For staff, students, faculty, alumni and friends of LSU Health Shreveport
Vol. 13, No. 6 November - December 2013
School of Medicine
LSU Health Sciences Foundation
School of Graduate Studies
Huey P Long Medical Center
School of Allied Health Professions
Affiliated Hospitals:
University Health Shreveport
University Health Conway
Chancellor’s Corner
T
he blockbuster movie, “Gravity,” follows two spacewalking astronauts, played by George Clooney and Sandra Bullock,
whose journey becomes a fight for survival when they are stranded in space. While it’s not exactly art imitating life, the movie
does have some interesting parallels for LSU Health Shreveport researcher Lynn Harrison, PhD.
NASA – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration – recently awarded Professor Harrison a $150,000
grant to research the effects of microgravity (zero gravity) on a waterborne mycobacterium that can infect human skin and is
genetically similar to mycobacterium that cause lung infections. Dr. Harrison explained that it has been determined that certain
bacteria are more infectious when grown under microgravity, which is a concern for the water supply on the International Space
Station and for possible future long space flight missions. In fact, says Dr. Harrison, water samples taken from the Russian Mir space
station revealed potentially dangerous germs. Astronauts can also become immunocompromised during long space flights, which
adds to the problem.
The results of the research could also benefit health on earth by uncovering ways to design drugs against mycobacteria lung infection.
Dr. Harrison’s lab has recreated microgravity by growing the bacteria in vessels that rotate constantly perpendicular to the surface.
Bradie James
with Jennifer
Lance of
Partners in
Wellness
The
cover
of
SB
Magazine’s recent Top Doctors’
issue sports a familiar face –
Clinical Assistant Professor
& Director of Gynecologic
Oncology Destin Black, MD.
Dr. Black was selected as one
of the magazine’s top 10 doctors for 2013. In fact,
she was No. 1 on the list. Of course this is no
surprise to any of us who are fortunate enough to
work with her or to her grateful patients. Dr. Black
is a talented and compassionate doctor and she is
also a great teacher and role model for our students
and residents. She performed the first robotic
surgery at the university.
This is the tenth year SB Magazine has
highlighted physicians and dentists in the area. In
all, 68 of our faculty members
and more than 150 of our
alumni were on the full list of
top practitioners in Shreveport
and Bossier.
Ballots were sent to more
than 1,500 area physicians, who
were asked who they might seek
Dr. Destin Black
out if they or a loved one needed
medical care. Experience, education, training,
disciplinary history, fellowships, and awards are
part of the consideration.
Congratulations to Dr. Black and to all of the
physicians on the list. We’re very proud to have
so many of our doctors honored by their peers. If
you would like to see a full list of the School of
Medicine faculty honored by the magazine, go to
lsuhscshreveport.edu.
Robert A. Barish, MD MBA, Chancellor
Bradie James, a former LSU & NFL linebacker, returned to his hometown of Monroe in October to announce a new
partnership with his breast cancer foundation, University Health Conway and LSU Health Shreveport’s Feist-Weiller
Cancer Center.
Bradie James’ Foundation 56 is donating $71,500 to fund a mobile mammogram unit to serve women in the Twin
Cities and neighboring parishes. James established the breast cancer foundation in 2007 as a tribute to his late mother
Etta James, who died from the disease in 2001.
Foundation 56 is a breast cancer outreach program dedicated to providing access to quality services and resources
for breast cancer patients and survivors. For the past six years, the foundation has served hundreds of thousands of
women in Louisiana and north Texas. Feist-Weiller Cancer Center’s Partners in Wellness (PIW) program is similarly dedicated to improving healthcare for the underserved. Since 2012, PIW has performed 2,992 clinic screenings and 1,761
van screenings resulting in 36 breast cancer diagnoses for uninsured women in north and central Louisiana.
James says if there had been the types of services offered by his foundation, his mother could still be alive.
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center Director Glenn Mills, MD, echoed the importance of bringing doctors and resources out
into rural communities.
“The best way to cure cancer is to prevent it or catch it early,” said Dr. Mills. “Bradie James’ donation will enable us
to reach thousands of women and more effectively fight breast cancer in the Delta.”
Inside This Issue:
By the Numbers
Total Fall 2013 enrollment for the School
of Allied Health Professions
Alumni Reunion...................................................................................page 2
Special Transition Section..............................................................pages 3-6
New Biochemistry Chair.....................................................................page 8
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On the Inside
Allied Health Students
Get Into the Weeds with
Community Garden Project
Each year the 2nd year Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) students learn program
development through a community service-learning project in a community-based practice setting.
This year’s assignment was to create a community garden that provides individuals living in downtown
Shreveport with access to healthy fruits and vegetables. Several community organizations including
LSU Ag Center, Shreveport Green, and the Church of the Holy Cross have partnered with the MOT
Class of 2014 to help make this garden possible. Program Director Dr. Cindy Murray says that
the students were especially motivated by the idea of a sustainable garden and look forward to
seeing their planning efforts and work pay off with each season.
Researchers Urge Caution on
Supplement for MS Patients
An ingredient found in red wine, grapes and peanuts that
was previously touted as beneficial for multiple sclerosis (MS)
patients, may not be, according to a new study by LSU Health
Shreveport researchers. Their findings were published in the
prestigious American Journal of Pathology. Led by Ikuo Tsunoda,
MD PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology
Ikuo Tsunoda, MD PhD
and Immunology, the Center for Molecular and Tumor Virology
researchers looked at the effects of the substance called resveratrol, which has been widely
acclaimed as a beneficial supplement due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
The LSU researchers found that the opposite may be true in MS, an inflammatory disease
that affects the central nervous system.
The researchers were surprised by the degree to which resveratrol worsened MS-like
symptoms. Dr. Tsunoda said the findings illustrate that caution should be taken in using
resveratrol supplementation in MS and similar diseases.
Microbiology Society Names Dr.
Vanchiere as a Distinguished Lecturer
The American Society of Microbiology (ASM) has selected John
A. Vanchiere, MD PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the
Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, as a Distinguished Lecturer.
