and sacroiliac fusions. I also provide medication management with a focus on non-opioid medications.

Specialty Procedures and Professional Achievements:

  • Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Sacroiliac Joint Injections
  • Joint Injections
  • Occipital Nerve Blocks
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Stellate Ganglion Blocks
  • Pudendal Nerve Blocks
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion
  • Minimally Invasive Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
  • MILD Procedure
  • Peripheral Nerve Stimulation

Clinical Interests

Pain Medicine

Languages

English

Education

  • Undergraduate Degree

    Scripps College Claremont, California 2008 – 2012

  • Medical School

    University of Queensland School of Medicine-Ochsner Clinical School Queensland, Australia – New Orleans, Louisiana 2014 – 2017

  • Graduate School

    Anesthesia University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 2019 – 2022

  • Fellowship

    Pain Management University of Minnesota Pain Medicine Program University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota 2022 – 2023

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Management
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