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 May 1 – July 31, 2024!
Anatomy
Sarah Garner, PhD - Assistant Professor – Research
Rhyan Lawrence - Morgue Technician 2
Baton Rouge Regional Campus
Internal Medicine
Taylor Roussel, MD - Instructor - Clinical
Alexander Say, MD - Instructor – Clinical
Hannah Bunch, MD - Instructor – Clinical
Psychiatry
Richard Dalton, MD - Clinical Professor
Mary Nance, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Sabyasachi Chatterjee, PhD - Assistant Professor - Research
Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Raquel Nin Blanchard - Research Associate 3
Interdisciplinary Oncology
Won Seok Yang, PhD - Assistant Professor - Research
Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Jevin Yabut, DO - House Officer 8/Fellow 1
Community Population Medicine
Amber Goff - Program Coordinator
Hospital Medicine
Jessica Bordes, MD - Instructor - Clinical
Hope Oddo Moise, MD - Assistant Professor - Clinical
Leandre Millet, MD - Instructor - Clinical
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Regina Miles, FNP-Bc - Nurse Practitioner
Lafayette Regional Campus
Youssef Bou-Mikael, MD - Instructor – Clinical
Christopher Chedid, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Macy Trosclair - Residency Specialist
Neuroscience Center of Excellence
Sedonia Davis - Research Associate 1
Craig Schayot - Research Associate 1
Maria Jacotte Simancas, PhD - Research Associate 3
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Amma Agyemang, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Office of Student Affairs
Jade O'Dell, PhD - Learning Specialist
Ophthalmology
Armin Avdic, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Orthopaedic Surgery
Armandi Smith - Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Pediatrics
Karleigh Barkemeyer, MD - Instructor – Clinical
Amanda Granier, MD - Instructor – Clinical
Michele Hallinan - Department Coordinator
Physiology
Sarah Cohen - Research Associate 1
Davin Gardner - Research Associate 1
Jamie McMichael - Research Associate 1
Sydney Vita, PhD - Assistant Professor - Research
Psychiatry
Breaunnah Jackson, MD - Assistant Professor–Clinical (Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist)
Pedro Estrada - Residency Specialist
Samantha Sheppard - Coordinator Forensic Psychiatry
Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence
Savannah Mansion, MHA - Department Coordinator
Taylor Green - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Yana Tarashvili, RN - RN Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Diana Polania Villanueva, PhD - Research Associate 3
Surgery
Martha Cardona - Health Information Coordinator 3
Carolyn Cook, MD - Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Amelia Haag - Department Operations Coordinator
Abdul-Razak Masoud, PhD - Research Associate 3
Lisa Richardson - Assistant Business Manager
Sanda Tan, MD - Chief, Colorectal Surgery