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Lainie V. Moncada, MD

Director, LSU Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program in Lafayette
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine

LSU Family Medicine Residency Program
University Medical Center
2390 W. Congress St.
Lafayette, LA 70506
(337) 261-6690
lmonca@lsuhsc.edu
Degrees

MD - 1998
LSU School of Medicine - New Orleans
Bio

Lainie V. Moncada, MD, is the program director of the fully accredited LSU Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program at University Medical Center in Lafayette, La.  She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Moncada is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a Certificate of Added Qualification in Geriatric Medicine.

After graduating from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1998, she completed a residency in Internal Medicine there in 2001. She subsequently completed a clinical and research fellowship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md., in June 2003. Dr. Moncada is a member of the Louisiana Geriatrics Society, as well as the American Geriatrics Society and American Medical Director’s Association.

 
Clinical Interests

Geriatric Medicine
Teaching Activities

Teaching medical students, residents, and geriatrics fellows in the clinic, inpatient and nursing-home setting
Committees & Administrative Responsibilities

UMC Graduate Medical Education Committee
UMC Patient Safety Committee
Director of Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Selected Publications

Moncada LV, Anderson RE, Franckowiak SC, et al. The impact of cognitive impairment on short-term outcomes of hip fracture patients. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2006;43:45-52. 

Moncada LV. Diagnosis and Treatment of Falls in the Elderly. Resident & Staff Physician 2004;50:28-33. 

Christmas C, Moncada LV. Interpretation of Therapies for Knee Arthritis. Archives of Internal Medicine 2003;163:1862. 
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