Print Departments and specialties Mayo Clinic has one of the largest and most experienced practices in the United States, with campuses in Arizona, Florida and Minnesota. Staff skilled in dozens of specialties work together to ensure quality care and successful recovery. Departments with related expertise Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics Clinic in Florida Doctors who perform this procedure Edit search filters close Narrow your search By location Rochester, MN By last name Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter A A Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter B B Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter C C Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter D D There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter E E Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter F F There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter G G Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter H H Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter I I Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter J J Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter K K active Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter L L Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter M M There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter N N Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter O O Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter P P There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter Q Q Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter R R Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter S S Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter T T There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter U U Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter V V Find a doctor whose last name begins with the letter W W There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter X X There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter Y Y There are no doctors whose last name begins with the letter Z Z Reset all filters Search Tips Use quotes for phrases. Even if there are no auto-suggestions within the search field, hit "Search" anyway, as you may still get results. Displaying 1-1 out of 1 doctors available Last Name Initial: L Emily R. Levy, M.D. Pediatric Critical Care Specialist Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist Rochester, MN Areas of focus: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Central venous catheterization, Chest tube placement, Lumbar puncture, Arterial li...ne placement, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Cardiogenic shock, Sepsis, Respiratory failure, Cardiovascular device-associated infection, Fungal infection, Bloodstream infection Show more areas of focus for Emily R. Levy, M.D. By Mayo Clinic Staff Request an appointment About May 04, 2024 Print Show references Lumbar puncture. Radiological Society of North America. https://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info/SpinalTap. Accessed Jan. 9, 2022. CSF analysis. Lab Tests Online. https://www.testing.com/tests/cerebrospinal-fluid-csf-testing/. Accessed Jan. 9, 2022. Johnson KS, et al. Lumbar puncture: Technique, indications, contraindications, and complications in adults. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Jan. 9, 2022. Fowler GC, et al., eds. Lumbar puncture. In: Pfenninger and Fowler's Procedures for Primary Care. 4th ed. Elsevier; 2020. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed Jan. 9, 2022. Fastle RK, et al. Lumbar puncture: Indications, contraindications, technique and complications in children. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed Jan. 9, 2022. Graff-Radford J (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic. Jan. 31, 2022. Related Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) Acute lymphocytic leukemia Acute myelogenous leukemia Anthrax Ataxia Brain aneurysm Coma Cough headaches Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak) Dysarthria Embryonal tumors Encephalitis Ependymoma Exercise headaches Febrile seizure Guillain-Barre syndrome Headaches in children Legionnaires' disease Lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap Meningitis Migraine Multiple sclerosis Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) Neck pain Neuromyelitis optica Paraneoplastic syndromes of the nervous system Pineoblastoma Pseudotumor cerebri (idiopathic intracranial hypertension) Reye's syndrome Seizures Sex headaches Thunderclap headaches Transverse myelitis Show more related content Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)AboutDoctors&Departments PRC-20394617 Patient Care & Health Information Tests & Procedures Lumbar puncture (spinal tap)