3 Best Urologists in New Orleans, LA

“Dr. Raju Thomas is board-certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. He received his medical degree from the University of Bombay, India. Dr. Raju Thomas has completed his urology residency program at Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Raju Thomas was the first to perform robotic surgery in the Gulf South and has pioneered several laparoscopic and robotic surgical procedures. His primary interests are in endourology, laparoscopy, lithotripsy, and prostate diseases. Dr. Raju Thomas has authored more than 100 scientific articles, abstracts, and book chapters. He is affiliated with Tulane Medical Center. He is a member of several national and international scientific societies. He is also a peer reviewer of several urologic journals. Dr. Raju's career has been dedicated to finding minimally invasive therapy alternatives to urologic surgery. Dr. Raju Thomas is the Medical Director of the Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) Training Program at Tulane.”

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“Dr. Lester Prats earned his medical degree from LSU and completed his internship and surgical and urology residencies at Charity Hospital. He completed his internship in Urology at the Medical Center of Louisiana. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 1994. Dr. Prats is board-certified in urology and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He holds a Clinical Associate Professorship at LSU. Dr. Lester Prats is affiliated with medical facilities such as Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner. Dr. Lester J. Prats has expertise in treating kidney removal surgery, among other conditions. He currently practices at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.”

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“Dr. Sean M. Collins earned his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He has completed two years of general surgery residency at LSU-Ochsner in preparation for the LSU-Ochsner Urology residency program. Dr. Sean M. Collins is board-certified by the American Board of Urology. He specializes in the treatment of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers with minimally invasive surgery. Dr. Sean M. Collins is the surgeon champion for the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program at Ochsner Baptist and is the Chair of Regional Urology. His current research focuses on surgical outcomes. Dr. Sean M. Collins is multilingual and can speak English fluently.”

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