Administration Basic Sciences Clinical Sciences Centers of Excellence
 

Curriculum l Compensation l Student Clerkship I Facilities
Faculty l Residents l Graduates

 University Medical Center, Lafayette

Alan Broussard, MD
Interim Program Director

The mission of LSU's Family Practice Residency Program in Lafayette is to train competent and dedicated family physicians for Louisiana. Concurrently the Program provides direct patient care, acts as a resource to improve the community's health, and promotes scientific research into general and primary health care.

The LSU Family Practice Residency Program in Lafayette admits residents by way of the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).  For additional information please call the Dr. Alan Broussard at (337) 261-6690 or e-mail abrou1@lsuhsc.edu or lnicke@lsuhsc.edu.

 CURRICULUM

Throughout three years of graduate medical education, our Family Medicine residents spend two or more half days weekly in the Family Medicine Center (FMC). The balance of the curriculum is as follows:

 

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

 

Adult Medicine

12 wks

Internal Medicine

8 wks

Adult Medicine-ICU

8 wks

 

Pediatrics-Nursery

4 wks

Pediatrics-Inpatient

4 wks

Pediatrics-Outpatient

4 wks

 

Obstetrics/Gynecology

8 wks

Pediatrics-Outpatient

4 wks

Pediatrics-Elective

4 wks

 

Orthopedics

4 wks

Obstetrics

4 wks

Gynecology

4 wks

 

Surgery-Procedures

4 wks

Geriatrics

4 wks

Family Medicine Clinic

4 wks

 

Surgery

4 wks

Family Medicine Clinic

4 wks

Community Medicine

2 wks

 

Emergency Medicine

4 wks

Emergency Medicine

4 wks

Neurology

2 wks

 

Dermatology

3 wks

Behavioral Medicine

4 wks

Ophthalmology

2 wks

 

ENT

2 wks

Cardiology

4 wks

Urology

2 wks

 

Radiology

2 wks

Surgery-Procedures

2 wks

Electives

16wks

 

Sports Medicine

2 wks

Nephrology

2 wks

 Vacation

 4 wks

 

Vacation

3 wks

Pulmonology

2 wks

 

 

 

 

 

Practice Management

2 wks

 

 

 

 

 

Vacation

4 wks

 

 

Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pulmonary, Renal, and Urology are done off the UMC campus.

COMPENSATION

 

Year

Salary

Professional Expense
Allowance
 

First-Year Resident

$42,757

$500

Second-Year Resident

$44,015

$500

Third-Year Resident

$45,620

$500

Family Medicine Fellow

$47,463

$500

LSU provides disability insurance and professional liability insurance for residents in training. Health and life insurance and other benefits of employment are available for modest premiums paid by the resident. Subject to obtaining proper state licensure, moonlighting is allowed after the first year of residency.

CLERKSHIP FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS

The LSU Family Medicine Residency Program provides clerkships for third- and fourth-year medical students. The medical student actively participates in patient care, including performing procedures, under the supervision of Family Medicine residents and faculty. The program can possibly arrange housing accomodations. Contact Dr. Albert Rees at (337) 261-6691 or e-mail arees@lsuhsc.edu for scheduling details.

FACILITIES

University Medical Center (UMC) is owned by the State of Louisiana and operated by Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Health Care Services Division. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, UMC provides medical, obstetrical, pediatric, and surgical services.

In 1983, UMC opened with 186 patient rooms. The hospital's upper floors house the labor and delivery suite, newborn nursery, neonatal intensive-care unit, intensive-care unit, telemetry unit, other inpatient beds, an endoscopy suite, and other patient-care units. The ground floor houses UMC's emergency department, general and specialty clinics, radiology, operating rooms, cardiology, clinical laboratory, blood bank, pharmacy, conference rooms, Voorhies Auditorium, learning resource center (library), LSU faculty offices, administrative offices, and the cafeteria.

One July 1, 1989, the Residency Program moved to UMC from Walter O. Moss Hospital in Lake Charles, La.

In 1997, the program moved into UMC's new 11,300-square-foot Family Medicine Center (FMC). It contains 20 examination rooms, 2 procedures rooms,a nurses' station, 2 treatment rooms, 2 residents' offices, 2 conference rooms,FM faculty offices, a business office, and the patient reception area. There is also a small kitchen, break room, and locker area for employees and medical students. A covered walkway connect the FMC to UMC's hospital buidling.

 FELLOWSHIPS

For physicians who have completed residency training, UMC has established two fellowships that are administered by the Residency Program. There is a Geriatric Medicine Fellowship and a Family Medicine Fellowship in Obstetrics. Both are 12-month programs.

For information on the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, contact Dr. Lainie Moncada.

For information on the FM Obstetrics Fellowship, contact Dr. Mark Stock.

