Laura M. Douglass, MD

Clinical Interests

• Gender affirming surgery
• Transgender health
• Urethral stricture disease
• Erectile dysfunction
• Urinary incontinence
• Prosthetic surgery
• Peyronie's disease
• Genitourinary trauma
• Genitourinary reconstruction
• General urology including BPH, voiding dysfunction, kidney stones, etc.

Research Interests

• Gender affirming surgery
• Transgender health
• Urethral stricture disease
• Erectile dysfunction
• Urinary incontinence
• Prosthetic surgery
• Peyronie's disease
• Genitourinary trauma
• Genitourinary reconstruction

Additional Information

Dr. Douglass completed her Trauma and Reconstructive Urology fellowship with Dr. Michael Metro at Temple. She practices general and reconstructive urology with a special focus in Gender Affirming Surgery.

Educational Background

• MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
• Fellowship, Reconstructive Urology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Urologic Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Memberships

• American Urological Association
• Society for Women in Urology
• Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons
• World Professional Association for Transgender Health

Honors & Awards

• 2022 Health Equity Leadership & Social Justice Award Recipient
• Tulane University School of Medicine Merit Scholarship
• Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award

Selected Publications

2019 Douglass L, Kovac E, Campbell S, Stephenson A Meade P, Maizels M. Computer-enhanced visual learning: Open primary, nerve-sparing retroperitoneal lymph node dissection. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 2019 May;15(3):270-272.

2018 Douglass L, Abraham N. Surgical Technique for Placement of a Retropubic Midurethral Sling for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. American Urological Association Core Curriculum. https://university.auanet.org/mobileapps/auauapp/video.cfm?vimeoid=23189...

2017 Srivastava A, Douglass L, Chernyak V, Watts KL. Advances in Imaging in Prostate and Bladder Cancer. Curr Urol Reports. 2017 Sep;18(0):69.

2017 Douglass L, North A. Resident Physician Burnout: Improving the Wellness of Surgical Trainees. Kohler T, Schwartz B, editors. In: Surgeons as Educators: A Guide for Academic Development and Teaching Excellence. 1st edition. New York: Springer; 2017. p. 489-498.

2016 Douglass L, Schoenberg M. The Future of Intravesical Drug Delivery for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Bladder Cancer. 2016 Jul;2(3):285-92.

2016 Douglass L, Casale A., North A., Drzewiecki B. Late Prenatal Diagnosis of Cloacal Malformation Presenting as Septated Cystic Pelvic Mass, Society for Fetal Urology- Fall Congress, Dallas, Texas, September 2016.