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, 2025!
Baton Rouge Regional Campus
Psychiatry
Sydney Smith Melancon, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Friederike Klempin, PhD - Assistant Professor – Research
Dean's Office
Lisa Grundmann - Standardized Patient Educator
Interdisciplinary Oncology
Trayambak Pathak, PhD - Assistant Professor
Arunava Roy, PhD - Assistant Professor
Medicine
Cardiology
Yvonne Gilliland, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Dajah Saul – Editor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elizabeth Buchert, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Andrew Jones, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Office of Student Affairs
Brittany Monroe - Student Affairs Research Coordinator
Pediatrics
Devante Williams – Data Manager
Pharmacology
Mary Bordelon - Research Associate 2
Physiology
Amanda Pahng, PhD – Assistant Professor - Research
Psychiatry
Kaitlyn Catanzarite, Psy.D. - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Mandolin Barberito - Research Associate 2
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Amirsalar Mansouri, PhD - Staff Scientist
Srabani Kar - Research Associate 3
Sarah Millican - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Kendria Davis - Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Surgery
Rae Chauvin - Residency Program Administrator 2
Harvey Chim, MD – Chief, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Prasanth Patcha, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Hailee Pellegrin - Residency Program Administrator 1
Yash Singh, MPH - Bioinformatics Analyst