 FACULTY

All faculty hold academic appointments at Louisiana State University School of Medicine-New Orleans.

Interim Program Director
Alan Broussard, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1994
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

Assistant Program Director
Kathleen Lacour Rosson, MD, LSU-Shreveport, 1990
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

Director of FM Obstetrics Fellowship
Mark W. Stock, MD, Univ. Auto. of Guadalajara, 1974
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

Director of Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Lainie V. Moncada, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1998
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Medicine Faculty
Tami Tauzin LaGraize, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1996
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine

Family Medicine Faculty 
Kent Humble, MD, LSU-Shreveport, 1993
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

L. Glen Mire, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1973
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine
Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Linda K. Ogé, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1992
Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

David O. Reehlmann, MSW, Tulane University, 1975
Certified, Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners

Albert Charles Rees, MD, LSU-New Orleans, 1964
Charter Diplomate, American Board of Family Medicine

Preceptors listed below are all Diplomates of the American Board of Family Medicine: 

Nancy Briley Walker, MD     Michael Montgomery, MD
Tom Curtis, MD Deidre Stelly, MD
Kelly Cahill, MD Jeanne Theriot, MD
Richard Harmon, MD John Thibodeaux, MD
Louis McCormick, MD  

In addition to the above, UMC has dozens of faculty members in various medical and surgical specialties.

RESIDENTS

The residents' office address is Family Medicine Center, University Medical Center, 2390 West Congress Street, Lafayette, LA 70506. The telephone numbers are (337) 261-6678, 261-6679, 261-6680, and 261-6681.

All cities named below are in Louisiana unless otherwise noted.

 

 

First-Year Residents

Nixcela Ares-Valde, MD

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba, 1990

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba

Simon Bolivar High School
Havana City, Cuba, 1984
       

Lukasz Janeczek, MD 

Jagiellonian Medical School
Krakow, Poland, 2004

Ottawa University
Ottawa, Canada, 2000

Notre Dame High School
Ottawa, Canada, 1996

       

Keri Melancon, MD

Saba University School of Medicine
Netherlands, Antilles, 2005

Louisiana State University
Eunice, 1998

Northwest High School
Opelousas, 1995

       

Michelle Menard, MD

LSU School of Medicine
Shreveport, 2007

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2003

Destrehan High School
Destrehan, 1999

       

Rafael Paula, MD

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba, 1984

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba

Vladimir Lenin High School
Havana City, Cuba, 1978

       

Ernesto Pruna, MD

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba, 1994

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba

Pablo de la Torriente Brav
Havana City, Cuba, 1988

       

Abiola Shitta-Bey, MD

University of Ibadan
Oyo State, Nigeria, 2001

University of Ibadan
Oyo State, Nigeria, 2001

Federal Government Girls College
Gboko, Nigeria, 1990

       

Ronnie Vu, MD

St. Matthew's University
Grand Cayman, 2004

University of Arlington
Arlington, TX, 1994

Sam Houston High School
Arlington, TX, 1991

 

Second-Year Residents

Paula Conolly, MD

American University of the Caribbean
Netherlands, Antilles, 1996

New College of California
San Francisco, CA, 1990

Ursuline High School
Santa Rosa, CA, 1983

       

Brigitte Girouard, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2006

University of Louisiana
Lafayette, 2002

St Thomas High School
Lafayette, 1998

       

Sarika Gunda, MD

M.R. Medical College
India, 1994

V.G. Women's
India, 1987

St. Joseph Convent
India, 1985

       

Jade Heinen, MD

LSU School of Medicine
Shreveport, 2006

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2000

St. Edmond's High School
Eunice, 1995

       

Kinga Janeczek, MD

Jagiellonian Medical School
Krakow, Poland, 2004

Tulane University
New Orleans, 2000

Jersey Village
Houston, TX, 1996

       

Sunshine Little, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2006

University of Louisiana
Lafayette, 2002

Northwest High
Prairie Ronde, 1998

       

Ali Sadeghi, MD

St. Eustatius School of Medicine
Netherlands, Antillies, 2005

University of Houston
Houston, TX, 1999

Razi High School
Tehran, Iran, 1995

       

Adenike Tinubu, MD

University of Ilorin
Nigeria, 1998

University of Ilorin
Nigeria, 1992

Sederal Government College
Idoani, Nigeria, 1988

 

Third-Year Residents

Wayne Cestia, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

University of Louisiana
Lafayette, 2001

Catholic High School
New Iberia, 1996

       

Andre Duplantis, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2001

E.D. White High School
Thibodaux, 1997

       

Cassandra Pillette, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, 2000

Northside High School
Lafayette, 1996

       

Norberto Pedroso, MD

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba, 1991

Institute Superior de Ciencias
Medicus, Havana, Cuba

Saul Delgado High School
Havana, Cuba, 1985

       