Dr. Vanchiere is part of the scientifically diverse group of lecturers chosen
annually to speak at meetings throughout the country. Program members are
chosen through a competitive nomination process.
Founded 50 years ago, the ASM Distinguished Lecturer program reaches
thousands of microbiologists and students each year throughout the US.
Jamie-Leigh Reilly, Hailey Smith, Leslie
Urbina, Taylor Campbell and Sally Willis
REUNI
TED
Classes
Celebrate at
reunion Events
Members of the School of Medicine’s 1983, 1993 and 2003 classes gathered
in Shreveport October 4 & 5 for the chance to reconnect and learn the latest
advancements in
the medical school
Class of 1983
from Dr. David
DeSha. An optional
golf outing,
welcome reception
and a continuing
medical education
opportunity were
among the events
planned for the
Drs. Tony Lee, Wayne Homza, Manash
groups.
Sarcar, Mike Morin
Class of 1993
John A. Vanchiere,
MD PhD
Faculty
Member
Leads List
of Honorees
Theresa & Dr. Steve Spencer, Dr. Jim Balodimas,
Drs. Lane Rosen & Maura Patterson-Rosen, Rocky
Parra (wife of Dr. Brett Parra, not pictured)
Dr. Paul Winder
was
celebrated
in
Dr. Elizabeth Harrell, Dr. Gregory & Eugenie
September for 45 years
Class of 2003 Benton,
Dr. Kerry Byrnes, Dr. Nick Bergeron
of service to the LSU
Health
Shreveport
School of Medicine.
In front of his rehabilitation services co-workers, physical therapy
Dr. Winder, who was
tech Derek Turner learns he has won an Employee Excellence
Chief of the school’s
Award from the Health Shreveport Foundation.
dermatology program,
is in private practice, but has continued to work with residents as a part time faculty member. Dr.
Winder was honored at the annual Employee Service and Excellence awards ceremony.
Sixteen individuals were selected by their fellow employees to receive the annual Employee
Excellence Awards, which come with a $250 monetary award from the LSU Health Shreveport
Foundation. The Excellence Awards went to:
• Daphne Ellis, Unit Secretary, Conway
• Linda Lochbrunner, CFO, Conway
on the
• Dian Terry, RN, NICU, Conway
• Cassandra Blackshire, Admission Tech, Shreveport
• Deborah Brock, Business Manager, Shreveport
• Carolyn Dickson, Administrative Assistant, Shreveport
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November - December 2013
A Special Publication Commemorating the LSU Health Shreveport / University Health Partnership
A History of Service:
a
PARTNERSHIP for the
October 1, 2013
at 12:01 am – after more than a century of service – the LSU Medical Center in Shreveport and EA Conway Medical Center
in Monroe made an historic transition from public to private. The two hospitals will operate under the
system name University Health System, as University Health Shreveport and University Health Conway.
The University Health designation was chosen because of the fundamental tie to the LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine as university teaching hospitals.
As the clock struck twelve on the transition day, patient care activities went on without a hitch, with
LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine faculty and residents continuing to provide patient care. At
12:05, the staff seamlessly handled their first trauma stat as University Health Shreveport employees.
Under an agreement, University Health will lease the state properties and contract with the medical
school for staffing. The hospital’s mission of providing care for the elderly, poor and uninsured will continue
with federal and state government reimbursements. The Schools of Medicine, Allied Health Professions
and Graduate Studies will remain under the umbrella of LSU Health Shreveport as state entities.
More than 90% of LSU hospital and clinic employees were rehired by the new company. Some of the
former state employees retired.
The transition came just 15 months after a decrease in federal funding for Medicaid patients prompted
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal to direct the LSU system to seek private partners for its 10 Louisiana
public hospitals.
LSU Health Shreveport leadership began talks with the Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest
Louisiana last March to operate the hospitals. The BRF has established a separate nonprofit corporation:
Biomedical Research Foundation Hospital Holdings. BRF leadership are in the process of appointing a
governing board made up of community members to oversee operations.
“A
s I travel around the country I am often
asked: ‘Chancellor, how in the world did Shreveport,
Louisiana end up with an academic medical center?’
I tell them that Shreveport has an academic medical
center thanks to the vision and foresight of community
leaders, legislators and physicians. It is with that same
vision that our community was able to come up with
a community-based solution that will continue our
mission of training future physicians and providing
quality care for north Louisiana and beyond.”
– Robert A Barish, MD MBA
LSU Health Shreveport Chancellor
Shown above with Carolyn Myrick, LSU Health Shreveport
Foundation board member and Dr. John George
Top photo: Chaplain Roosevelt Seaberry
“L
et me assure you that University Health is
distinctive because of the doctors provided to us
through the medical school. We’re really delighted
we can address the future together.”
– Steve Skrivanos
Biomedical Research Foundation Board Chairman
“F
or the legacy, demonstrated over seventy
years, the people of northeastern Louisiana are
rightfully proud and will give their last measure of
devotion to assure its continuance.”
“W
– Lester Wayne Johnson, MD, Associate Dean
LSU Health Shreveport/University Health Conway
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e will be able to control
our own destiny and take care
of these valuable assets in
Shreveport and Monroe.”
– Sen. Greg Tarver
Pictured with Donald Zadeck
By the Numbers
Employees hired by University Health
as of October 22, 2013
“T
his is a great day for our community. We
have been working for this independence for
many years.”
– Dr. John George
Biomedical Research Foundation CEO
Pictured with Steve Skrivanos and Chancellor Barish
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4
Senators:
Q
November - December 2013
Communities Depend on Hospitals
LSU Health Shreveport sits on the western edge of Sen. Greg Tarver’s District
39, but it has frequently been at the heart of his legislative efforts. Over the
years, he has helped secure more than $50 million in funding for improvements
on the campus, including construction and equipment for the Ambulatory Care
Clinic, Women’s and Children’s Clinic, Pediatric Intensive Care, Feist-Weiller
Cancer Center and School of Allied Health Professions. Sen. Tarver was once on
the board of Confederate Hospital.
