Specialties Offered
Dr. Bolton earned his medical degree from LSU and completed his internship and residency at Charity Hospital. He completed an hepatobiliary and pancreatic fellowship at the Lahey Clinic in Boston, Massachusetts, and a surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. He is board certified in general surgery and is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Bolton's expertise includes gastric, esophageal, liver, biliary and pancreatic cancer surgery, minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer, surgical endocrinology (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pancreatic surgery), cancer research, breast cancer treatments and sentinel lymph node biopsy techniques.
Videos
- Hello Health presents: Colorectal & Liver Cancer with Dr. John Bolton
- WDSU 6 On Call: Causes of Esophagal Cancer
Titles Held
Chairman, Department of Surgery
Clinical Interests
Alternative cancer treatments, liver, esophageal, gastric and pancreatic cancer surgery and minimally invasive surgery for esphagael cancer, surgical endocrinology (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, and pancreatic surgery), cancer research, breast cancer treatments and sentinel lymph node biopsy techniques.
Languages Spoken
English
Certifications Held
American Board of Surgery
- Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
- Internship: Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana State University
- Residency: Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana State University
- Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Foundation; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
