Mary Beth Westerman, MD

Dr. Westerman is originally from New York. She studied chemistry at Dartmouth College and worked in finance in Texas before returning to medical school at The University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. 

After graduating she completed her urology residency at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and fellowship training in urologic oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. During this time she was the resident representative for the Urology Residency Review Committee of the ACGME.

Dr. Westerman joined the LSU New Orleans practice in 2021. She sees patients with every type of urologic cancer. She develops a treatment plan for each patient based on the best available evidence and discusses clinical trials when appropriate. For patients who need surgery, Dr. Westerman offers both open and minimally invasive approaches. She has extensive experience with robotic surgery and has been an invited panelist at multiple robotic surgery conferences.

Dr. Westerman has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles on a range of urologic topics and is a peer-reviewer for 5 major urologic journals. She has received numerous research awards, including the Harold C. and Mary L. Dailey Endowment Fellowship, awarded for her potential for excellence and unique contribution to biochemistry, experimental therapeutics, and/or molecular/cellular oncology in cancer research. In medical school she was inducted as a junior member in AOA, the medical honor society.