School of Medicine

The Pulse - June 2023

Faculty Assembly Update, Awards Announced

Dr. Suresh Alahari, Faculty Assembly President

The 2023 Faculty Assembly Awards were recently announced at the general faculty meeting held in May.

Congratulations to:

Outstanding Service to LSUHSC
Joy Sturtevant, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology

Joy Sturtevant receives award

Outstanding Junior Faculty
Alison Smith, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery

Alison Smith receives award

Outstanding Service to Community
John Wells, MD
Department of Psychiatry

John Wells receives award

Outstanding Mentor
Matthew Lammi, MD
Department of Medicine: Section of Pulmonary/Critical Care & Allergy/Immunology

Matthew Lammi receives award

Outstanding Service in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Anti-Discrimination Efforts 
Deidre Devier, PhD
Department of Cell Biology & Anatomy

Deidre Devier receives award

Faculty Assembly Award Nominees are also congratulated:

Outstanding Service to LSUHSC
Anna Cohen-Rosenblum, MD
Charles Dupin, MD
Tiffany Wills, PhD
Yaguang Xi, MD, PhD

Outstanding Junior Faculty
Nathan Brown, PsyD
Sandy Hyatt, PsyD
Rajani Maiya, PhD
Lindsey Liles, MD
Thomas Sharp, PhD
Jessica Zagory, MD

Outstanding Service to Community
John Morrison, MD
Hollis Ray O’Neal, MD

Outstanding Mentor
Bruce Barron, MD
Scott Edwards, PhD
Matthew Foy, MD
Luis Marrero, PhD
Lindsey Liles, MD
Sharon Stanley, MD

In the previous Faculty Assembly meeting, Interim Dean Dr. Richard DiCarlo shared the following with the faculty assembly:
 
1. Everyone has moved out of 1542 Tulane Avenue building.
2. Most of the clinical faculty now occupy office spaces in new CALS building.
3. Hematology and Oncology faculty will be moving into the CALS building in the near future.
4. The Gross Anatomy lab will move into the CALS building.
5. ENT and Ophthalmology will remain in CSRB.
6. The state-of the-art Wellness Center in CALS building is functional now.
7. An upcoming general faculty meeting will be held in the CALS building.