Faculty — LSU SPIRIT OF CHARITY

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Our dedicated faculty have a vested interest in medical education, are trained in a variety of sub-specialities, and hold leadership roles within the hospital and the community.

Clinical Associate Professor

James B. Aiken, MD MHA

Leadership

Co-Chair, Division of Disaster Medicine & EMS

Assistant Program Director, EM-IM Combined Residency Program

Academic Areas of Interest

Disaster Medicine, Health Care Policy, Trauma, Administration

Clinical Assistant Professor

Jacques Francois Ancelet, MD

Leadership

Medical Director, Emergency Services, UMC New Orleans

Medical Director; Lallie Kemp Emergency Department

Academic Areas of Interest

Emergent Orthopeadic Injuries

Clinical Associate Professor

Jennifer Avegno, MD

Leadership

Director, New Orleans Health Department

Core Faculty, Division of Social EM

Academic Areas of Interest

Social Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Violence Prevention

Clinical Assistant Professor

David Beran, DO, MPH

Academic Areas of Interest

Quality, Performance Improvement, Public Health and International Emergency Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nicole Bergeron, MD

Academic Areas of Interest

Urgent Care

Clinical Assistant Professor

Gaby Buller, MD

Academic Areas of Interest

Wellness

Clinical Assistant Professor

Matthew Carlisle, MD, MAS

Leadership

Program Director, Spirit of Charity’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Co-Director, Division of Emergency Simulation

Fellowship

Simulation

Academic Areas of Interest

Simulation, Medical Education

Clinical Assistant Professor

Emma Cassidy, MD

Leadership

Director, Student Clerkships & Education

Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound

Fellowship

Medical Toxicology

Academic Areas of Interest

Addiction Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

Elizabeth Clement, MD

Leadership

Director, Student Clerkships & Education

Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound

Fellowship

Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Services

Academic Areas of Interest

Ultrasound, EMS, Trauma, Medical Education

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Peter DeBlieux, MD

Leadership

LSUHSC Assistant Dean of Advanced Learning and Simulation

Fellowship

Pulmonary and Critical Care

Academic Areas of Interest

Critical Care, Quality, Patient Safety, Faculty Development

Clinical Associate Professor

Pierre Detiege, MD

Leadership

Co-Director, Division of Multicultural Engagement

Co-Director, Division of Emergency Simulation

Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Academic Areas of Interest

Simulation Education, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Equity, Quality, Ethics

Clinical assistant professor

Mary Ann Difranco, MD

Leadership

Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Academic Areas of Interest

Women in EM

Clinical Assistant Professor

Bridgette Egan, MD

Leadership

Medical Director, UMCNO Forensics

Boarded Specialty Areas

Addiction Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

Social emergency medicine, community health, harm reduction, forensic medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

Jeffrey Elder, MD

Leadership

Chief Medical Officer, University Medical Center

Associate Chief Medical Officer, LCMC Health

Medical Director, LCMC Health EMS

Medical Director, Slidell Fire Department

Co-Director, Division of EMS & Disaster Medicine

Fellowship

Emergency Medical Services

Academic Areas of Interest

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Emergnecy Management

Clinical Assistant Professor

Erica Fisher, MD, MPH

Academic Areas of Interest

Ultrasound

Clinical Assistant Professor

S. Griffin, MD

Leadership

Core Faculty, LSU EM-IM Combined Residency Program

Director of Simulation Learning, LSU IM Residency Program

Director of Social Determinants of Health Curriculum, LSU IM Residency Program

Academic Areas of Interest

IM topics for EM, EM topics for IM, harm reduction, social determinants of health, simulation/procedure learning

Clinical Associate Professor

Meredith Hall, MD

Leadership

Critical Concepts Course Director, LSU School of Medicine

Director of Interprofessional Education, LSU School of Medicine

Assistant Director, Student Clerkships and Education

Fellowship

Radiology

Academic Areas of Interest

Medical Education, Quality, Radiology, Simulation

Clinical Assistant Professor

Sean Hardy, MD

Leadership

Medical Director, AMED Ambulance Company

Fellowship

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

Diving Injury Management, Medical Support of Tactical Operations, Disaster Management

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Paul Harch, MD

Leadership

Lecturer and Research Faculty, LSU Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship

Academic Areas of Interest

Neurological applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Albert J. Lauro Clinical Professor of Medicine

Micelle J. Haydel, MD

Leadership

Faculty, ACEP Procedural Lab

Academic Areas of Interest

Head Injury, Stroke, Medical Education

Clinical Assistant Professor

Bruce Hurley, MD, MPH

Academic Areas of Interest

Airway Research

Clinical Assistant Professor

Kathleen Jones, MD

Fellowship

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

Nicole Kaban, MD

Leadership

Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound

Associate Director, Division of International Emergency Medicine

Fellowship

Ultrasound

Academic Areas of Interest

Ultrasound, Global Health

Clinical Assistant Professor

Joe Kanter, MD, MPH

Leadership

CEO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)

