Allen S. Joseph, MD, has retired after 38 years of service as a pediatric neurosurgeon at The NeuroMedical Center.
“As the first pediatric neurosurgeon in Baton Rouge, Dr. Joseph was a fixture in our community and his medical expertise was second to none,” said Ben Boudreaux, chief executive officer at The NeuroMedical Center. “Dr. Joseph joined The NeuroMedical Center as one of a few and leaves a group of 33 doctors, now recognized as the top neuroscience clinic in the state. His compassion for patients and their families will be his lasting legacy,” said Boudreaux. “In addition, Dr. Joseph had an incredible sense of humor and is an enormous part of The NeuroMedical Center culture. Dr. Joseph may be retiring from full time practice, but he will always be present, and he will always be a part of The NeuroMedical Center. We wish him the absolute best and we are so lucky to have worked with him all these years.”
Joseph completed medical school and surgical residency at Baylor University in Houston, Texas. Following residency, Joseph completed a pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada in 1979. Prior to joining The NeuroMedical Center in 1983, Joseph was the director of pediatric neurosurgery and staff neurosurgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and an active-duty U.S. Army Medical Corps Colonel. In December of 1990, Joseph was activated for Operation Desert Storm as one of only eight neurosurgeons assigned to the five evacuation hospitals in Saudi Arabia. He is a recipient of the Army Medal of Commendation in 1981 and 1991 and the Kuwait Medal of Honor. In 2012, Joseph was named the director of pediatric neurosurgery for Our Lady of Lake Regional Medical Center.
Joseph plans to continue to support The NeuroMedical Center and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in an advisory role for the pediatric and adult neurosurgery programs, as well as supporting the adult neurosurgery trials at OLOLRMC and working part-time at OLOL Children’s Hospital.