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Office
1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4000
Summary
- Dr. James Wooldridge is a general surgeon in New Orleans, LA and is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee College of Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He is experienced in minimally invasive surgery, bariatric surgery, and general / gastrointestinal surgery.
Education & Training
- University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2008 - 2009
- University of Missouri-ColumbiaResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2008
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
- LA State Medical License 2009 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The SAGES masters program presents the 10 seminal articles for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.Judy Y Chen, Sajani Shah, S Julie-Ann Lloyd, Yagnik K Pandya, James Wooldridge
Surgical Endoscopy. 2024-10-01 - A Single-Institution 5-Year Retrospective Analysis of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Staple-Line Reinforcement: Bioabsorbable Mesh Versus Oversewing.Jesse St Pierre, H Harvak Hajebian, Cruz Velasco, James Wooldridge, Jessica Gorham
Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2023-10-01 - 15 citationsIncreased inflammatory low-density neutrophils in severe obesity and effect of bariatric surgery: Results from case-control and prospective cohort studies.Maria Dulfary Sanchez-Pino, William S Richardson, Jovanny Zabaleta, Ramesh Thylur Puttalingaiah, Andrew G Chapple
Ebiomedicine. 2022-03-01
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