Louisiana State University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

LSU Urology in New Orleans is a small, university-affiliated program (two residents per year) built around high clinical volume and resident autonomy across a public safety-net hospital (University Medical Center-New Orleans), a private community hospital (Touro Infirmary), and a dedicated children's hospital, giving trainees exposure to complex, regionally-referred urologic pathology across adult, pediatric, oncologic, reconstructive, and female pelvic medicine subspecialties. The program emphasizes contemporary technology (dual-console and single-port robotics, thulium laser, Aquablation/Rezum, Optilume) alongside case volumes exceeding graduation minimums, reflecting a hands-on, procedure-heavy training identity. Research is structurally supported but not central: residents are encouraged/expected to conduct basic or clinical research, present annually, and publish one paper by graduation, with funded travel to national meetings, but this sits alongside a clinical-first culture. The program explicitly seeks motivated, empathetic residents drawn to serving a diverse, safety-net community, and cultivates a tight-knit, family-like culture (small class size, shared traditions).