Michele McCarthy Larzelere, PhD

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	Michele McCarthy Larzelere, PhD Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine LSU Family Medicine Residency Program Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner 200 West Esplanade Ave., Suite 409 Kenner, LA 70065 Phone: (504) 471-2757 mlarze@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees	PhD Clinical Psychology Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Bio	Michele McCarthy Larzelere, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Larzelere received her training in clinical psychology at LSU in Baton Rouge and completed her internship at the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center, where she participated in the post-traumatic stress disorder specialty track. Prior to coming to LSUHSC in 1998, she served as the director of the Masters and Johnson Trauma Stabilization Program. Dr. Larzelere has research interests in physician and patient interactions. She has been involved in several grants examining cognitive behavioral components of disease state management for asthma and diabetes. Dr. Larzelere has also conducted research in the areas of sleep and anxiety disorders. As a faculty member of the LSU Family Medicine Residency Program in Kenner, Dr. Larzelere's responsibilities include teaching and supervising residents and medical students in the areas of physician-patient relationship and behavioral science. She also serves as coordinator of the behavioral science and research rotations and as a member of the Residency Recruiting Committee. Dr. Larzelere maintains a caseload of patients referred primarily from the LSU Family Medicine clinic. These patients are evaluated and treated for a variety of psychological and behavioral-medicine issues, including smoking cessation, weight loss, and medication adherence, primarily through the provision of individual cognitive-behavioral interventions. Her public service is concentrated in the areas of stress management and the implementation of behavioral interventions targeted at prevention/health promotion and the management of existing health problems. Dr. Larzelere is a member of several organizations, including the American Psychological Association, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
Research Interests	Health promotion Management of existing health problems Physician-patient communication Primary-care psychology
Committees & Administrative Responsibilities	Coordinator of the behavioral science and research rotations, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program in Kenner Residency Recruiting Committee, LSU Family Medicine Residency Program in Kenner
Selected Publications	Larzelere MM, Jones GN. Stress and health. Primary Care Clinics in Office Practice 2008;35(4):839-56. Larzelere M, Marchand S, Chen H, et al. Basic nutrition: what patients know and don't know. Middle East J Fam Med 2005;3(2). Mvula M, Larzelere M, Kraus M, et al. Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms in inner-city school children. J Asthma 2005;42(1):9-16. Zoorob RJ, Larzelere MM. Gifts to physicians from the pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing industry: What every physician should know. J La State Med Soc 2004;156(1): 28-32. Zoorob RJ, Morelli V, Larzelere MM. Complementary and alternative medicine. FP Essentials, Edition No. 293. AAFP Home Study. Leawood, Kan: American Academy of Family Physicians, 2003. Zoorob RJ, Weaver V, Langefels L, Larzelere MM. Cancer screening: knowledge and attitudes of Louisiana family practice residents, Middle East J Fam Med 2003;6. Zoorob RJ, Wormuth C, Larzelere MM. Asthma: knowledge and practice patterns of Louisiana family physicians. J La State Med Soc 2002;154:136-40. Larzelere MM, Wiseman P. Anxiety, depression and insomnia. In: Alternative Therapies, Primary Care Clinics of North America 2002;29(2):339-60.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine