Tarun Jolly, MD

Dr. Tarun Jolly earned his medical degree from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his internship and residency at Tulane Hospital in New Orleans. He completed a Post-Doctoral Pain Management Fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He is double board certified in Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management by the American College of Medical Specialties. Dr. Jolly is the founder and CEO of Louisiana Pain Specialists, an organization dedicated to providing optimal care for pain patients. He is the former Director of Ochsner’s Pain Management Division, a section he established in 2006.

Dr. Jolly specializes in a variety of non-invasive or minimally invasive modalities for treating chronic neck and back pain through a variety of injection techniques among other novel therapies. He is acknowledged as one of the nation’s foremost specialists in Spinal Cord Stimulation, a therapy directed at providing relief for refractory back and neuropathic based pain. Dr. Jolly’s passion for the field is exemplified in his delivery of over 100 lectures on the subject locally & nationally including a feature on ABC National News’ Website for Pain Management.

PROFILE

A comprehensive pain management specialist with advanced fellowship training in clinical and surgical techniques. A strong background in interventional therapies for spine disease and cancer.

EMPLOYMENT

Co-Director of Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, LSU Health Sciences Center.
New Orleans, La. April 2010-Current

Founder & Director of Pain Management, Louisiana Pain Specialists, LLC.
New Orleans, La.
February 2010 – Current

Founder & Director of Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, Ochsner Clinic Foundation.
New Orleans, La. Aug,2006-Feb, 2010

EDUCATION

Fellowship: M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, Houston, TX.
Pain Management
Residency: TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL, New Orleans, LA.
Anesthesiology
Internship: TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL, New Orleans, LA.
Chief Resident, Transitional Medicine
Medical School: LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL, New Orleans, LA.
Doctorate of Medicine
College: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Austin, TX.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology

ACCREDITATIONS

  • Pain Medicine: Board Certified (ABA) (September 2008-Current)
  • Anesthesiology: Board Certified (September 2006-Current)
  • Medical Licensure: Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, 2001-Current
  • Medical Licensure: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, 2006-Current
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support, current
  • Basic Life Support, current

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • American Academy of Pain Medicine
  • American Pain Society
  • American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
  • American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
  • International Association for the Study of Pain
  • American Medical Political Action Committee
  • Anesthesiology Political Action Committee
  • American Medical Association

AWARDS/HONORS/MEDIA

  • “Increased Pain During the Holidays”, WDSU Channel 6 Television, December 2009
  • “Chronic Pain Management”, 1 hour special on WLAE TV New Orleans, March 2009
  • Finalist, New Physician of the Year, Ochsner Medical Center 2008
  • “Expert Interview: Spinal Cord Stimulation”, WDSU Channel 6 Television, November 2007
  • ABC National News Featured Web Video, “Spinal Cord Stimulation”, December 2007-Current
  • ABC National News Featured Web Video, “Prolotherapy”, December 2007-Current
  • “Paradigms in Pain Management”, Physician Notes, Ochsner Press January 2009
  • Pain Management Review, CEO Newsletter, Ochsner Medial Center January 2009
  • “Growing Pains”, Times-Picayune Newspaper, August 2008
  • “What’s New in Pain Management?”, Ochsner Notes, January 2009
  • Princeton Premier Business Leaders and Professionals Honors Registry 2009-2010

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

  • Individually involved in training over 12 fellows
  • Responsible for training over 35 residents
  • Coordinated over 50 peer to peer physician visits

PUBLICATIONS

  • A Retrospective Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of Low Versus High Starting Doses of Intrathecal Ziconotide, Presented at North American Neuromodulation Society December 2008
  • External Trialing of Intrathecal Ziconotide Via Tunneled Catheter Is Safe and Effective, Presented at IASP 2008
  • Early Clinical Experience with Ziconotide Intrathecal Admixture Infusions in the Challenging Pain Patient, Presented at American Association of Pain Medicine Conference February 2006.
  • Intrathecal Ziconotide Admixtures – Dosage Sparing Effects of Baclofen and Dilaudid: A Case Report, Presented at the World Congress Meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia, March 2006
  • Troubleshooting Intrathecal Pump Infusions, (Book Chapter/Appendix-In Publication)
  • The M.D. Anderson Approach to Cancer Pain, (Book Chapter/Appendix-In Publication)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS / LECTURES

