Our Physicians

Alberico, Anthony “Tony”, MD
Professor

Medical School: Temple University
Residency: Medical College of Virginia
Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Patients most often seen: General Neurosurgery, Spine Disorders, Hydrocephalus, Brain Tumors
Membership: American Academy of Neurological Surgeons

Coulon, Richard, MD
Professor

Specialty: Pediatric Neurosurgery
Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Internship: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Tulane University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada & Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London, England
Patients most often seen: Hydrocephalus, Brain Tumors, Epilepsy, Spasticity, Spina Bifida, Spine Disorders
Membership: American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Leclercq, Toussaint A., MD
Professor and Director of Spine Surgery
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgeons
Medical School: University of Liege, Belgium
Residency Training: University of Wisconsin
Membership: American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

Payne, Bryan R., MD
Professor and Chairman
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Specialty: Neurosurgery
Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgeons
Patients most often seen: General neurosurgery, movement disorders (Parkinson’s disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia), brain tumors, hydrocephalus
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency Training: Louisiana State University- New Orleans
Fellowship Training: University of Virginia (Radiosurgery), Emory University (Functional Neurosurgery)
Membership: American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), Society for Neuroscience (SFN)

Payne, Mary "Mitzi", MD
Assistant Professor

Specialty: Pediatric Neurology
Medical School: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Internship: Tulane University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Fellowship Training: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Patients most often seen: Epilepsy/EEG, Muscular Dystrophy, Spasticity/Botox, Cerebral Palsy
Membership: American Academy of Neurology