Academic Areas of Interest

Social Emergency Medicine, Community Health, Public Health

Clinical Associate ProfessoR

Stephen Lim, MD

Leadership

Director of Research

Service Line Director, Emergency Services, University Medical Center New Orleans

Medical Director, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics/Special Operations

Academic Areas of Interest

Respiratory Virus Surveillance, Vaccine Efficacy, ED Operations, Coding and Reimbursement

Clinical Assistant Professor

Leslie Lindley, MD

Leadership

Co-Director, Lallie Kemp Medical Center Emergency Department

Academic Areas of Interest

Rural Emergency Medicine

Clinical Associate Professor

Scott Mackey, DO

Leadership

Chief of Virtual and Integrated Care, VA

Fellowship

Ultrasound

Academic Areas of Interest

Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality Therapy, Interventional Pain Management, Ultrasound

Clinical Assistant Professor

Nicholas Marney, MD

Professor of Medicine

Jorge Martinez, MD, JD

Leadership

Program Director, EM-IM Combined Residency Program

Fellowship

Cardiology

Academic Areas of Interest

Medical Legal, Cardiology, Toxicology

Clinical Associate Professor

Meghan Maslanka, MD

Leadership

Associate Director, Division of EMS & Disaster Medicine

Medical Director, UMCNO Emergency Management

Medical Director, Louisiana Task Force 1 USAR

Deputy Medical Director, New Orleans EMS

Co-Director, Critical Concepts in Emergency Medicine Conference

Fellowship

Disaster Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

EMS, Tactical and Disaster Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Justin Meunier, MD, FAWM, DiDMM

Leadership

Associate Program Director, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Director, Wilderness & Austere Medicine Residency Track

Co-Medical Director, UMCNO Hyperbaric Unit

Fellowship

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Wilderness & Austere Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor

Carl Mickman, MD, DTM&H

Fellowship

Ultrasound

Academic Areas of Interest

Ultrasound, Global Health, Humanitarian Emergencies, Indigenous Health, Rural/Austere Emergency Medicine

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Heather Murphy-Lavoie, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FUHM

Leadership

Director, Faculty Development

Fellowship

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Dermatology, Faculty Development

Clinical Assistant Professor

Leslie Palmerlee MD, MPH

Leadership

Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound

Residency Site Director, Emergency Medicine, New Orleans VA Medical Center

Fellowship

Ultrasound

Academic Areas of Interest

Ultrasound

Clinical Associate Professor

Vanessa Piazza, MD

Fellowship

Ultrasound

Academic Areas of Interest

Medical Legal Education

Clinical Assistant Professor

David Rayburn, MD, MPH

Leadership

Interim Program Director, EM-Peds Combined Residency

Deputy Medical Director for New Orleans EMS

Fellowship

EMS

Academic Areas of Interest

EMS, Med ED, Sim, Pediatrics

Clinical Associate Professor

Ellen Slaven, MD

Leadership

Director, Division of Emergency Infectious Disease

Co-Director, Critical Concepts in Emergency Medicine Conference

Fellowship

Infectious Disease

Academic Areas of Interest

Infectious Diseases

Clinical Associate Professor

Randy Sorge, MD, FACEP

Academic Areas of Interest

Medical Education, Physician Wellness, LGBGTQ+ Advocacy

Clinical Assistant Professor

Theo Stafford, MD

Academic Areas of Interest

High Risk Medical Malpractice

Clinical Assistant Professor

Victor Tuckler, MD

Leadership

Director, Division of Emergency Medicine Toxicology

Fellowship

Toxicology

Academic Areas of Interest

Critical Care, Toxicology, Pharmacology, Medication Error

Clinical Professor of Medicine

Keith Van Meter, MD

Leadership

Chair, Section of Emergency Medicine

Medical Director, Baromedical Research Institute, NOLA

Medical Officer, Hyperbaric Ambulance Build Project by Vivace at the Michoud NASA Assembly Plant

Boarded subspecialty areas

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Toxicology

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Academic Areas of Interest

Hyperbaric Oxygen in Cardiac Resuscitation and Exsanguination

CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Jordan Vaughn, MD

Leadership

Director, Division of Social Emergency Medicine

Co-Director, Division of Multicultural Engagement

Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Public Health Clinical Director, New Orleans Health Department Director, Health Disparity and Population Health Scholarship

Academic Areas of Interest

Social EM, Health Disparities, Violence Prevention and Injury, Harm Reduction, Incarceration Health, Street Medicine, and Community Engagement/Community Health.

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