Welcome Newcomers!
We extend a warm welcome to the following faculty and staff members who have joined the School of Medicine family between the dates of February 1 – April 30, 2026!
Anatomy
Maggie Hales - Morgue Technician 3
Anesthesiology
Selina Garcia, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Baton Rouge Regional Campus Medicine
Whitney Wallace - Residency Program Administrator 2
Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Vahideh Tarhriz, PhD - Assistant Professor, Research
Genetics
Kelvin Clulee - Genetics Program Specialist
Remy Fontenot - Research Associate 1
Kaleb Warren - Research Associate 1
Interdisciplinary Oncology
Upasana Sahu, PhD - Assistant Professor, Research
Karina Vazquez-Arreguin, PhD - Assistant Professor, Research
Lafayette Regional Campus
Family Medicine
Meighan Anderson, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center
Si Chun Chiu - Research Associate 1
Heidi Davis - Director of Sponsored Research & Development
Rachel Glessner - Department Coordinator
Manika Kaur - Research Associate 1
Simarpreet Kaur - Research Associate 1
Harmanpreet Singh, PhD - Research Associate 3
Elizabeth Tzerefos, RN - RN Clinical Trials Coordinator 3
Yujian Xu - Data Manager
Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Danielle Long - Staff Scientist
Medicine
Community Population Medicine
Amber Jolla - Department Coordinator
Emergency Medicine
Alexandra Teixidor - Residency Program Administrator 3
Hematology and Oncology
Patrick Ma, MD - Division Chief
Nephrology
Nahida Baigam, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
Tanvir Chowdhury - Research Associate 2
Neurosurgery
Balveen Kaur, PhD – Professor
Cynthia Nguyen - Department Coordinator
Yazmin Odia, MD - Associate Professor, Clinical
Orthopaedic Surgery
John DeManuelle - Student Worker
Sarah Miller - Research Associate 1
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Laetoya Black - Grants & Contracts Specialist
Pediatrics
Michelle Sykes, MD - Associate Professor, Clinical
Physiology
Anderson Happel - Student Worker
Tiana Malic, MPH - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Humza Pirzadah - Student Worker
Psychiatry
Bryan Shurigar, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Radiology
Julia Oubre, MBA - Department Coordinator
Surgery
Cherelle Bermudez, RN - RN Clinical Trials Coordinator 3