Dr. Roch Brian Hontas MD
Orthopedist
71211 HIGHWAY 21 COVINGTON LA, 70433About
Dr. Roch Hontas is an orthopaedic surgeon practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Hontas specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries, diseases and disorders of the bodys musculoskeletal system. As an orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Hontas tends to bones, ligaments, muscles, joints, nerves and tendons. Orthopaedic surgeons can specialize in certain areas like the hand, spine, hip, foot and ankle, shoulder and elbow or the knee.
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Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1984
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