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  • Pain Medicine, Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine
  • Accepting new patients
  • 14 years of experience
  • Center for Orthopaedics - Lake Charles 1747 Imperial Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70605
  • (337) 721-7236

Brief Intro

Joseph W. Crookshank III, M.D., is an interventional pain management specialist and anesthesiologist. Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana, Dr. Crookshank is a graduate of Barbe High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in biological sciences from McNeese State University in Lake Charles and a Medical Degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Dr. Crookshank completed his internship year in internal medicine at Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge, and his residency in anesthesiology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. While at Ochsner, he was elected and served as the academic chief resident. He chose to further specialize by completing an ACGME-accredited fellowship in interventional pain management at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Crookshank is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Regional Anesthesiologists, North American Neuromodulation Society, International Neuromodulation Society, and served as a member of the American Board of Anesthesiology Resident House of Delegates. Dr. Crookshank joined Center for Orthopaedics in 2017.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

Ochsner Medical Center

Ochsner Medical Center

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans - 2011

Location & Hours

  • Imperial Health
  • 1747 Imperial Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70605
  • Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Anesthesiology
  • Pain Medicine
  • Internal Medicine

Conditions Addressed

  • Chronic Pain
  • Back and Neck Pain
  • Joint Pain
  • Pinched Nerves
  • Neuropathy
  • Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Peripheral Nerve Disorders
  • Auto Injury
  • Neck Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Revision Surgery
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Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • Medica
  • Aetna
  • Vantage Health Plan, Inc.
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Meritain Health
  • All Savers Insurance
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Golden Rule
  • Physicians Mutual
  • STLDentalPlan| LLC
  • Medicare
  • Gilsbar 360 Alliance
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana
  • CHRISTUS Health Plan
  • Humana
  • US Family Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • CHAMPVA
  • Stanford Health Care Advantage
  • Medicaid
  • Security Life
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  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 25
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 23
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  • Children's Hospital 4
  • Urology 23
  • Psychiatry 69
  • Geriatrics 23
  • Rehabilitation 50
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 3
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