RajuThomasMD

Urology • New Orleans, LA

Professor of Urology, Tulane University

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Office
1415 Tulane Ave
Urology Clinic
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone+1 504-988-2300

Fax+1 504-988-7655
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Summary

Dr. Raju Thomas, MD is a board certified urologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Louisiana, California, and Oklahoma. He is affiliated with Tulane Medical Center, Veterans Affairs Hospital, and West Jefferson Medical Center.

Education & Training

Tulane UniversityResidency, Urology, 1977 - 1982
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1976 - 1977
Seth G.S. Medical CollegeClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - 2024
OK State Medical License 1977 - 2024
LA State Medical License 1979 - 2024
American Board of Urology Urology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Prospective Observational Study of a Racially Diverse Group of Men on Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer.
Jacob W. Greenberg, Gabriel Leinwand, Allison H. Feibus, Nora M. Haney, L. Spencer Krane, Raju Thomas, Oliver Sartor, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;Urology. 2021 Feb 1
4 citations
Robotic vs. open surgical management of ureteroenteric anastomotic strictures: technical modifications to enhance success
Nickolas D. Scherzer, Jacob W. Greenberg, Eric Shaw, Jonathan L. Silberstein, Raju Thomas, L. Spencer Krane> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2020 Aug 1
Reaching Nonmember Advanced Practice Providers and Allied Health Care Professionals.
Michael N Ferrandino, Melissa R Kaufman, Kelvin A Moses, Raju Thomas> ;Urology Practice. 2020 Mar 1
7 citations
Regional Differences in the Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer: An Analysis of Surgery and Radiation Utilization in the United States.
Nickolas D. Scherzer, Zachary S. DiBiase, Sudesh Srivastav, Raju Thomas, Steven J. DiBiase> ;Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2019 Jan 23
Robotic Pyeloplasty.
Andrew Bergersen, Raju Thomas, Benjamin R Lee> ;Journal of Endourology. 2018 May 1
1 citations
Complete robotic repair of a renal artery aneurysm.
Kira Long, Jonathan L. Silberstein, Raju Thomas, Ashlie White, Jack Hua, Albert D. Sam> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques. 2017 Dec 1
Legends in Urology.
Raju Thomas> ;The Canadian Journal of Urology. 2017 Dec 1
3 citations
Technology Based Treatment for UreteroPelvic Junction Obstruction
Weil R. Lai, Carrie Stewart, Raju Thomas> ;Journal of Endourology. 2017 Apr 1
13 citations
Identification of microRNA signature and potential pathway targets in prostate cancer
Ahmed A Moustafa, Mohammed Ziada, Abubaker Elshaikh, Amrita Datta, Hogyoung Kim, Krzysztof Moroz, Sudesh Srivastav, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silberstein, Krishnarao Mo...> ;Experimental Biology and Medicine. 2017 Mar 1
61 citations
3D-printed soft-tissue physical models of renal malignancies for individualized surgical simulation: a feasibility study
Michael Maddox, Allison H. Feibus, James Liu, Julie Wang, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
18 citations
Clinical Use of PCA3 and TMPRSS2:ERG Urinary Biomarkers in African-American Men Undergoing Prostate Biopsy
Allison H. Feibus, Oliver Sartor, Krishnarao Moparty, Kevin Chagin, Michael W. Kattan, Elisa Ledet, Justin Levy, Benjamin R. Lee, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;The Journal of Urology. 2016 Oct 1
2 citations
Racial variation in prostate needle biopsy templates directed anterior to the peripheral zone.
Allison H. Feibus, Justin Levy, Meggie E. Doucet, Andrew B. Sholl, Krishnarao Moparty, Raju Thomas, Oliver Sartor, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;Urologic Oncology. 2016 Aug 1
64 citations
Dysregulation of miR-212 Promotes Castration Resistance through hnRNPH1-Mediated Regulation of AR and AR-V7: Implications for Racial Disparity of Prostate Cancer
Yijun Yang, Dingwu Jia, Hogyoung Kim, Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed, Amrita Datta, Rodney Davis, Sudesh Srivastav, Krzysztof Moroz, Byron Crawford, Krishnarao Moparty, Raju ...> ;Clinical Cancer Research. 2016 Apr 1