You have spent a lot of your legislative career helping to bring increased legislative
support for LSU Health Shreveport. Why?
Sen. Tarver: We have something very special here. Our state has a critical need for
doctors and these doctors are the cream of the crop in Louisiana. The VA hospital and
other hospitals in our
area benefit from having
the medical school and
faculty. Also, the campus
is a big economic engine
and large employer. The
employees create an
upper middle class which
is good for our region.
Q
What effect do you think the privatization will have on the services at Conway?
Sen. Thompson: I am optimistic that we are going to be able to continue to do the
things to deliver healthcare services as they should be and to meet our constitutional and
state obligation to take care of those that have great needs.
Q
Did you feel the Biomedical Research Foundation (BRF) was the right partner?
Sen. Thompson: I have
confidence in the decision.
They have a mind and heart
that reflected their interest in
taking care of needy people
and those that are underserved.
They understood how the
hospital and medical school
worked together and showed
a great commitment to those
patients that have traditionally
used the medical centers
in Monroe and Shreveport.
We could see that they had
a dedication and a vision to
make something good happen.
Q
What are your
thoughts about the
transition from public to
private?
Sen. Tarver: We
Senator Greg Tarver
were faced with an $800
million cut in Medicaid. The cut was bad, but what came out of it was actually good. For the
first time, we will be able to control our own destiny – to decide our course ourselves. This
will allow us to save money and to make money with a true business model.
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Senator Francis Thompson
What was your role in
the process?
Sen. Thompson: We had some unique goals that we had to meet and we had to make
sure the BRF understood them: we were going to make sure our employees were all treated
well and that the hospital still had the services we need and the right relationship with the
medical school. My role was to let them know we were going to work hard to arrange the
best possible partnership for the people of north Louisiana. It was not just me, our entire
legislative delegation worked hard with them. I am committed, as long as I breathe a breath,
to better healthcare for our area.
Why was the Biomedical Research Foundation the best choice?
Sen. Tarver: After I talked with their leadership, I was convinced that they were doing
this for the right reasons: to preserve our medical school and our safety net hospital. They
were already involved on the research front on campus.
Are you concerned about the hospital’s traditional safety-net mission?
Sen. Tarver: It is so important to have this hospital here to serve the elderly and the
poor. Why should a man have to be a billionaire to live? We will protect that right.
How do you see the relationship with the hospital and medical school?
Sen. Tarver: The school and hospital need each other. We are our brother’s keeper. We
need to work together to get things done.
What was your role in the transition agreement?
Sen. Tarver: There were a lot of people who worked very hard to make this happen,
including all of the members of our north Louisiana legislative delegation, the BRF leadership
and LSU leadership. I am an employee of the people. My role was to work within the
government to make sure everyone understood how important this hospital is to our region
and the state. I was basically the point man between government and private enterprise–
Governor’s office, Department of Health & Hospitals & Division of Administration–to
make certain things went well for us.
Q
Sen. Francis Thompson represents District 34 in northeast Louisiana. It comprises
the largest contingent of row crop farming communities of any congressional district
in the nation. Many of his constituents count on University Health Conway for their
healthcare. With 40 years of legislative experience, his is an influential voice and
he uses it to help maintain and improve the healthcare of his constituents.
Q
Why have you fought so hard for this medical center?
Sen. Thompson: We realized our area would not be the same without a hospital that
cared about the needy, that understood the working poor and served as a place for us to make
sure that those people, just because of their zip code, would not be denied access to good
medical care. It’s needed. They deserve it. It’s a Biblical commitment that we make. In
addition, it means so much to our area because of the jobs the hospitals provide. In order to
attract new industry, there must be a strong hospital system in place. It is also important that
the hospital system be a teaching and training hospital so that future generations are ensured
good medical care for our area. The whole state is short on physicians, but it is exaggerated
more in our Delta region.
Q
How do you see the future of the campus?
Sen. Tarver: I think it is poised to grow. We have a very bright future ahead.
In your view, what does the future look like for Conway?
Sen. Thompson: I think it will grow to be one of our leading hospitals for all patients. I
am proud of the reputation and care we have at Conway. I always feel good when I walk in.
It is clean and well-equipped with some of the best employees and physicians and specialists
that you can find anywhere. We want to be the best in all areas of medical care.
1876
Shreveport Charity
Hospital is established in downtown
Shreveport by the Louisiana
Legislature “for the reception and
medical and surgical treatment
of indigent and destitute sick and
wounded persons without the
distinction of race and color…”
1948
1949
1889
A new Shreveport
Charity Hospital opens at the
corner of Texas Avenue and
Murphy Street
1880
1953
The legislature changes
Monroe’s hospital name to EA Conway
Charity Hospital in honor of the late
Secretary of State Erwin Allen Conway
1900
1941
Northeast
Louisiana Charity
Hospital, also known
as Monroe Charity
Hospital, opens
1940
Construction
begins on a
new $10 million
Shreveport
Charity Hospital
at the corner of
Kings Highway &
Linwood Avenue
Financed in part
by the Confederate veterans’
and widows’ pension fund,
Confederate Memorial
Medical Center is dedicated to
the memory of Confederate
soldiers of the Civil War
1960
Events
November - December 2013
5
in Shreveport, Monroe Mark Hospital Transitions
Patricia Williams,
Assistant Hospital
Administrator and
Debra White, RN,
Evening Supervisor
Operating Room
at the employee
celebration
Pictured above at the Conway
ceremony, front row, from
left: Rep. Frank Hoffman,
Rep. Katrina Jackson,
Sen. Francis Thompson,
Chancellor Robert A. Barish,
Associate Dean Lester
Wayne Johnson, Sen. Mike
Walsworth and Rep. Charles
“Bubba” Chaney. Back row:
Rep. Robert E. Shadoin, BRF
CEO John George, Monroe
Mayor Jamie Mayo, BRF
Chairman Steve Skrivanos
At left, LSU Health
Shreveport leadership,
from left: Chancellor Robert
Barish, Vice Chancellor
Hugh Mighty, Medical School
Dean Andrew Chesson, and
Vice Chancellor John Dailey
Above from left: Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo, University Health
Conway Administrator Aryon McGuire and University Health
Conway Chief Medical Officer Dr. Richard Cavell
Employees Welcoming and Optimistic
Hospital employees working the night shift enjoy
refreshments at the change in leadership ceremony.