Anjanette Varnado, MD

St. Matthews School of Medicine
British West Indies, 2004

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 1997

Oak Forest Academy Amite, 1993

       

Andre Viator, MD

Tulane School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

University of Louisiana
Lafayette, 1999

New Iberia High School
New Iberia, 1995

       

Jenny Templet, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2001

Assumption High School
Napoleonville, 1997

 

Chief Residents

Michael Bodin, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2001

Tioga High School
Tioga, 1996

       

Jason Landry, MD

LSU School of Medicine
New Orleans, 2005

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, 2001

New Iberia Senior High School
New Iberia, 1997

 

Family Medicine-Obstetrics Fellow

Jordan De-Paz, MD

Mercy Health Systems
Family Medicine Residency, 2006

Creighton University
Omaha, NE 2000

University of Southern CA
Los Angeles, CA 1994

       

 

Geriatric Medicine Fellow

Wendy Latunik, MD

Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Family Medicine Residency, 2007

Pennsylvania State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA 2004

College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA 1998

GRADUATES

Prior to moving from Lake Charles to Lafayette in 1989, this Family Medicine Residency Program graduated 63 residents. Since then it has graduated more than 100 physicians, listed below. 

Matthew Abraham, MD
Stephen Ayers, MD
Cher Aymond, MD
Cheryl Ballard, MD
Daniel Bouchette, MD
Lisa Breaux, MD
Nancy Briley-Walker, MD
Alan Broussard, MD
Dixie Broussard, MD
Jeffery Brown, MD
Alicia Byrd, MD
Kelly Cahill, MD
Jason Chambers, MD
Andres Chesson, MD
Gordon Clark, MD
Mark Clawson, MD
Thomas Colvin, MD
Leno Congtang, MD
Randy Daigle, MD
Hanh Hong Dinh, MD
Michael Dioubate, MD
Benjamin Doga, MD
Natalie Domangue, MD
Scott Domingue, MD
Andre Doucet, MD
Michael Duplechain, MD
William Dupon, MD
Gerald Elias, MD
Kirk Elliott, MD
Hector Fabregas, MD
Randall Faulk, MD
Carolyn Felton, MD
Michael Felton, MD
Richard Feucht, MD
Nicholas Fruge, MD
James George, MD
Cecelia Gibbons, MD
Patrick Gillespie, MD
John Giroir, MD

Jose Gonzales, MD
Brian Granger, MD
Craig Greene, MD
Norris Guidry, MD
Ty Hargroder, MD
William Hathaway, MD
Scott Haydel, MD
Chris Hayes, MD
Jack W. Heidenreich, MD
Stephanie Humble, MD
Brian Jobe, MD
Evelyn Johnson, MD
Randall Kennedy, MD
Jahanyar Khorsandi, MD
Chang-Soo Kim, MD
Amanda LaComb, MD 
Edward Lafleur, MD
Glenn Lafleur, MD
N. Augusta Lafleur, MD
Nicholas LaHaye, MD
Francis Lamothe, MD
Richard Landry, MD
Angela Langlinais, MD
Jos. Grant Lashley, MD
Blaine Lavergne, MD
Randy Lavespere, MD
Brian LeBlanc, MD
Leanne LeBlanc, MD
Yushen Li, MD
Aaron Lirette, MD
Chong Liu , MD
DeeDee Luke, MD
Sabina Luke, MD
Van Kim Luu, MD
Chad Manuel, MD
Nathan Marchand, MD
Robert Marshall, MD
Troy Martin, MD
Benjamin Martinez, MD
Claude Meeks, MD

Darrin Menard, MD
Geoffrey Mire, MD
Mitchell Montelaro, MD
Kevin Murphy, MD
James Mwatibo, MD
Boru Nale , MD , MPH
LeAndre Odom, DO
Patrick O'Donoghue, MD
Linda Ogé, MD
Larry Parker, MD
Amanda Phillips, MD
Jody Plaisance, MD
Warren Plauche, MD
Marcelo Polanco, MD
Tom Price, MD
Maurice Prince, MD
Timothy Quattrone, MD
Howard Raphael, MD
Brian Rich, MD
Theresa Rinderle, MD
Francis Robichaux, MD
Laura Rogers, MD
J. Coogan Ryan , MD
Ricardo Samudia, MD
J. Scott Sibille, MD
Zebediah Stearns , MD
Deidre Stelly , MD
Brian Stewart, MD
Andrew St. Martin, MD
Michael St. Romain, MD
Kathryn Strother, MD
Brian Sullivan, MD
Jeanne Theriot, MD
Vanessa Thomas, MD
Gary Toups, MD
Jay Vega, MD
Steven Vidrine, MD
Daniel Wiltz, MD

 

Departments and Centers Feedback School Home Search