New Orleans Health and Fitness

Life Fitness treadmills and Cybex weight equipment complement the rows of elliptical machines and recumbent bikes at Downtown Fitness Center’s studios. Personal televisions transform machines into teeny, tiny home theaters. For structured workouts, visitors can opt for classes that impart yoga, and cardio routines, or trainers can tailor custom programs to achieve individual fitness goals.

When he's not penning articles for peer-reviewed journals or presenting at medical conferences around the country, Dr. Richard Gitter continues perfecting his surgical treatment of blood vessels at Gitter Vein Institute. A graduate in the top 20% of his class at Tulane University School of Medicine, the board-certified cardiovascular surgeon uses minimally invasive laser techniques to treat and cure vascular malformations, vascular legions, varicose veins, and spider veins.