Employee reaction to the transition has been extremely positive, according to hospital administrators
Joe Miciotto at Shreveport and Aryon McGuire at Conway. The overwhelming majority of employees at
both hospitals served in the same roles as LSU employees prior to the transition as they now hold with
University Health System.
“I think that hospital employees can sense that the new management team is working hard to
appropriately recognize employee efforts,” said Miciotto. “Employees are our most valuable asset.”
University Health’s philosophy is to manage the organization from the bottom up, with a focus on
communication and visibility of leadership. On-the-ground managers are listening and responding to the
concerns of employees, the administrators said.
“Intense effort and perseverance on the part of all involved has brought about great results in record
time,” said McGuire. “The result is increased pride in the workplace.”
When administrators walk the floors, employees are welcoming and optimistic about future changes
at University Health, they said.
1976
1965
Governor
McKeithen signs Act 2,
which formally establishes
the School of Medicine in
Shreveport
2003
Confederate Memorial
Medical Center marks its centennial
anniversary and transfers to LSU.
The hospital is renamed the LSU
Hospital at Shreveport and is the
primary teaching hospital for the
School of Medicine
EA Conway
Medical Center joins the
LSU Health Sciences
Center in Shreveport
1999
Act 802 of the Louisiana
Legislature changes LSU Medical Center
in Shreveport’s name to LSU Health
Sciences Center at Shreveport
1979
LSU Medical
Center in Shreveport
staffs the EA Conway
Medical Center
1980
October 1, 2013
The
Medical Centers in Shreveport
and Monroe come under
management by the Biomedical
Research Foundation of
Northwest Louisiana and assume
the name University Health,
signifying the close relationship
between the new hospital and
LSU School of Medicine
2010
The LSU
System adopts the LSU
Health identity
1987
A new
252-bed hospital is
dedicated in Monroe
2000
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November - December 2013
BEYOND THE TRANSITION
The Hospital:
The BRF:
New Initiatives on the Horizon
Economic Development Still Key
Expect some immediate cosmetic changes at the University Health hospitals in Monroe
and Shreveport, but new initiatives will be more than skin deep over the coming months and
years, says Biomedical Research Foundation CEO Dr. John George. The process of creating
a vision for the two hospitals is under way now that the tactical work of the transition is
largely defined, he said.
“Our first goal is to be able to enhance the things we do already at the hospital,” Dr.
George said. “We want to establish standards that the community demands, like decreasing
ER and clinic waiting times.”
Along with clinical quality and patient satisfaction goals, the overriding philosophy of
the hospital management revolves around making a better work environment for the doctors,
nurses and other employees so they can take care of the patients, Dr. George said. “We are
going forward with pretty much the same employees as before. Everybody will be needed to
pitch in to make the best possible hospitals for our communities.”
Shortly after the transition, the already-clean hospitals were polished to a shine – a visual
nod to a new day. Other initiatives already in the making include improved operating room
efficiencies that allow surgeons to maximize their time, and improving business systems.
Hospital leaders hope to move forward with drawings LSU had created for improving
the look of the front of the Shreveport hospital, part of an overall beautification project to
make it more welcoming. This will include input from local gardeners. Conway employees
are prepping for hospital enhancements that include added clinical service lines, beginning
with Cardiology, Orthopedics and Urology.
“Without some of the regulations that come with being a state agency, we are able to do
a lot of things on the waiting list for LSU,” Dr. George said.
Along with management of the new University Health System, the Biomedical
Foundation of Northwest Louisiana (BRF) will continue economic development and research
activities it has conducted since 1986. The non-profit foundation was established after civic
and government leaders in Shreveport and Bossier began to look for ways to diversify and
strengthen the regional economy.
Today, the independent foundation operates the InterTech Science Park, an 800-acre
development in Shreveport that is home to twenty-three companies with more than 370
employees. Combined, the tenants in InterTech have an annual payroll of more than $18
million.
In addition, the foundation has long been a partner to the health sciences center. The
Virginia K. Shehee Biomedical Research Institute operated by the BRF on the LSU Health
Shreveport campus, houses 56 research laboratories, where 200 investigators and technicians
from the health sciences center conduct basic research. BRF has provided more than $15
million in monetary support for scientists, programs and facilities since 1994.
With the hospital operations provided by a newly-formed division, BRF Hospital
Holdings, the BRF staff will continue its core mission to raise public and private support
and encourage collaboration for entrepreneurial research and technology businesses and
innovations. BRF also champions science education through eleven educational programs
serving 4,000 students each year and operates facilities in Shreveport and Baton Rouge for
PET imaging diagnostics and research.
University Health Logo Depicts Partnership
From left, Shreveport management team members making
the transition from LSU to UHS: Dr. Kevin Sittig, Chief Medical
Officer; Patricia Williams, Assistant Administrator; Betty
Johnson, Chief Operating Officer; Jackie Robinson, Interim
Chief Nursing Officer; Mark Randolph, Vice President; and Joe
Miciotto, Hospital Administrator
Longtime Leaders Remain
Longtime LSU Medical Center administrators will continue
their leadership roles under the University Health System
management of the hospitals in Monroe and Shreveport. Joe
Miciotto will lead the Shreveport hospital and clinics and Aryon
McGuire will continue as hospital administrator at University
Health Conway. Marcus Hobgood will serve as Chief Information
Officer for the system and Rob Lindsey will be the system Vice
President for Human Resources. Both are former LSU employees.
