The prostate is the gland below a man’s bladder that produces fluid for semen. Prostate cancer is common among older men.
Oliver Sartor, MD
C.E. & Bernadine Laborde Professor for Cancer Research
Deming Department of Medicine & Department of Urology
Medical Director, Tulane Cancer Center
Assistant Dean for Oncology
Areas of Specialty
Advanced Prostate Cancer
Medical Degree
Tulane University School of Medicine, 1982
Internship Training
Pediatrics: University of Pennsylvania, 1983
Internal Medicine: Tulane University School of Medicine, 1984
Residency Training
Tulane University School of Medicine – 1986
Fellowship Training
Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute – 1990
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research Focus
Clinical trials involving novel therapeutics for advanced prostate cancer, genetics of prostate cancer.
L. Spencer Krane, MD
Assistant Professor of Urology
Areas of Specialty
- Urologic Oncology, Localized Prostate Cancer – Robotic Radical Prostatectomy and Focal Ablative Techniques
- Renal/Kidney Cancer, Localized and Advanced, Localized Bladder Cancer including en Bloc Transurethral Resection
- Upper Tract Urothelial Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Hereditary Genitourinary Cancers
Medical Degree
Tulane University School of Medicine – 2007
Residency Training
Wake Forest Baptist Health – 2015
Fellowship Training:
Minimally Invasive & Robotic Urology: Henry Ford Hospital – 2009
Regenerative Medicine – Wake Forest Baptist Health – 2010
Genitourinary Oncology Fellowship: National Cancer Institute – 2017
Board Certifications
American Board of Urology Certified – 2019
Research Focus
Personalized medicine for patients with urologic malignancies; novel biomarkers and genomic classifications for prostate and kidney cancers; microscopic imaging modalities to allow real time tumor diagnosis