As one of the Northshore’s longest serving urologists, Dr. Stephen Watson has broad experience with the medical and surgical healing arts in urology. He has been certified and re-certified by the American Board of Urology as well as the National Board of Physicians and Surgeons. Leaning on his extensive background in surgical urology, much of Dr. Watson’s work now involves one-to-one direct outpatient clinical care in the office setting. Dr. Watson takes time to thoroughly listen to each patient's concerns, review any associated medical information, perform any necessary examination or test and discuss his findings and recommendations with patients in a manner that is understood by everyone. Accordingly he holds the highest possible overall patient satisfaction rating with his philosophy in providing exceptional patient care consistent with the spirit of the proverb .. "The greatest among you will be your servant" (Matthew 23:11). Dr. Watson has long been the choice of patients across the Northshore as patient testimonials repeatedly demonstrate. He has received Patient's Choice awards and Compassionate Physician honors multiple years running. Dr. Watson has also been recognized by one of America's top two healthcare networks as outperforming peers in nationally endorsed measures of patient medical care effectiveness and efficiency. Dr. Watson has performed clinical research in many urology specialty disciplines, authoring scientific papers published in the internationally acclaimed Journal of Urology and presenting his research at medical education meetings around the nation. Dr. Watson is the recipient of academic honors, including awards from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Texas Medical Association, the Southern Medical Association, Texas A&M College of Medicine, the Texas Urological Association and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Dr. Watson began his urology practice with Ochsner Clinic in Baton Rouge. He also served at North Oaks Medical Center in Hammond prior to establishing the Northlake Urology Group with partner Dr. Harold Neitzschman. Together at Northlake Urology, Drs. Watson and Neitzschman are proud to offer their combined experience and expertise along with state-of-the-art facilities and personalized private care for the full range of urological problems for men and women on the Northshore. When you need an experienced, compassionate, easy-to-understand urology specialist, call Dr. Watson. He can help!