JamesBriscoeWooldridgeJr.MDFACS, FASMBS
General Surgery • New Orleans, LABariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery
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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
- 37 citationsAssociation of obesity with risk of coronary heart disease: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2006.Ninh T. Nguyen, Xuan-Mai T. Nguyen, James B. Wooldridge, Johnathan A. Slone, John S. Lane
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2009-05-01 - 26 citationsHospital volume is not a predictor of outcomes after gastrectomy for neoplasm.Kevin M. Reavis, Marcelo W. Hinojosa, Brian R. Smith, James B. Wooldridge, Sindhu Krishnan
The American Surgeon. 2009-10-01 - 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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