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Brad Culotta M.D.

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About Dr. Culotta

Dr. Brad Culotta is a board-certified Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Specialist serving patients at BROC’s Bluebonnet Campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Dr. Culotta attended Catholic High School here in Baton Rouge. He received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He completed his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital and further specialized in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery through fellowship training at the Atlanta Scottish Rite Hospital – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Dr. Culotta previously served as the Chief of Pediatric Surgical Services for Our Lady of the Lake’s Children’s Hospital.


  • Catholic High School
    Baton Rouge, LA (1999)
  • Biological Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Summa Cum Laude)
    LSU, Baton Rouge, LA (2003)
  • Doctor of Medicine (Honors)
    LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA (2007)


  • Residency (2012)
    UAB Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program, University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship (2013)
    Atlanta Scottish Rite Pediatric Orthopaedics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA


  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (active)
  • OLOL Hospital Credentials Committee (2015-2016)
  • McMain’s Children’s Developmental Center
  • Scoliosis Research Society 
  • Teaching faculty for Baton Rouge General Sports Medicine and the University of Lafayette fellowship


  • Catholic Schools Athletic Association, “Overuse Injuries and Preventing Burnout in the Pediatric Athlete”
  • “Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Surgical Site Infection in Spinal Surgery”
  • “Blounts Disease and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis – Optimizing Health Outcomes in Obese Pediatric Patients”
  • “Efficient and Effective Pediatric Fracture Care: Treatment of Displaced Forearm Fractures – A Quality Improvement Initiative”
  • “Weight Gain During External Fixation”
  • “An Extension-Distraction Injury: Traumatic Partial Correction of Thoracic Kyphosis; A Case Report and Literature Review”
  • “Femoral Head Resurfacing in Patients Under 30 Years of Age”
  • “Neglect and Diagnostic Delay of Malignant Soft Tissue Sarcomas”
  • “Scolios-us: Bracing Challenges in the Adolescent”
  • “Functional Outcomes Following Nano-pediatric and Operative Treatment of Clavicle Fractions in Adolescents”
  • Louisiana Physical Therapy Association, “Sports Medicine in the Pediatric Athlete”
  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Pediatric Jambalaya Conference, “Scoliosis Treatments & Outcomes 2019.”


  • Kurt Niemann Award for Outstanding Orthopaedic Resident Graduate
  • Orthopaedic Resident Teaching Award (awarded by OTA/JOT)
  • Chancellor’s Award, Outstanding Graduate, LSU School of Medicine
  • Faculty Teaching Award, Baton Rouge General Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program


  • Louisiana Orthopedic Specialists – 108 Rue Louis XIV, Lafayette, Louisiana 

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