  • March 2010 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Innovations in Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, Memphis, Tn.
  • March 2010 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Nashville, Tn.
  • March 2010 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Percuataneous Disc Decompression Cadaver Course”, Las Vegas, NV
  • February 2010 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Chatanooga, Tn.
  • February 2010 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Metairie, La.
  • February 2010 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation National Fellows Cadaver Course”, New Orleans, La.
  • January 2009 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Gretna, La.
  • January 2009 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Houma, La.
  • December 2009 – Speaker, “Embeda: A Novel Drug”, Baton Rouge, La.
  • December 2009 – Faculty, “Embeda Symposium”, Orlando, Florida
  • November 2009 – Speaker, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation”, Baton Rouge, La.
  • November 2009 – Lead Faculty/Speaker, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Fellows Course”, Emory Pain Management Fellowship, Atlanta, Ga.
  • November 2009 – Speaker, “Pain Management for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome”, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, Elmwood Medical Center
  • November 2009 – Speaker, “The Use of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Refractory Pain in Podiatry”, Houston, Tx.
  • October 2009 – Faculty Moderator, “Advanced Topics in Spinal Cord Stimulation”, New Orleans, La.
  • October 2009 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Vertebral Compression Fractures and Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation Lecture and Cadaver Course”, American Society of Anesthesia National Meeting, New Orleans, La.
  • October 2009 – Faculty Speaker, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Dinner Symposium”, New Orleans, La.
  • September 2009 – Speaker, “Hello Health Series: How to Manage Chronic Pain”, New Orleans, La.
  • September 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Cadaver Course”, Chicago, Illinois
  • September 2009 – Speaker, “Drug Abuse and Drug Diversion Prevention Strategies”, Administrative Symposium, Ochsner Medical Center
  • September 2009 – Speaker, “Hello Health: Pain Medicine: Past, Present, and Future”, New Orleans, La.
  • August 2009 – Speaker, “Advanced Pain Therapies for Internal Medicine”, Internal Medicine Conference, Ochsner Medical Center
  • August 2009 – Speaker, “Pain Collaborations for Vascular Surgery”, Vascular Conference, Ochsner Medical Center
  • August 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Cadaver Course”, Dallas, Texas
  • August 2009 – Speaker, Elmwood Fitness Center, “Hello Health: Osteoporosis and Fractures”, New Orleans, La.
  • July 2009 – Speaker, “International Representative Cadaver Training for Neuromodulation”, Plano, Texas
  • July 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, Chicago, Illinois
  • July 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Complications of Spinal Cord Stimulation/ Cadaver Course”, Chicago, Illinois
  • June 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, New Jersey
  • April 2009 – Speaker, “Neuromodulation for Refractory Spine Illnesses”, Combined Neurosurgery/Orthopedic Surgery Spine Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • April 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Cadaver Course”, Chicago, Illinois
  • April 2009 – Speaker, Elmwood Fitness Center, “Hello Health: Comprehensive Pain Management”, New Orleans, La.
  • March 2009 – National Faculty/Speaker, “Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, Phoenix, Arizona
  • March 2009 – Faculty, “Neuromodulation Academy Meeting”, New York
  • February 2009 – Speaker, “Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic Pain”, Neuroscience Grand Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • February 2009 – Invited Speaker, “Cancer, Chronic, and Acute Pain Management”, Baton Rouge General Hospital Grand Rounds
  • November 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Lead Instructor, “Minimally Invasive Disk Procedures with Cadaver Course”, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Huntington Beach, California
  • November 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Huntington Beach, California
  • November 2008 – Speaker, “Pain Treatments for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome”, Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • September 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Cadaver Course”, Phoenix, Arizona
  • September 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Vertebroplasty Cadaver Course”, Chicago, Illinois
  • August 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, Memphis, Tennessee
  • July 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Vertebroplasty/ Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, Pensacola, Florida
  • June 2008 – Speaker, “Percutaneous Procedures for Vetebral Fractures”, New Orleans, La.
  • June 2008 – Speaker, “Therapies for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome”, Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • May 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, New Orleans, La.
  • May 2008 – Speaker, “Spinal Cord Stimulation & Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy”, New Orleans, La.