Louise Kenney is Chief Nursing Officer at University Health
Conway and Dr. Richard Cavell is Chief Medical Officer.
Richard Cascio will serve as Interim CEO at Shreveport and
Cathy Hernandez will continue in that position at Conway. Both
have been on the ground as part of the transition team for more than
six months, along with Doug Womer who is Interim Chief Financial
Officer. Searches for a permanent CEO and CFO for the system are
under way and are expected to be completed by next spring.
University Health’s name and logo graphically symbolize the partnership between two
vital community organizations: Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana
and LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine. The names and logos for University Health
Shreveport and University Health Conway were unveiled during transition ceremonies.
A dominant U in the logo symbolizes the central relationship with the School of
Medicine physicians practicing in the hospitals and affiliate clinics. A globe superimposed
on the U represents managing partner Biomedical Research Foundation Hospital Holdings
(BRFHH). The colors teal and purple in the logo blend the trademark colors of the partner
organizations, BRFHH and LSU Health.
The Medical School:
Academic Mission Unchanged
On September 30 and October 1, you could find medical students listening to lectures in the classroom, studying
in the library and shadowing faculty members in clinics. That next test or clinical assignment or maybe residency
interviews were at forefront of their minds, not the hospital transition, which is how it should be. In most ways, the
School of Medicine remains unchanged. Faculty members are still LSU employees, and the mission of producing
well-trained, well-educated physicians for the State of Louisiana has never wavered.
Dean Andrew Chesson, MD, says that the school is working with hospital leaders to continue the longestablished, close alignment between the medical school and hospital, which has been “key to our successful
education and patient care missions.”
When asked where he sees the
medical school in 5 or 10 years, Dr.
Chesson says, “I see us continuing
to give students excellent clinical
experiences at University Health
starting from early in their training. We
will continue to work to incorporate
new and evolving technology into
learning, as that is the way medicine
is headed.” Other goals include
expanding research training.
Residency and fellowship training
programs will continue to be taught
by faculty and trained educators under
Medical student Caleb Jordan (left) with twin
the LSU Health Shreveport School of
Dr. Joshua Jordan, a resident
Medicine. This year marked the best
Match Day yet for LSU Health Shreveport with more medical students choosing the institution
for their residency training. Dr. Chesson believes that the quality of students matching in
Shreveport will remain strong because of the faculty and growing reputation for graduate
medical education.
“The medical school is such an
important source of physician and economic
development in north Louisiana. We are here to
stay, and we will continue to train our state’s future
doctors just as we always have since 1969.”
– Dean Andrew Chesson
November - December 2013
Recognitions and Presentations
Faculty Spotlight
Awards and Honors
Kevin Carlisle, MD, Family Medicine Resident: Third Place, “Cutaneous
Sarcoidosis,” 2013 LSU Health Shreveport Department of Family Medicine Research
Poster Competition, Monroe, LA
Sean DeBarros, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Alexandria Program: Program
Director’s Choice Award, “Probiotics for Prophylaxis of Antibiotic Associated
Diarrhea,” 2013 LSU Health Shreveport Department of Family Medicine Research
Poster Competition, Monroe, LA
Marie Vazquez-Morgan, MHS PhD PT, Associate
Professor of Physical Therapy, at the Academy
Spinal Cord Injury Professionals Annual
Educational Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada
Vikas Mehta, MD PhD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology/Head &
Neck Surgery, Director of Robotic Head & Neck Surgery: National Cancer Data
Participant User File
Arun K. Pramanik,
MD, Professor of
Pediatrics, assists in
teaching the “Helping
Babies Breathe”
workshop during the
27th Congress of the
International Pediatric
Association in
Melbourne, Australia.
Alexander Minney, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Alexandria Program: First
Place, “Childhood Obesity…Where Primary Care Has Failed,” 2013 LSU Health
Shreveport Department of Family Medicine Research Poster Competition, Monroe, LA
Micah Pippin, MD, Family Medicine Resident, LSUHSC-S Alexandria Program:
Selected, The Gladney Endowment Fund Recipient, 2013
Cassandra Reynolds, CCRC, Clinical Research Coordinator, Department of
Psychiatry: Earned, Clinical Research Coordinator Certification
Suman Thapa, MD, Family Medicine Resident, Monroe Program: Second Place,
“Management of NSTEMI in a Patient with Multiple Co-Morbidities and Multiple
Stents-A Primary Care Perspective,” 2013 LSU Health Shreveport Department of
Family Medicine Research Poster Competition, Monroe, LA
Appointment and Elections
Connie Arnold, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine: Invited to serve as
a grant reviewer on two panels, NCI P50 SPORE, and Small Grants Behavioral
Research in Cancer Control
Quyen Chu, MD: Presidential Nominee, Board of Vietnam Education
Foundation; Appointed, Chair of Education, Quality and Communications
Subcommittee of International Relations Committee, American College of
Surgeons; Appointed, Executive Committee of the International Relations
Committee, American College of Surgeons; Appointed, Finance Committee, and
Program Committee, American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (AHPBA)
Eduardo Gonzalez Toledo, MD PhD, Professor of Radiology, Neurology
and Anesthesiology, Director of Neuroradiology Fellowship: Appointed, Foreign
Correspondent Academician, National Academy of Sciences of Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Wayne Zhang, MD, Associate Professor and Vascular Division Chief,
Department of Surgery: Member of International Relations Committee, Society
for Vascular Surgery
International Outreach
Steven Conrad, MD PhD, Professor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine,
Pediatrics, Neurosurgery and Anesthesiology: Speaker, “History & Statistics,”
“ECMO for Pulmonary Embolism,” “ECMO in 2015: Are We Near the Goal,” Fourth
ECMO Training Course & Conference 2013, New Delhi, India
Eduardo Gonzalez Toledo, MD PhD: Speaker “Brain Connectivity in TBI and
Criminals,” National Academy of Sciences of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arun K. Pramanik, MD, Professor of Pediatrics: Invited Guest and Workshop
Teacher , “Helping Babies Breathe,” 27th Congress of the International Pediatric
Association, Melbourne, Australia
Carlos Previgliano, MD: Presenter, “Large and Small Airways Disease” (Parts
1 & 2); “Solitary Pulmonary Nodule – Benign and Malignant Lesions,” “Lung
