School of Medicine

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Welcome Newcomers!

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to the following faculty and staff members who have joined the School of Medicine Family between the dates August 1, 2021 - October 31, 2021!

Administration - Office of Student Affairs

Sarah Berry, MS - Student Affairs Coordinator

Anesthesiology

Aimee Homra, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor

Center for Healthcare Value and Equity

Taryn Mackey - Department Coordinator
Zwena Moore Randolph, MPsy - Associate Director, Community Health Worker Program

Family Medicine

Madeleine Maras, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Interdisciplinary Oncology

Thangavel Chellappagounder, PhD - Assistant Professor, Research
For Yue Tso, PhD - Assistant Professor, Research
Charles Wood, PhD - Professor

Medicine

Cardiology
Cody Williams, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical    
Community Population Medicine
Jonathan Hodson - Assistant Business Manager    
Infectious Disease
Helene Lovett - Clinical Trials Coordinator
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Kennedi Kirkline - Research Associate 1    
Brandon Retif, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Olivia Rohret - Clinical Trials Coordinator
Rheumatology
Eileen Rife, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Neuroscience Center of Excellence

Connor Polk - Research Associate 1

Neurosurgery

Lucido Ponce Mejia, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Otorhinolaryngology

Jennifer Hanby, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Vilija Vaitaitis, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Pathology

Ellen Connor, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Pediatrics

Sergio Bartakian, MD - Associate Professor, Clinical
Mary Johnson, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Peter Joslyn, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Cara Lasley, DO - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Ernest Siwik, MD - Clinical Associate Professor

Psychiatry

Steven Abney, PsyD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Radiology

Lillian Murphy, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical
Kurosh Safavi, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence

Joann Cassama - Clinical Trials Coordinator
Guobin Kang, MS - Research Manager, Viral Oncology
Danielle Shea - Research Manager, Viral Oncology
Ruixia Ma, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher
CongCong Tan, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher
Dicle Yalcin, PhD - Postdoctoral Researcher

Surgery

Melissa Donovan, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Patrick McLaren, MD -Assistant Professor, Clinical
Sharon Stanley, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Urology

Elizabeth Rourke, DO - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Baton Rouge Regional Campus

Blythe Bissell, MBA - Dean's Office Coordinator
Medicine
Nicholas Raush, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical 
Katie Taylor, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Lafayette Regional Campus

Sarah Choi - GME Outcomes Analyst
Danielle Doucet - Dean's Office Coordinator
Elissa Peters, MS - Student Clerkship Coordinator
Family Medicine
Luciano Mancera, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical    
Margaret Smith, MSW - Instructor, Clinical Specialist
Medicine
Ashwin Narayana, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

LSUNO

Anatomy
Alyssa Ransom - Instructor, Research    
Earl Roche - Business Manager 2
Physiology
Caitlyn McAdams - Clinical Trials Coordinator