ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP

General Surgery Residency

• Program Director: Lance Stuke, MD lstuke@lsuhsc.edu
• Associate Program Director: Kurt Davis, MD Kdav26@lsuhsc.edu
• Associate Program Director: Ian Hodgdon, MD Ihodgd@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Program Director: Bruce Torrance, MD BTorra@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Program Director: Charles Chappius, MD surgcwc@lsuhsc.ed
• Assistant Program Director: London Guidry, MD lguidr@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Program Director: John Lyons, MD jlyon4@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Program Director: Jessica Zagory, MD jzagor@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Program Director: Elyse Bevier-Rawls, MD ebevie@lsuhsc.edu
• Surgical Education Director: John Morrison, MD jmorr3@lsuhsc.edu
• Assistant Education Director: Ian Hodgdon, MD Ihodgd@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator, Prelims & PGY1: 
  Jeanne Zar jzar@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator, PGY2 - PGY5:
  Brandi Donelon bdonel@lsuhsc.edu

Critical Care Fellowship

• Program Director: John Hunt, MD JHunt2@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator: Jeanne Zar jzar@lsuhsc.edu

Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship

• Program Director: Guy Orangio, MD gorang@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator: Rachael Carrington rcarr5@lsuhsc.edu

Plastic Surgery Residency and Microsurgery Fellowship

• Program Director: Charles Dupin, MD cdupin@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator: Terie Capella, MSW tcapel@lsuhsc.edu

Vascular Surgery Integrated Residency and Fellowship

• Program Director: Malachi Sheahan, MD msheah@lsuhsc.edu
• Associate Program Director: Bruce Torrance, MD BTorra@lsuhsc.edu
• Program Coordinator: Rachael Carrington rcarr5@lsuhsc.edu

Student Clerkship

• Director: Patrick Greiffenstein, MD pgreif@lsuhsc.edu
• Associate Director: Melissa Donovan, MD mdonov@lsuhsc.edu
• Clerkship Coordinator: Angie LeBoeuf alebo3@lsuhsc.edu 

 

Residency Programs

The Department of Surgery currently offers four residency programs: General Surgery, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Independent Program,Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Integrated Program, and a Vascular Surgery Integrated Program. Located in New Orleans, all of the LSU surgery residency programs offer excellent training through a wide variety of surgical cases and a diverse patient population.

General Surgery Residency Program Website

Vascular Surgery Residency Program Website

Plastic Surgery Residency Program Website

 

Fellowships

The Department of Surgery currently offers three fellowship programs. A one year, ACGME accredited fellowship in Surgical Critical Care, with an optional second year concentrating on Trauma Surgery, a 2-year ACGME accredited fellowship in Vascular Surgery, and a 1-year ACGME accredited Colorectal Surgery fellowship.

Critical Care Surgery Fellowship Website

Vascular Surgery Fellowship Website

Colorectal Surgery Fellowship Website

 

Students

The nine-week surgery clerkship is an intense clinical experience that introduces students to the basic principles of surgery. The clerkship is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills relevant to surgical management that all physicians should possess. In addition, it aims to emphasize teamwork, patient responsibility, and professional behavior as essential qualities for young physicians to develop.

Surgery Clerkship Website

 

Annual Lectureships

The department of surgery features 3 annual lectureships: Isidore Cohn, Jr - James D. Rives Annual Visiting Professorship in Surgery, Claude Craighead Visiting Professorship in Vascular Surgery and Irving & Mrs. Lillian Levin Annual Lectureship Series in Colon & Rectal Surgery.

 

 

 

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