MichaelChristopherTownsendMD
General Surgery • New Orleans, LATrauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor, Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine
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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4000Fax+1 504-842-4013
Summary
- Dr. Michael Townsend is a general surgeon in New Orleans, LA and is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine and has been in practice 35 years. He specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and minimally invasive surgery and is experienced in hernias, cholelithiasis, minimally invasive surgery, endotracheal intubation, and trauma and surgical critical care.
Education & Training
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1986 - 1989- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1982 - 1983
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1982
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 2002 - 2025
OH State Medical License 1984 - 2009
CO State Medical License 2006 - 2007
CT State Medical License 2006 - 2007
PA State Medical License 2006 - 2006
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
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
- 2 citationsAn Analysis of Outcomes and Management Strategies for Patients With Cholecystostomy Tubes.Adam Berenson, Marisa Doran, Brian Strollo, Jeff Burton, Michael Townsend
The American Surgeon. 2023-11-01 - 6 citationsThe Modified Early Warning Score as a Predictive Tool During Unplanned Surgical Intensive Care Unit Admission.Annandita Kumar, Hussam Ghabra, Fiona Winterbottom, Michael Townsend, Philip G. Boysen
Ochsner Journal. 2020-01-01 - 4 citationsUse of biomarkers in the prediction of culture-proven infection in the surgical intensive care unitHussam Ghabra, William White, Michael Townsend, Philip G. Boysen, Bobby D. Nossaman
Journal of Critical Care. 2019-02-01
Journal Articles
- Use of Biomarkers in the Prediction of Culture-Proven Infection in the Surgical Intensive Care UnitMichael Townsend, Bobby Nossaman, Philip Boysen, Hussam Ghabra, ScienceDirect
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