Cancer – New staging System,” “Crazy-Paving Pattern,” “Tree-in-Bud Pattern,”
Seminar on Thoracic Radiology, Salta, Argentina
Alberto Simoncini, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology: Presenter,
“Shoulder Ultrasound for the General Sonographer,” “Elbow Ultrasound: Practical Approach,” “How Can I do It: Hand and Wrist Ultrasound,” “Ultrasound
of the Peripheral Nerves,” “Ankle US: Achilles Tendon and Something Else,”
“Ultrasound of the Soft Tissue Tumors: Practical approach,” SAUMB (Sociedad
Argentina de Ultrasonografia en Medicina y Biologia), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Wayne Zhang, MD: “Endovascular Repair of Challenging AAA,” Annual
Meeting of Taiwan Society for Vascular Surgery; “EVAR Experience and
Complications: Tips and Tracks,” Endovascular Workshop; “TEVAR Experience and
Complications: Tips and Tracks,” Endovascular Workshop, Taipei, Taiwan
Presentations
Quyen Chu, MD; Roger H. Kim, MD, FACS, Edward & Freda Green Professor
in Surgical Oncology, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery; Benjamin Li,
MD, FACS, John C. McDonald Chair in Surgery & Professor of Surgery; Janet
K. Miller, MA, Clinical Associate for Surgery: Co-authored “Overexpression of
eIF4E Increases Risk for Systemic Dissemination in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Patients,” Southern Surgical Association Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA
Jerry McLarty, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Cancer Prevention
and Control: Chaired meeting and held workshop, “Mobile Communications
Technology,” Annual Mobile Health Clinics Association Meeting, Palm Springs, CA
Barriers to Safe Medication Use,” Patient Education and Counseling; “Colorectal
Cancer Screening: Low Health Literacy and Limited English Proficiency among
Asians and Whites in California,” Journal of Health Communication; “Take-WaitStop: A Low Literacy Strategy for Writing PRN Medication Instructions.” Journal
of Health Communication
Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD, and Quyen D. Chu, MD: with
Guillermo P. Sangster, MD; Amol Takalkar, MD, Associate
Professor of Medicine, and Runhua Shi, MD PhD, Associate Professor of
Surgery: Co-authored “Accuracy of Multi-Detector Computed Tomography,
Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-CT, and CA 19-9 Levels in
Detecting Recurrent Pancreatic Adenocarconoma” Journal of the Pancreas:
with Horacio R. D’Agostino, MD, and Cheryl Clark, PhD, Lab Manager,
Otolaryngology/ENT Oncology: Co-authored “Surgical Versus Nonsurgical
Management of Traumatic Major Pancreatic Duct Transcetion,” Pancreas Journal
Quyen Chu, MD FACS, Charles Knight Professor in Surgery, Professor & Surgical
Oncology Division Chief, Department of Surgery: Selected, 2014 American College
of Surgeons Panel; Awarded, National Cancer Database Participant User File
Jeanie C. McGee, DHEd MSHS CCRC, Clinical Research Manager, Department
of Neurology: Awarded Doctorate of Health Education and Research, A.T. Still
University School of Health Management; Dissertation Topic, “Educating Future
Clinical Research Investigators: An 8-Week Clinical Research Education Course
for Neurology Residents”
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Miles Sugar, MD, Surgery Resident; Amy Coulter, MD, Assistant Professor
of Surgery & Director of Vein Clinic; Wayne Zhang, MD; Tze-Woei Tan, MD,
Assistant Professor of Surgery & Director of Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory:
“Vascular Reconstruction in Management of Carotid Body Tumor,” American
College of Surgeon Annual Clinical Congress 2013
Suzanne Tinsley, PhD PT NCS, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, and
Marie Vazquez-Morgan, MHS PhD PT, Associate Professor of Physical
Therapy: Presenters, “Spinal Cord Injury Rehab, ” Academy Spinal Cord Injury
Professionals Annual Educational Conference, Las Vegas, NV; Seminar Presenters,
“Advanced Concepts & Clinical Applications in Spinal Cord Injury Related Neurorehabilitation,” Utah Physical Therapy Association Fall Conference, Layton, UT
Wayne Zhang, MD: “Endovascular Treatment of Vascular Injuries,” “Treatment
of Complex Aortic Aneurysms,” New Cardiovascular Horizons, Shreveport, LA
Publications
Federico L. Ampil, MD, Professor of Radiology: with Gloria Caldito, PhD,
Associate Professor of Biometry: “Patient-Provider Delays in Superior Vena
Caval Obstruction of Lung Cancer and Outcomes,” American Journal of Hospice
and Palliative Medicine; with Shubnum Chaudhery, MD, Assistant Professor
of Pathology, and Srinivas Devarakonda, MD, Radiology Fellow, and Glenn
Mills, MD FACP, Professor of Medicine, Director of Feist-Weiller Cancer Center,
Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program Director: “Extended Survival After
Chemotherapy and Conservative Radiotherapy for HPV-16 Positive Stage IVB
Oropharyngeal Carcinoma,” Acta Oncologica
Connie Arnold, PhD, and Terry Davis, PhD, Professor of Medicine and
Pediatrics: Co-authored, “Potentially Preventable Use of Emergency Services:
The Role of Low Literacy,” Medical Care; with Ricky Bass, MD MS MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine: “Improving Colon Cancer Screening in Community
Clinics,” Cancer
Quyen Chu, MD, and Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD, Surgery Resident:
“2013 Japan Traveling Fellow Reports on Experience,” American College of
Surgeons Bulletin 2013; “Surgical Skills Training: Opportunity to Alleviate
Surgical Demands,” Journal of Surgical Research; with Runhua Shi, MD PhD,
Hematology/Oncology, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center: Co-authored “Laparoscopic
vs Open Liver Resection for Benign and Malignant Solid Liver Tumors: A Case
Matched Study,” Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques:
with Horacio R. D’Agostino, MD, and Cheryl Clark, PhD: Co-authored
“Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Management of Traumatic Major Pancreatic Duct
Transection. Institutional Experience and Review of the Literature,” Journal
of Pancreas 2013: with Nestor Dela Cruz, MD, Instructor, Department of
Pathology: Co-authored, “Epidermoid Cyst Arising from an Intrapancreatic
Accessory Spleen: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature,” Journal of
Louisiana State Medical Society 2013: with Guillermo P. Sangster, MD;
Runhua Shi, MD PhD; Amol Takalkar, MD; Brian Martin, MD, Assistant
Professor of Emergency Medicine: Co-authored, “Accuracy of Multi-Detector
Computed Tomography, Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography,
and CA 19-9 Levels in Detecting Recurrent Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma” Journal
of Pancreas 2013: with Roger Kim, MD; Benjamin Li, MD, and Andrew
Sicard, MD, Surgery Resident: “Four Chapters: Gastric Cancer, Small Bowel
Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Surgical Oncology,” American Cancer Society Textbook
of Clinical Oncology
Quyen Chu, MD: Co-author, “Burnout and Career Satisfaction Among U.S.
