Leah P. Mortensen, MD
Specialties:
- Pain Medicine
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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.
”Bio
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
EnglishEducation
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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