Dr Nazih Khater (FM, 2003): president of the LSU

Dr Nazih Khater (FM, 2003) is elected as the 2025 President-Elect of the Louisiana Urological Society (LSU)! 

Dr Nazih Khater graduated from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut (USJ) School of Medicine, with a Doctor of Medicine Diploma in 2003. He completed his surgical training and Urology Residency at SUNY Downstate in New York and at the American University of Beirut (AUB-MC). He then pursued a 2-year accredited Endourology and Robotic surgery fellowship at Loma Linda University, Los Angeles in California. During his fellowship, he was recognized in the 2016 American Endourology Fellowship Contest for his essay entitled “Bench-top feasibility testing of a novel percutaneous renal access technique: the laser direct alignment radiation reduction technique (DARRT).” He also worked with the Loma Linda Urology Research team on a R01 NIH Grant in validating a surgical paradigm.

Biography