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 August 1 – October 31, 2025!
Baton Rouge Regional Campus – Medicine
Alissa Ice, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Phillip LeBas, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Juan-Diego Mendez - Department Coordinator
Cell Biology and Anatomy
Gerard Guillot, PhD - Associate Professor – Research
Grace Sauers - Anatomy Program Coordinator
Family Medicine
Nora Lamartine, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Genetics
Sun Young Kim, PhD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Interdisciplinary Oncology
Lang Wu, PhD – Professor
Jingjing Zhu, PhD - Assistant Professor - Research
Lafayette Regional Campus
Alicia Boudreaux - Department Coordinator
Alana Lovato - Residency Program Administrator 1
Family Medicine
Tianna Morto, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Medicine
Cardiology
Aashish Gupta, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Comprehensive Medicine
Brian Barbara, DO - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Infectious Disease
Colten Creel, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Amelia Muhs, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Thuy-Mai Nguyen, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Vijay Nijjar, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Rheumatology
Jennifer Abdalla, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Neurology
Kari Williams - Student Clerkship Coordinator
Neurosurgery
Chelsea David - Residency Program Administrator 2
Matthew Hart, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Office of Admissions
Daphne Nwagbara - Admissions Coordinator
Orthopaedic Surgery
Avrey Novak, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Adrianna Peters - Department Coordinator
Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Courtney Davis - Residency Program Administrator 1
Belinda Mantle, MD - Associate Professor – Clinical
Gregory Marks, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Madison Riley - Department Coordinator
Pediatrics
Caitlin Creel, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Alex Firan, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Mary-Elizabeth Lago, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Acela Rosado, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Pharmacology
Carrie Wiese, PhD - Assistant Professor
Physiology
Jack Granger - Research Associate 1
Psychiatry
Claire Franklin, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Kimberly Rousseau, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Radiology
Beren Chandler, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Taryn Chevis - Associate Director For Administration
Krishna Dahal - Research Associate 3
Imani John-Baptiste - Research Associate 3
Tala Maalouli - Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Surgery
Kathryn DiLosa, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Danielle Dooley, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Anne Rhudy, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Alexis Scheuermann, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Leonard Wudel, MD - Associate Professor – Clinical