  • May 2008 – Speaker, “Spinal Cord Stimulation for PM&R”, New Orleans, La.
  • April 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Vertebroplasty/ Percuataneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, St. Louis, Missouri
  • April 2008 – Speaker, “The Pitfalls of Opioid Abuse”, Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • March 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Percutaneous Diskectomy/ Radiofrequency Ablation/ Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, Dallas, Tx.
  • February 2008 – Speaker, “Pain Management for Cancer Pain”, Palliative Care Seminar, New Orleans, La.
  • January 2008 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Vertebroplasty Cadaver Course”, San Antonio, Texas
  • January 2008 – Speaker, “Pain Medicine: A Review”, Hello Health Seminar given to patients, New Orleans, La.
  • November 2007 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Novel Uses of Spinal Cord Stimulation Lecture/Cadaver Course”, American Society of Regional Anesthesia, Boca Raton, Florida
  • October 2007 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, New Orleans, La.
  • October 2007 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, Memphis, Tennessee
  • September 2007 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Vertebroplasty Cadaver Course”, Phoenix, Arizona
  • September 2007 – Faculty Speaker/ Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, North Carolina
  • August 2007 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Vertebroplasty/ Percutaneous Diskectomy Cadaver Course”, New Orleans, La.
  • August 2007 – Speaker, “Pain Management: Past, Present, and Future Therapies”, Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Ochsner Medical Center
  • August 2007 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Spinal Cord Stimulation Cadaver Course”, South Carolina
  • July 2007 – Speaker, “Advanced Pain Therapies” for the Louisiana Pain Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, La.
  • July 2007 – Speaker, “Family Medicine Chronic Pain Series: Preventing Opioid Abuse”, Ochsner Family Medicine Grand Rounds
  • July 2007 – Speaker, “Opana and Opana ER”, Alexandria, La.
  • July 2007 – Speaker, “Internal Medicine Chronic Pain Series: Preventing Opioid Abuse”, Ochsner Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
  • June 2007 – Speaker, “Opana and Opana ER,” Bryant-College Station, Tx.
  • June 2007 – Graduation Speaker, “Advances in Pain Management: A Bright Future”, P.M. & R. resident/fellow graduation dinner.
  • May 2007 – Speaker, “Opana and Opana ER”, Montgomery, Ala.
  • May 2007 – Sponsored Peer-To-Peer Instruction, “Advanced Radiofrequency Ablation Techniques”
  • May 2007 – Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Stryker Cadaver Course – Vertebroplasty”, Austin, Tx.
  • April 2007 – Sponsored Peer-To-Peer Instruction, “Discograms and Percutaneous Discectomy”
  • April 2007 – Speaker, “Opana and Opana ER”, New Orleans, La.
  • March 2007 – Speaker, “Family Medicine Chronic Pain Series: Opioid titration and rotation – M.E.D.D.”, Ochsner Family Medicine Grand Rounds
  • March 2007 – Speaker, “Internal Medicine Chronic Pain Series: Opioid titration and rotation – M.E.D.D.”, Ochsner Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
  • February 2007- Faculty Speaker/Instructor, “Stryker Cadaver Course – Percutaneous Diskectomy and Percutaneous Vertebroplasty”
  • February 2007- Speaker, “The Role of the Primary Care Physician in Pain Management”, Ochsner Lead Physicians Meeting
  • November 2006- Speaker, “Pain Therapies – Developing A Common Language”, Ochsner Pain Resource Nurse Meeting
  • May 2006- Speaker, “Intrathecal Infusion Therapies: What, When, and How”, M. D. Anderson Grand Rounds
  • May 2006- Speaker, “Intrathecal Ziconotide: Indications, Contraindication, and Usage”, Woodlands Pain Center, Houston, Tx.
  • April 2006- Faculty Speaker Prialt Advisory Board
  • February 2006- Member Prialt Advisory Board
  • January 2006- Speaker, “Kyphoplasty for Vertebral Compression Fractures”, M. D. Anderson Department of Emergency Medicine Physicians
  • November 2005- Pain Rounds: Vertebroplasty vs. Kyphoplasty – An Evidence Based Critical Analysis, Department of Anesthesia/Pain Medicine Rounds, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

INDUSTRY AFFILIATIONS

  • Elan Pharmaceuticals – Prialt (2006-2007)
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals – Opana, Opana ER (2007)
  • Stryker – Percutaneous Discogram, Percutaneous Diskectomy, and Vertebroplasty (2007-current)
  • Boston Scientific Corporation – Spinal cord stimulation (2007-current)
  • St. Jude Medical Corporation – Spinal Cord Stimulation (2008-current)
  • King Pharmaceuticals – Embeda (2009-current)

PROCEDURES PERFORMED

  • Flouroscopic Guided Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections
  • Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar Facet Injections and Radiofrequency Lesioning of Median Branchs
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation – Trial and Implantation
  • Intrathecal Infusion Pumps – Trial and Implantation
  • Vertebroplasties
  • Kyphoplasties
  • Provacative Discograms
  • Percutaneous Diskectomies
  • Selective Nerve Root Blocks
  • Radiofrequency Rhizotomy and Cryoablative Lesioning of Nerves
  • Celiac Plexus Blocks
  • Dorsal Root Gangliotomies
  • Neurolytic Blockade of Nerves
  • Peripheral Nerve Blocks
  • Tru-Fuse Facet Fusion
  • Minimally invasive ligamentum decompression