Philip L. Leggett, M.D., a board certified general and laparoendoscopic surgeon, is well-recognized and has published extensively in medical journals detailing his innovative surgical techniques. He has performed over 6000 laparoscopic surgeries. You'll find out more about these techniques by spending some time looking about this site.

Dr. Leggett and his staff strongly believe that the best physician-patient relationships are based on mutual respect and trust. We provide a wide range of consumer-language information about surgical procedures to help you play an active role in reaching informed decisions about your health. We not only welcome and encourage your questions, but we want to hear about your concerns, as well.

We recognize that this may be a stressful time for you so we will do everything possible to achieve a successful outcome and to help you on your way to a speedy recovery.

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To learn more about the procedures Dr. Leggett performs most frequently, see Procedures in the Patients section.

If you're scheduled for surgery and want to review your pre- and post-op instructions, see Pre- and Post-op Instructions in the Patients section.

If you're a physician and would like more information about Dr. Leggett and his surgical techniques, or would like to refer a patient, please use the For Physicians section.

When I was Chief Resident at Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans a patient came in one night with a ruptured aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, a hole in a big vessel that has a high death rate. We fixed him and he lived. On a post-operative visit he took my ID badge home and drew this picture. It has been an inspiration to me. Not only because we saved his life, but also that he felt enough for me to produce this picture. He was the political cartoonist for The Times Picayune newspaper in New Orleans.

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