Daniel Denis, MD, is a highly trained neurosurgeon at Ochsner Health whose passion for pain research has led to an expertise in complex spinal surgery. His expertise lies in minimally invasive microsurgical techniques to treat a wide variety of spinal disorders and pain conditions. Dr. Denis utilizes the latest minimally invasive techniques to decompress the neural structures and to correct spinal deformities caused by traumatic injury, degeneration, infection or tumors. He specializes in restoration of spinal alignment through surgical and non-surgical treatments. He utilizes endoscopic, robotic and navigation technologies to offer the best surgical outcomes for his patients. Dr. Denis puts an emphasis on educating his patients on their conditions and engaging them in the decision-making process.

A native of Montreal, Canada, Dr. Denis earned his medical degree from the University of Sherbrooke. He completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of Montreal and a fellowship in minimally invasive spinal surgery at the University of California, Los Angeles. He joined Ochsner Health in 2015.

Areas of expertise include:

-Micro-decompression using endoscopic or tubular approaches
-Artificial disc replacement
-Minimally invasive interbody fusion (ALIF, OLIF, LLIF, TLIF)
-Segmental instrumentation of the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
-Sacroiliac joint dysfunction and fusion
-Sacral fractures
-Scoliosis and kyphosis
-Sagittal and coronal plane imbalance
-Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
-Spinal cord, dorsal root and peripheral nerve stimulation
-Syringomyelia
-Spinal cord tumors