1 citations
A Rationale to Use Bladder Boari Flap Reconstruction for Late Kidney Transplant Ureteral Strictures
Aaron Boonjindasup, Alison Smith, Anil Paramesh, Daniel Rittenberg, Joseph F. Buell, Mary Killackey, Raju Thomas> ;Urology. 2016 Mar 1
14 citations
Urology residents experience comparable workload profiles when performing live porcine nephrectomies and robotic surgery virtual reality training modules
Vladimir Mouraviev, Martina I. Klein, Eric Schommer, David D. Thiel, Srinivas Samavedi, Anup Kumar, Raymond J. Leveillee, Raju Thomas, Julio M. Pow-Sang, Li-Ming Su, E...> ;Journal of Robotic Surgery. 2016 Jan 11
1 citations
Racial Variation in the Outcome of Subsequent Prostate Biopsies in Men With an Initial Diagnosis of Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation.
Robert Scott Libby, Jordan J. Kramer, Hoang Minh Tue Nguyen, Allison H. Feibus, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 2016 Jan 10
5 citations
Stratification of Expert vs Novice Laparoscopists Using the Basic Laparoscopic Urologic Surgery (BLUS) Curriculum at a Single Institution.
Sree Harsha Mandava, James Liu, Michael Maddox, Benjamin Woodson, Raju Thomas, Benjamin R. Lee> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2015 Sep 1
58 citations
Individualized Physical 3-dimensional Kidney Tumor Models Constructed From 3-dimensional Printers Result in Improved Trainee Anatomic Understanding.
Margaret Knoedler, Allison H. Feibus, Andrew Lange, Michael Maddox, Elisa Ledet, Raju Thomas, Jonathan L. Silberstein> ;Urology. 2015 Jun 1
16 citations
Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer in African American Men
Jonathan L. Silberstein, Allison H. Feibus, Michael Maddox, Asim B. Abdel-Mageed, Krishnarao Moparty, Raju Thomas, Oliver Sartor> ;Urology. 2014 Dec 1
133 citations
Physical models of renal malignancies using standard cross-sectional imaging and 3-dimensional printers: a pilot study.
Jonathan L. Silberstein, Michael Maddox, Phillip J. Dorsey, Allison H. Feibus, Raju Thomas, Benjamin R. Lee> ;Urology. 2014 Aug 1
1 citations
Reply: To PMID 24962843.
Jonathan L. Silberstein, Raju Thomas> ;Urology. 2014 Jun 21
36 citations
Learning curve assessment of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy compared with open-surgery controls from the premier perspective database.
John W. Davis, Usha Kreaden, Jessica Gabbert, Raju Thomas> ;Journal of Endourology. 2014 Apr 18
201 citations
Neoplastic reprogramming of patient-derived adipose stem cells by prostate cancer cell-associated exosomes.
Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed, Yijun Yang, Raju Thomas, Manish Ranjan, Debasis Mondal, Krzysztof Moroz, Zhide Fang, Bashir M. Rezk, Krishnarao Moparty, Suresh C. Sikka, Oliv...> ;Stem Cells. 2014 Apr 1
14 citations
The pre-treatment prevalence and types of sexual dysfunction among patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Theodore R. Saitz, Ege Can Serefoglu, Landon Trost, R. Thomas, Wayne J.G. Hellstrom> ;Andrology. 2013 Nov 1
24 citations
High circulating estrogens and selective expression of ERβ in prostate tumors of Americans: implications for racial disparity of prostate cancer
Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed, Krzysztof Moroz, Sudesh Srivastav, Zhide Fang, Byron Crawford, Krishnarao Moparty, Raju Thomas, Asim B. Abdel-Mageed> ;Carcinogenesis. 2013 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Hundreds of Future Urologists Celebrate Match DayFebruary 1st, 2022
American Urological Association and Urology Care Foundation Celebrate Black Pioneers in Medicine During Black History MonthJanuary 31st, 2022
Tulane Health System Hosts Free Sexual Health Seminar for WomenAugust 16th, 2018
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Professional Memberships

Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons - SLS
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

Hospital Affiliations

East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, Louisiana
Tulane Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, Louisiana
Veterans Affairs HospitalNew Orleans, Louisiana