Meet your Tulane Urology Robotic Surgeons
Raju Thomas, MD, FACS, MHA
Professor and Chairman
Director, Minimally Invasive Urologic
Surgery Program
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Dr. Thomas is co-director of Endourology, Laparoscopy, and Robotic Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Center. Dr. Thomas graduated from Seth G.S. Medical College of the University of Bombay, India in 1974. After General Surgery at the University of Illinois in Chicago, he completed his Urology Residency at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1982. He was an AUA scholar and completed his fellowship with the American Urological Association and National Kidney Foundation between 1979 -1980. Following his residency and fellowship, Dr. Thomas joined the faculty at Tulane University in the Department of Urology, receiving board certification by the American Board of Urology in 1984. Dr. Thomas' career has been dedicated to innovations in delivering minimally invasive urologic surgical procedures. Dr Thomas has significant experience in basic and complex endourological procedures, including diagnostic, therapeutic and reconstructive. He continues to be a leader in the field of Urologic Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery. He has pioneered several innovative surgical techniques and principles, authored over 100 publications, conducts and participates in advanced continuing medical education (CME) activities around the U.S. and the world, and has been listed for several years in "Best Doctors in America" and "Best Doctors in New Orleans."
Dr. Thomas has been Chairman of Urology at Tulane University School of Medicine since 1996.
