Advisory Committee
Core Team:
Richard DiCarlo, MD - Interim Dean
Katherine Diodene - Associate Dean for Fiscal Affairs
Ram Paragi, MD - Director of Accreditation Compliance and Strategic Outcomes
Stephanie Taylor, MD - Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty & Institutional Affairs
Work Group Chairs:
Cynthia Brown MD, MS - Chair and Department Head, Medicine
Lee Engel, MD, PhD - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Lucio Miele, MD, PhD - Senior Associate Dean for Research
Clinical Partners:
John Nickens - LCMC Health President of Hospital Services and UMC CEO
Leo Seoane, MD - Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Ochsner Health
Jennifer Clowers - Chief Financial Officer, Our Lady of the Lake Health
Mark Kline, MD - Senior Vice President, Physician-in-Chief, and Chief Medical Officer, Children's Hospital
Central Leadership:
Steve Nelson, MD - Chancellor
Kirk Deslatte - Assistant Vice Chancellor, Property and Facilities Management
Jill Fragoso - Chief Human Resources Officer , Human Resource Management
Michael Hagensee, MD, PhD - Executive Director, Office of Research Services
Stephanie Laurent - Director of Accounting Services for Financial Reporting, Asset Management and Sponsored Projects
Scott Embley - Director, Campus Assistance Program & Drug Testing Program
Al Bienvenu -Vice Chairman, LSU Health Foundation Board of Directors
Daniel Cocran - Executive Director , Accounting Services
Other SOM Leadership:
Robert Maupin, MD - Associate Dean of Diversity & Community Engagement
Cathi Fontenot, MD - Associate Dean for Alumni Affairs & Development
Healthcare Network:
Atara McAvoy - Chief Financial Officer, LSU Healthcare Network
Community/Alumni:
Randy Roig, MD - Associate Chief of Staff for Education and Designated Education Officer, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Jennifer Avegno, MD - Director, New Orleans Health Department
Fred Rodriguez, MD - Emma Moss Professor, Pathology
Faculty:
Sanjay Kamboj, MD - President, Faculty Assembly
Angela Johnson, MD - Section Chief, Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge
Linda Oge, MD - Section Chief, Department of Family Medicine, Lafayette
Staff:
Kerry Wiltz - Business Manager, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Treva Lincoln - Assistant Director, Office of Medical Education
Jean Carnal - Business Manager, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence & Microbiology
Students:
Jonathan Legier - L3, Class of 2025
Jo'Lea Bergeron - L2, Class of 2026
Residents:
Nicholas Tadros, MD - PGY 2, Pediatrics, Chief Elect
Gerald Sibley, MD - PGY 3, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, President Elect for House Staff