Faculty Assembly Update
Newly elected Faculty Assembly Delegates, Senators, and Officers who will serve for the 2024-2027 term were recently announced:
Basic Science Faculty:
Allyson Bennett (Pharmacology)
Jorgelina Calandria (Neuroscience)
Stefany Primeaux (Physiology)
Liz Simon Peter (Physiology)
Clinical Faculty:
Jessica Berthelot, MD (Psychiatry) Baton Rouge
Melisa Harrington (Medicine) Lafayette
Michael Cook (Surgery)
Colleen Leblanc (Pediatrics)
Nisha Loganantharaj (Med-Gastroenterology)
Maria Reinoso (Ophthalmology)
Thomas Reske (Med-Hematology & Oncology)
La'Nasha Tanner-Sanders (OB/GYN)
Jonathan Schoen (Surgery)
Vilija Vaitaitis (Otolaryngology)
Faculty Senate:
Maria Reinoso
Brian McGee
Michelle Korah-Sedgwick
Jennifer Hart
Suresh Alahari
Jennifer Cameron
Allison Augustus-Wallace.
Dr. Augustus-Wallace also serves as the basic science representative on the Administrative Council. Laura Pelaez serves as the clinical science representative for the Administrative Council.
Officers:
Past President: Sanjay Kamboj
President: Jason Gardner
President Elect: Maria Reinoso
Secretary: Stefany Primeaux
Faculty Assembly meetings are open to all School of Medicine faculty. There is a Zoom option for those not on-site at the downtown campus who wish to attend.