Drs. Combs & Lutz, LLC - New Orleans, Louisiana
Location
2622 Jena Street | New Orleans, LA 70115 | 504.895.0361
IMPORTANT NOTICE: On 12/26/18 we had a phone equipment problem and cannot answer calls. If you call, please select 101 at the voice prompt and leave a voice message, OR call cellphone 504.621.1022, OR email office@combsandlutz.com
Our office is conveniently located next to Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, 2 blocks from Napoleon Avenue, and is home to Drs. Combs and Lutz and their staff. See map.
Office hours are Monday through Friday, 9 to 4 with early closing on Fridays. For appointments, call (504) 895-0361.
Visitor parking is available to the rear of the building. More . . .
Important Announcement from Dr. Lutz Concerning His Patients
I have decided to turn my practice into a Patient-Centered Membership Model.
October 1, 2017
The need for primary care physicians has grown faster than the availability of PCP's especially after Hurricane Katrina. As the number of new patients needing a PCP expanded, the waiting time for an appointment increased and the amount of time per visit decreased. I like the idea of spending more time on fewer patients, same or next day appointments, and the ability to schedule patients without causing them to wait. A reception room should be just that - a reception room, not a waiting room.
After long and careful consideration, I have decided to turn my practice into a Patient-Centered Membership Model on January 1, 2018. Doing this will allow me to enhance your care. Some benefits of this new model may be. Continue . . .
2017-18 Influenza Shots
Everyone over 6 months of age needs influenza immunization during October before the flu season starts.
Our office uses only vaccines manufactured in the United States. Please call 504-895-0361 to schedule an immunization date. And remember, influenza immunization DOES NOT cause the flu. More . . .
Our Staff
Dr. Combs
Dr. Kenneth L. Combs is a Kentucky native who graduated from Tulane University Medical School in 1971 and did his Internship at Charity Hospital and Internal Medicine Residencies at Tulane University Medical School. He served as a Major in the United States Army Medical Corps, and then in 1977 began his New Orleans practice where he specializes in Internal Medicine.
Ken is a member of several medical professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Internal Medicine, the Louisiana Internal Medicine Society, the Louisiana State Medical Society, the Musser Burch Society, the Orleans Parish Medical Society and the Southern Medical Association. More . . .
Dr. Lutz
Dr. F. Brobson Lutz, Jr., a proud son of Athens, Alabama, is a direct descendant of William Brewster, the "Elder Pilgrim" or "Patriarch of the Pilgrims", who is credited by many for writing the Mayflower Compact. Dr. Lutz graduated from Tulane University Medical School and completed his postgraduate training at Charity Hospital. He specializes in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Lutz was the New Orleans Director of Health for thirteen years, and continues to serve the community as Vice Chair of the Board of Commissioners of the Orleans Parish Communications District.
He is a regular guest on WVUE Fox 8 Morning News, and a frequent contributor of health articles to publications such as New Orleans Magazine. Brobson has a variety of interests and hobbies that include literature, travel, New Orleans and other regional cuisines, urban gardening, raising chickens and beekeeping. More . . .
Links & Media
Recent Print Articles
Dermatologically Speaking - The skinny on creams, lotions, ointments and other concoctions- April 2018 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Travel Immunization - When? To Where? And Why?- March 2018 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Heart Talk - Blood pressure chronicles and the New Orleans connection- February 2018 - New Orleans Magazine GO
EMS and Mardi Gras - Signal 24 on the Parade Route - January 2018 - New Orleans Magazine
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Thrill From The Grill - A Pancake Temple's Hangover Cure - December 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Pipe Dreams - Lead and our drinking water - October 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Forecasting the Flu
Influenza - a Category 5 killer virus - September 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Help in the Office - The Physician Extender Will See You Now - August 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Recipe for Disaster - Filling station food and botulism - July 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
An Uptown doctor brings his country roots to the city - July 6, 2017 - WVUE.com GO
Swimming with Bacteria - How safe is the water? - June 2017 - New Orleans Magazine GO
Good for What Ails You - A medicinal solution with a New Orleans provenance - May 2017 GO
Melodies in the Mind - The control and eradication of "earworms" April 2017 GO
Roach Buster - The bait debate - March 2017 GO
Heart to Heart - conversation with a cardiologist - February 2017 GO
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Recent Video Clips [Click GO only once and allow time for clip to load in your player.]
Drop in Cancer Rates - January 14, 2019 GO
Flu Season - January 7, 2019 GO
Champagne - December 31, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Holiday Heart Attack Risks - December 17, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Carbon Monoxide Converns - December 10, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Spread Cheer - Not Germs - December 3, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Vaping Concerns - November 19, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Kratom Concerns - November 12, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Flu Virus Vaccinations - November 5, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Acute Flaccide Myelitis - October 22, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Diabetes Study - October 15, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Get Your Flu Shot - October 8, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
ADHD & Parkinson's - October 1, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Penicillin Day - September 24, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
When You Eat Affects Your Diet - September 17, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
Cancer Treatment - September 10, 2018 - WVUE TV GO
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