Dr. Joseph Lockwood

MD

Titles & Roles

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Biography

Dr. Joseph Lockwood is a fellowship trained Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeon. He specializes in open and minimally invasive treatment of skull base tumors, brain tumors, and cerebrovascular disease. He also has special interests in spinal disorders, trauma, and general neurosurgical care.

Dr. Lockwood is a native of Stuttgart, Arkansas and graduated summa cum laude from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a degree in Biology and Chemistry. He then completed his Master’s degree at Tulane University in Cell and Molecular Biology. Dr. Lockwood obtained his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, and his neurosurgery residency training at Tulane University/Ochsner Medical Center. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery at the University of California at Irvine with Dr. Frank Hsu, focusing on minimally invasive microscopic and endoscopic techniques to treat cranial pathology.

His research interests include skull base and cerebrovascular treatment and outcomes, and anatomic feasibility of new surgical approaches.

Clinical Expertise

  • Skull base tumors (e.g., meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors)
  • Minimally invasive skull base surgery
  • Endoscopic endonasal surgery
  • Cerebrovascular conditions (e.g., aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations)
  • Cranial nerve disorders
  • Trigeminal neuralgia and other cranial neuralgias
  • Chiari malformations
  • Craniofacial reconstruction for complex skull base defects
  • Skull base trauma and fractures

Appointments

Metairie: 504-503-7001 (fax a referral to 504-503-7002)
Covington: 985-951-3222 (fax a referral to 985-951-3223)