Program Director
Matthew Carlisle, MD, MAS
Matthew Carlisle joined our faculty in 2013 and before becoming Program Director in 2019, he served as Associate Program Director, the Director of Point of Care Simulation for LSUHSC, and Co-Director of Simulation for the Section of Emergency Medicine. Matt graduated from Emory University School of Medicine, completed his residency at Palmetto Health Richland in South Carolina, and obtained a fellowship in Simulation Education at the University of California, Davis. His personal interests include preparing smoked meats, crafting cocktails and fitness. He lives in New Orleans with his wife and four children.
Associate Program Director
Pierre Detiege, MD
Pierre Detiege is a native of New Orleans and a graduate of the Medical College of Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at Temple University in Philadelphia and has worked at safety-net hospitals in both Philadelphia and Tampa before joining our faculty in 2007. In addition to serving as APD, Pierre is an active educator in the medical school and serves on several committees including Diversity & Inclusion, Quality, Ethics and Admission. He has a special interest in health equity, social determinants of health, under-represented minority mentoring and simulation education. In his free time, he enjoys the many festivals and outdoor activities throughout the city, and enjoys staying active through playing basketball, running and swimming. He lives in New Orleans with his wife and two children.
ASSOCIATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Elizabeth Clement, MD
Elizabeth Clement is a graduate of LSU School of Medicine and completed both her residency and fellowship training at LSU as well. She is dual fellowship trained in both EMS and Emergency Ultrasound. She is the former Associate Medical Director of New Orleans EMS, and currently serves as both the Associate Program Director for our residency and the Clerkship Director for student rotations. She is very involved in medical education and runs several procedural, cadaver ultrasound and simualtion labs for both residents and students. She lives in New Orleans but is almost always found in at the hospital.
Assistant Program Director
Nicole Kaban, MD
Nicole Kaban graduated from New York University School of Medicine, completed residency at the Bellevue/NYU Emergency Medicine program, and fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in NYC. She joined our faculty in 2018 as Associate Director of both the Emergency Ultrasound and International Emergency Medicine divisions, and continues to serve in these roles in addition to her APD duties. She is interested in the intersection of ultrasound and global health, particularly clinical uses in low resource settings, as well as ultrasound as a tool for capacity building and medical education. You can find her around New Orleans with her best friend, Juniper (AKA Juni, Junebug, best pup in the entire world).
Assistant Program Director
Mary Ann Difranco
Mary Ann Difranco comes to us from rural north Louisiana. She is a graduate of LSU School of Medicine and completed residency at our own LSU residency where she was chief resident. After spending a year and a half out in the wild (community and rural ED’s), she joined our faculty in 2020. During her time in residency and now as faculty she has had an interest in Women in EM, first starting the group and now serving as faculty advisor for our own WIEM group. As APD her responsibilities include serving as intern advisor and working with leadership on conference and curriculum development. Her hobbies include fighting the ravages of time with exercise, drinking nice scotch, and generally spending as much time with her awesome family (wife Cami, son Ripley, and the Shaggy Dog) as possible either around New Orleans or at their camp.
Residency Coordinator
Kathy Whittington
Kathy is from North Carolina and joined our department in 2001. She has served as our department’s Residency Coordinator and de facto matriach since 2005. Kathy takes care of all issues big & small to ensure that our department runs smoothly. Her office door is always open and faculty and residents often take a seat to check-in, talk shop, dish gossip and steal coffee and candy. Kathy’s hobbies include enjoying bloody mary’s, chardonnay and travel. She lives in New Orleans with her husband.
People
Chief Residents
Scheduling
Ian Crimmins
Ian is from Northern California and went to medical school at Tulane. As chief, he works on the schedule for UMC, helps organize our disaster response and participates in the occasional roast. Outside of work he enjoys spending time with his family and getting outside.
Conference, Medical Student & Education
Trevia Jackson
Trevia Jackson is from Orlando, FL and graduated from Florida State University College of Medicine. She has interests in pediatric emergency medicine, social emergency medicine, and wellness. Trevia’s chief roles include curriculum/conference, medical student education, and wellness. She assists in social EM endeavors, recruitment, DEI initiatives, and overseeing residency committees. Outside of work she enjoys hanging out with her co-residents, traveling, and buying many, many plants.
Off Site Scheduling
Morrisa Taylor
Morrisa Taylor is from Jacksonville, FL and graduated from THE Florida State University for both Undergraduate and Medical School (Go Noles!). She serves as the off-site scheduler and ICU liaison. She also has a special interest in recruitment, diversity and inclusion, as well as social emergency medicine. Morrisa also serves as the residency's AAEM representative. When not at work, Morrisa is not at work; she loves to travel, explore new restaurants, and hang out with her friends/family.
Scheduling & Conference
Liz LaRosa
Liz is from New York and went to medical school at University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School. As chief, Liz creates the annual schedule for EM categorical and combined program residents, creates the monthly schedule for the UMC emergency department, and assists in conference/curriculum and educational planning. Liz has interests in critical care and aerospace medicine. Outside of work, Liz loves traveling, cooking, and dancing Balboa, Lindy hop, and Tango.