Dr. Robert Batson Steps Down as Department Head for Surgery
Dr. Robert Batson recently announced that he will step down as Department Head for Surgery.
Dr. Steve Nelson, Interim Chancellor and Dean of the LSU School of Medicine, and Dr. Richard DiCarlo, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs, expressed their gratitude to Dr. Robert Batson for his decades of service and for his dedication to clinical excellence and strong training programs.
Dr. Batson will remain as Department Head until the search is complete and a new Department Head is appointed. He will continue to oversee all departmental operations and help ensure a smooth transition of leadership.
Dr. Batson graduated from LSU School of Medicine, completed a residency in surgery
at Charity Hospital, and completed a vascular surgery fellowship at Baylor University
Medical Center. After his fellowship, he returned to New Orleans to serve as Chief
Resident of LSU Surgery, and he was given a faculty appointment as Clinical Instructor.
After his year as Chief Resident, he was appointed to LSU as Assistant Professor,
and quickly rose to the rank of Professor. He also served as Program Director for
Vascular Surgery, and Section Chief of Vascular Surgery before being appointed as
Interim Department Head in 2010 and Department Head for Surgery in 2011. In his 10
years as Department Head, he has fostered the expansion of the faculty, new clinical
initiatives and the growth of our training programs. He oversees the training of over
100 surgical residents and fellows per year by more than 50 faculty.
Dr. Batson holds the Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD Chair in Surgery, and he has been recognized
nationally as a leader in the field of vascular surgery. He is a Distinguished Fellow
of the Society of Vascular Surgery, and a former president of the Vascular and Endovascular
Surgery Society. He has also served as president of local and regional societies such
as the New Orleans Surgical Society, the Surgical Association of Louisiana, and the
Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.