School of Medicine

The Pulse

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, 2024!

Baton Rouge Regional Campus
      Medicine
     Robert Hosse, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
      Psychiatry
     Richard Dalton, MD - Clinical Professor

Dean’s Office
Lisa Dayan - Research Associate 3

Dermatology
Nicholas Culotta, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Genetics
Duaa Alawad, PhD - Senior Bioinformatics Analyst
Md. Manirujjaman, PhD - Staff Scientist

Internal Medicine
      Cardiology
     Juan Terre, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor           
      Community and Population Medicine
     Paula De La Cruz, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
      Comprehensive Medicine
     Cassie Shaw, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
      Endocrinology
     Stephen Ford, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
      Infectious Diseases
     Eric Babineaux, DNP - Nurse Practitioner
      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine
     Trevor Boudreaux, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
      Pulmonary/Critical Care
     Tanja Milosavljevic, PhD - Clinical Trials Coordinator 3
     Hai Tran, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
     Richard Wells, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
      Rheumatology
     Shreya Madhavaram, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical Specialist
     Milena Vukelic, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Lafayette Regional Campus
      Family Medicine
     Sheung Man Alexander Sin, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
      Internal Medicine
     Benjamin Pickard, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
     Cassie Clark, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Neurology
Kelly Angelle, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Nicholas Helmstetter, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Neurosurgery
Kelsey Hundley, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Young Lee, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology
Andrew Terrebonne - Research Associate 1

Office of Diversity and Community Engagement
Joell Lee – Coordinator

Office of Medical Education
Kari Goforth - Standardized Patient Coordinator

Ophthalmology
Joshua Pahng, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor

Orthopaedic Surgery
Jennifer Brunious – Coordinator
Ashraf Farhoud - Clinical Trials Coordinator 2

Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery
Thomas Flowers, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Laura Petrauskas, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical Specialist
Christine Settoon, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Pediatrics
Jeffrey DeMare, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Ileana Serrano Herrera, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Ernesto Mejia, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Physiology
Bryant Larkin - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Katie Sternberger - Bioinformatics Analyst

Psychiatry
Nicole Crozat, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Sara Karnes, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Britney Lambert, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Jamie Leavey, PsyD - Assistant Professor – Clinical

Radiology
Amariah Rauscher - Residency Program Administrator 2

Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Diane Blair - Grants & Contracts Specialist
Dawn Collie - Coordinator
Adonica Davis - Grants & Contracts Specialist
Onyinye Modika, PhD - Research Associate 3
Cecilia Vittori, PhD - Staff Scientist
Rhonda Wilson - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1

Surgery
Kaitlyn Andre' - Research Associate 1
Farshad Anvari, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Matthew Bartow, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Omer Kaymakcalan, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Nicole McGowan - Coordinator
Victoria Miles, EMT-P, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Ada Ozcan, MD - Research Associate 2
Marie Unruh, MD - Associate Professor - Clinical

Urology
Hailey Silverii, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical Specialist