Oncologists,” Journal of Clinical Oncology 2013
Horacio R. D’Agostino, MD; Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD; Patrick
Johnson, Medical Student; Daniel Do, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor
of Radiology; Benjamin Henderson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of
Radiology; Quyen Chu, MD: Co-authored, “Strategy for Effective Percutaneous
Drainage of Pancreatic Collections: Results on 121 Patients,” Louisiana State
Medical Society
Terry Davis, PhD: Co-author “Clinic-based v. Outsourced Implementation of
a Diabetes Health Literacy Intervention,” Journal of General Internal Medicine;
“What Patients Think Doctors Know: Beliefs about Provider Knowledge as
Nadine Kaskas, Medical Student; Tara Moore-Medlin, Otolaryngology
Manager; Gloria McClure, Research Associate; John Vanchiere, MD,
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Cherie-Ann Nathan, MD FACS, Professor
and Chair of Otolaryngology: “Serum Biomarkers in Head and Neck Cancer,” Arch
of Oto/HNS 2013
Guillermo P. Sangster, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology;
Carlos H. Previgliano, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology; Elisa
Chwoschtschinsky, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology; and Maureen
G. Heldmann, MD, Associate Professor of Radiology: “MDCT Imaging
Findings of Liver Cirrhosis: Spectrum of Hepatic and Extrahepatic Abdominal
Complications,” Hindawi Publishing
Justin Skweres, MD, Radiology Resident; Alireza Hamidian Jahromi,
MD; Vyas R. Rao, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery: “A 33-YearOld Female With First Episode of Sudden Onset Massive Hemoptysis” Louisiana
State Medical Society
Tze-Woei Tan, MD: Co-author “The Need for Treatment of Hemodynamic
Instability Following Carotid Endarterectomy is Associated with Increased
Perioperative and 1-year Morbidity and Mortality,” Journal of Vascular Surgery
Asser Youssef, MD FACS, Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery: with
Nuri Akkus, MD, Assistant Professor of Cardiology, and Gloria Caldito,
PhD: “Pleural Ultrasonography Versus Chest Radiography for the Diagnosis of
Pneumothorax: Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis,” Journal of Critical
Care: with Alireza Hamidian Jahromi, MD: Co-authored “A Blunt Trauma
Patient with Cardiac Arrest Arriving Pulseless at the Emergency Department;
Is that Enough Reason to Stop Resuscitation? Review of Literature and Case
Report,” Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Wayne Zhang, MD, and Christopher Kevil, PhD, Professor of Pathology,
Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Cell Biology & Anatomy: with Xinggui
Shen, PhD, Department of Pathology Fellow; Shivang Shah, MD, Cardiology
Fellow; Sibile Pardue, BS, Pathology Research Associate; John Glawe, MS,
Labatory Manager, Department of Pathology; Pratap Reddy, MD, Professor
& Chief of Cardiology; Nuri Akkus, MD, and Jai Varma, MD, Assistant
Professor of Cardiology: “Plasma Free H2S Levels are Elevated in Patients with
Cardiovascular Disease,” Journal of American Heart Association: with Xin Gu,
MD, Associate Professor; Gopi Kolluru, MD, Pathology Fellow; Cynthia
Zhao, MD, Pathology Resident, and Luyu Yao, MD, Pathology Fellow: “The
Gene Expression of Adenosine Receptors in the Processes of Contrast Induced
Nephropathy in Mouse Kidney,” World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases 2013
Meetings
Connie Arnold, PhD: Invited Speaker, Louisiana Clinical and Translational
Science Center (LA CaTS) meeting, Baton Rouge, LA; with Terry Davis, PhD:
Invited Speakers, LSU ICON meeting, Baton Rouge, LA
Terry Davis, PhD: Invited Speaker, Health Care Symposium on Health
Literacy, Jackson, MS; University of Louisville Healthcare, Louisville, KY; National
Cancer Institute Summer Cancer Prevention Curriculum, Bethesda, MD
F. Dean Griffen, MD, Albert Sklar Professor in Surgery, Professor of Clinical
Surgery & Vice Chairman of Administrative Affairs: Moderator/ Facilitator, 2013
ACS Surgery Resident Program, Medical Professional Liability Table, “Starting
Surgical Practice: Essentials for Success;” Moderator/ Facilitator, 2013 ACS
Medical Student Program, Mock Interview Session, 2013 American College of
Surgeons Clinical Congress, Washington DC
Navdeep S. Samra, MD, Assistant Professor, Trauma & Critical Care Surgery;
John T. Owings, MD FACS, Professor of Surgery, Trauma Medical Director;
Richard Wigle, MD: Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Provider Course, LSU
Health Shreveport
Richard Wigle, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery: Advanced Trauma
Life Support (ATLS) Provider Course, Fort Sam Houston, TX
In Memoriam
Dr. Charles D. Knight
passed away September 7
at the age of 91. In 1952,
he became an Associate
Professor of Surgery. He
served as Chief of Surgery
from 1963 to 1970. Dr.
