School of Medicine

The Pulse - December 2022

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 August 1 – October 31, 2022!

Baton Rouge Regional Campus
Medicine
Lauren Miles, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Alexa Martinez – Research Associate 3
Farah Prezume – Department Coordinator

 

Center for Healthcare Value and Equity
Kira Wortmann, MPH – Evaluation Manager, Community/Population Health

 

Family Medicine
Kayla Daaz – Residency Coordinator

 

Interdisciplinary Oncology
Jiri Adamec, PhD – Professor

 

Anatomy
Alicia Baker, DPT – Assistant Professor, Research
Alexandra Benitez – Program Administrator, Anatomical Services
Kierstin Gary-Wells – Department Coordinator
Nikolai Kurganov – Department Coordinator

 

Pharmacology
Eddie Robinson – Department Coordinator

 

Physiology
Angelica Bruno – Associate Business Manager
Patrick McTernan, PhD – Senior Staff Scientist

 

Medicine 
Melody Jackson – Department Operations Coordinator
Cardiology
Napat Intarachumnum, MS – Clinical Trials Coordinator
Hospital Medicine
Christine Bruins, MD –Clinical Assistant Professor
Seth Vignes, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Rheumatology 
Mansour Alghamdi, MBBS – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Neurology
Kayla Pence, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Nathan Le – Research Associate 1

 

Neurosurgery
Berje Shammassian, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elizabeth Florence, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Orthopaedics
Aysha Evans – Research Associate 2
Mary Gatterer – Research Associate 3
Elaine Hicks, MPH – Clinical Trials Coordinator

 

Otorhinolaryngology
Sagar Kansara, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Rula Mualla, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Pediatrics
Kayla Phelps, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Parvin Dorostkar, MD – Associate Professor, Clinical

 

Psychiatry
Sebastian Del Corral Winder, Psy.D – Assistant Professor, Clinical 
Justin Gibson - Research Associate 3
Erik Hanson, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Tricia Lemelle, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Lisa Schuster, LAC – Licensed Mental Health Clinician
Ramzi Shalby, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical

 

Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Tanisha Banks-Favorite – Regulatory Coordinator
Samira Mohammed – Clinical Trials Coordinator
Leila Rad – Clinical Trials Coordinator
Maria Stambaugh – Regulatory Coordinator

 

Surgery
Terie Capella, MSW – Residency Coordinator
Jenna Dennis – Research Associate 1
Jake Fontenot – Research Associate 2
Angela LeBoeuf – Student Clerkship Coordinator
Valentine Nfonsam, MD – Department Chairman
Kelli Summers, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Olivia Warren – Research Associate 1