School of Medicine

Strategic Planning

Working Groups

  • Cynthia Brown, MD, MSPH (Work Group Chair) - Department Head for Medicine; LCMC Service Line Director for Medical Specialties
  • Valentine Nfonsam, MD, MS -  Department Head for Surgery; LCMC Service Line Leader for Cancer
  • Lisa Peacock, MD - Department Head for OBGYN
  • Frank Culicchia, MD - Department Head for Neurosurgery; LCMC Service Line Director for Neurosciences
  • Bob Zura, MD - Department Head for Orthopaedics; LCMC Service Line Director for MSK
  • Jayne Weiss, MD - CMO for LSU Healthcare Network; Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs;  Department Head for Ophthalmology
  • Kevin Reed, MD - Associate Dean for Baton Rouge
  • James Falterman, MD - Associate Dean for Lafayette
  • John Nickens - CEO University Medical Center; President LCMC Health
  • Ben Lousteau - Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
  • Cathy Torres - Director, Faculty & Institutional Affairs
  • Ram Paragi, MD - Director of Accreditation Compliance and Strategic Outcomes

  • Lucio Miele MD, PhD (Work Group Chair) - Senior Associate Dean for Research; Department Head for Genetics
  • Wayne Backes, PhD - Associate Dean for Research
  • Peter Winsauer, PhD - Assistant Dean for Basic Science Research; Interim Department Head for Biochemistry
  • Frank Smart, MD - Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation; Director of Research, LCMC Health
  • Michael Hagensee, MD, PhD - Interim Director, LSU Health Office of Research
  • Jiri Adamec, PhD - Core Laboratory Director
  • Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD - Director, Neuroscience Center of Excellence
  • Patricia Molina, MD, PhD - Department Head for Physiology; Director of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Center of Excellence
  • Jeff Carter, MD - Director, UMC Burn Center; Professor Dept. of Surgery
  • Hollis O'Neal, MD - Director of Research, Our Lady of the Lake; Associate Professor, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Baton Rouge
  • Ben Springgate, MD, MPH - Director, Center for Health Equity and Value; Section Chief, Community and Population Medicine
  • Carly Pigg -  Fiscal Analyst, Research
  • Ram Paragi, MD - Director of Accreditation Compliance and Strategic Outcomes

  • Lee Engel, MD, PhD (Work Group Chair) - Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
  • Rebecca Odinet Frey, PhD - Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education
  • Shane Sanne, MD - Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
  • Robin English, MD - Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
  • Taniya De Silva, MD - Associate Dean for Student Affairs
  • Joy Sturtevant, PhD - Director, Basic Science Curriculum
  • Jaime Alleyn, MD - Clerkship Director, OBGYN
  • Peter DeBlieux, MD - Assistant Dean for Advanced Learning and Simulation
  • Emilio Russo, MD - Department Head, Family Medicine
  • Angela Amedee, PhD - Interim Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Matt Foy, MD - Director, UME Baton Rouge
  • Robin McGoey, MD - Chief Academic Officer, LCMC Health
  • Ram Paragi, MD - Director of Accreditation Compliance and Strategic Outcomes