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 November 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023!
Baton Rouge Regional Campus
Ibrahim Musa Yola, MD, MPH – Staff Scientist
Center for Healthcare Value and Equity
Christopher Adkins, MSW – Associate Director of Community Health Worker Program
Jordan Paulin, MPH – Program Manager for Policy Innovations
Dean’s Office
Brionne Grissett – Fiscal Analyst
Family Medicine
Nicole Tamara – Department Coordinator
Genetics
Jennifer Blackmore – Assistant Business Manager
Soroor Heidari – Research Associate 1
Joana Montelongo – Patient Care Navigator
Interdisciplinary Oncology
Nicholas Skill, PhD – Associate Professor, Research
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
David Aguilar, MD – Professor
Community Population Medicine
Katherine MacWilliams – Research Study Coordinator
Infectious Disease
Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
Ryan Rumsey – Research Associate 1
Neurosurgery
Brooke Baltz – Residency Coordinator
Ophthalmology
Taylor Phelps, MD – Clinical Assistant Professor
Pathology
Zhiyan Fu, MD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Pediatrics
Tatjana Saunders – Department Coordinator
Physiology
Austin Farthing – Research Associate 1
Psychiatry
Jennifer Olivarez – Residency Coordinator
Amy Rinner, Psy.D. – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Belinda Soderstrum – RN Clinical Associate 2
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Jason Campbell – Staff Scientist
Lakshmi Chaturvedi – Research Associate 3
Randi De'Armitt – Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Stephanie Kleehammer, MBA – Chief Administrative Officer