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FACULTY

James C. Watson, MD, FACS

Professor - Clinical Specialist

Surgery
 
Academic Office:

LSUHSC School of Medicine 
Department of Surgery
2021 Perdido St, 8th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 903-9009
Clinic Locations:

University Medical Center
Cancer Center
2000 Canal St.
New Orleans, LA  70112

Education

Medical School:
Doctor of Medicine, 1991
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX

Residency:
Surgery Residency, 1997
LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA 

Clinical Fellowship:
Surgical Oncology, 1999
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PA

Hospital Affiliations

  • University Medical Center
  • Touro Infirmary
  • Southeast Louisiana Veterans Administration Medical Center

Clinical Interests

  • All gastrointestinal malignancies, including esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, small/large bowel, rectum
  • All soft tissue tumors, including GIST
  • Neuroendocrine tumors, including carcinoids and adrenal tumors
  • All skin cancers, including melanoma

Research Interests

  • Angiogenesis
  • GIST

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