Knight remained an active
supporter and participant
of the Department of
Surgery throughout his
life and is the honored namesake of the Charles D.
Knight, MD Endowed Professorship in Surgery.
New Biochemistry Chair Brings History of Collaboration to Medical School
decade long outstanding contributions. He brings $750,000 in grants with him to Shreveport.
Hari Koul, PhD, the new Chairman of Biochemistry witnessed a lot of suffering and
medical inefficiency growing up in Kashmir. Relieving suffering became his life’s goal.
Dr. Koul is driven by the commitment to finding cures for diseases where there is no acHe discovered a new protein while working on his doctoral thesis,
ceptable cure today. “While a complete cure may not be an immediate
but kept going back to the questions of: What’s the point? How can
practical goal, in the near future we must strive to make cancer a manknowledge of the new protein be applied to help people? Translaageable chronic condition where people can still live productive lives,
tional research – scientific research that helps make basic science
like we have done for other diseases,” said Koul, who also has been
findings useful for improving human health – then became his drivnamed the Associate Director at the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and
ing force.
charged with shaping the research efforts of the Cancer Center.
“I’ve always walked the line between basic and clinical sciHis primary research is in cancer metastasis. Other research interences,” said Dr. Koul, who has spent 15 years in the basic sciences
ests include examining gene therapy’s effectiveness for erectile dysand 22 years in urology. “My heart is always in biochemistry; but,
function treatments and targeting hormone receptors in prostate cancer.
in the basic sciences, there seems to be a gap between discovery
“Most people say that behind every man, there is a great woman.
and its translation. The goal is not only to gather data but also to ask
In my case, my wife is right beside me and continues to challenge me,”
how to use it.”
said Dr. Koul about his wife, Sweaty, who will join the School of MediHe started a urology research program at Henry Ford Medical
cine in the Department of Urology. The Kouls have two sons. His goals
Center in 1996, and the program had a $20 million endowment by
for the department include reenergizing the research and education misHari Koul, PhD
the time of his departure in 2003. Dr. Koul then moved to Denver
sion in part by developing multi-disciplinary teams, increasing collabto become a Professor and Director of Research for the Departments of Surgery & Urology.
orative research and grant funding, and filling the gaps by recruiting new faculty.
He also held appointments in the Developmental Therapeutics Program and the Department
Life in Louisiana looks promising so far. “If I’m happy at work, I’m happy wherever I
of Bioengineering. He was a full member of the Colorado University Cancer Center and CU
live,” Dr. Koul observed. “There is so much work that remains to be done here—I plan to make
Translational Research Center and was recently honored by the CU School of Medicine for his
Louisiana my home for the rest of my life.”
Collection Raises
Funds for Pediatrics
From left, LSU Health
Shreveport Chancellor Robert
A. Barish, MD MBA, and Dr.
Wanda Thomas, Associate
Professor of Pediatrics at
LSU Health Shreveport, posed
with Louis W. Sullivan, MD
MACP, during the annual
meeting of the Association for
Academic Minority Physicians
(AAMP) held in Alexandria,
VA October 4-6. Dr. Sullivan
served as Secretary of Health
and Human Services from
1989-93 during the George
H.W. Bush administration, the
first African American to serve
in that role and one of only
two physicians. Dr. Sullivan
was the founding dean and
first president of Morehouse
School of Medicine and is now
President Emeritus. He was a
special lecturer at the AAMP
meeting.
In life, Dr. Mike Romero always got what he
wanted, friends say. That included anything LSUrelated—like meeting current Coach Les Miles
and former Coach Nick Saban. “Dr. Mikey” had
thousands of pieces of LSU memorabilia in his
home, where his uncle, Errol “Romo” and aunt
Mary Joyce Romero said, “you couldn’t walk
without stepping on something LSU.” Earlier this
Mike Romero, MD
month, the Romeros with their daughter, Clodora
Romero Rhodes, presented a check for $40,000 to the Department of Pediatrics from an auction
of Dr. Romero’s LSU collection. It will be used for pediatric sedation and PICU equipment,
along with general pediatrics needs, said Department Chairman Dr. Joseph Bocchini. Dr. Romero
died August 1, 2012 at age 55. Before his death, he realized his dream to become a physician
and teacher at LSU, where he began his career as a technician in the Microbiology lab. He later
became a respiratory therapist and worked in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit after completing his
residency. He was beloved by LSU staff and patients. According to his wishes, some of his ashes
were scattered on the 50-yard line at Tiger stadium and some will be scattered on the golf course at
Pebble Beach by former co-workers and friends – because that’s what he wanted.
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New Leaders and Faculty
Lisa Adams, PA, Instructor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Moheb Boktor, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
Gary Booker, MD, Director, Psychiatry
Michael Durci, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Hazem El-Osta, MD, Assistant Professor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Daniel Flowers, DPT, Clinical Specialist Instructor, Physical Therapy
Sanford Katz, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Hari Koul, PhD, Department Head, Biochemistry
Robert Larimer, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine
Cesar Liendo, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Neurology
Laura Matthews, PA, Instructor, Neurosurgery
Ameeta Manhas, MD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
Lee A. Maranto, NP, Clinical Specialist Instructor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
William Olmstadt, MLS, Associate Director, Medical Library
Emily Phifer Menefee, PA, Instructor, Pediatrics
Lane Rosen, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Sudipta Sen, MD, Clinical Specialist Instructor, Anesthesiology
Tina Swain, PA, Instructor, Orthopedics
Randolph Taylor, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Jessica Wilden, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery
J. Ben Wilkinson, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center