Laurence Durante, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Phone
504-988-4700
Office Address
131 South Robertson, Suite 1140, New Orleans, LA 70112
School of Medicine
Department
Family Community Medicine
Education & Affiliations
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine; 1983
Residency: General Preventive Medicine/Public Health, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; 88-90
Specialty Board Certifications: American Board of Preventive Medicine, General Preventive Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Areas of Expertise
Hospice Care
Biography
Dr. Durante has been a member of Tulane's Department of Family and Community Medicine for 25 years. He serves as the medical director for various area centers and hospices and directs the department's Hospice Elective. In addition to end of life care, Dr. Durante's medical interests include palliative, occupational, and correctional medicines. He earned degrees from University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown -- where he received his MD, and Johns Hopkins -- where he received his MPH, was a resident in the Navy and with the Maryland State Health Department, and is actively licensed in Medicine and Surgery. A music lover, Dr. Durante has a weekly, Thursday radio show, from 4-6pm, on WTUL 91.5.
