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LSU Neurosurgery Alumni

Don Judice Memorial Alumni Book Fund at LSU Neurosurgery

As of academic year July 2002 to June 2003, the LSU Neurosurgery Residency Program has trained 33 neurosurgeons. The list of the alumni that follows is in good approximate chronological order starting from June of 1972. Of note, Dr. Lusk finished his training in January of 1985 and Dr. Hurst in June of 1985.

Former LSU residents with Dr. Kline at the 2001 Departmental Christmas Party. Left to right (standing front): Najeeb Thomas, Bryan Payne, Tom Donner, Deepak Awasthi, Hector LeBlanc, Gabe Tender. Left to right (standing back): Carson McKowen, Jay Howington, Richard Roberts. Sitting: Dr. Kline

Hector J. LeBlanc, MD
(1972)		 Dr. LeBlanc was the first resident to finish this program; he currently is part of the pathology and neurosurgery faculty at LSU Medical School in New Orleans; telephone: (504) 568-6031
Joseph Nadell, MD
(1973)		 Dr. Nadell practices at the Children's Hospital in New Orleans as a pediatric neurosurgeon; telephone: (504) 524-4611 or 899-9511
James J. Poche, Jr., MD
(1974)		 Dr. Poche is in private practice in Opelika, Alabama; telephone: (334) 741-9003
Raymond Dahl, MD
(1975)		 Dr. Dahl is deceased and survived by his wife Barbara, who lives in Augusta, Georgia. The Ray Dahl Memorial Lecture was established in his honor.
William O. DeWeese, MD
(1976)		 Dr. DeWeese is in private practice in Tampa, Florida; telephone: (813) 879-8080
Robert E. Hanchey, MD
(1977)		 Dr. Hanchey is in private practice in Albany, Georgia; telephone: (334) 741-9003
Michael Dulligan, MD
(1978)		 Dr. Dulligan practices with James Poche in Opelika, Alabama; telephone: (601) 327-3078
Bert Bratton, MD
(1979)		 Dr. Bratton is in private practice in Slidell, Louisiana; telephone: (504)525-9690
Donald Judice, MD
(1980)		 Dr. Judice met an untimely death January 1998, from an apparent heart attack. Dr. Judice practiced in Houma, Louisiana. The LSUHSC Department of Neurosurgery has established the Don Judice Memorial Alumni Book Fund in his honor.
James H. Johnson, MD
(1981)		 Dr. Johnson is deceased. He practiced in Billings, Montana
Joseph Kott, MD
(1982)		 Dr. Kott is in private practice in Metairie, Louisiana; telephone: (504) 885-4115
Bruce Ehni, MD
(1983)		 Dr. Ehni is in academic neurosurgery at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas; telephone: (713) 797-0703
Maurice Collada, MD
(1984)		 Dr. Collada is in private practice in Salem, Oregon; telephone: (505)581-5517
Michael D. Lusk, MD
(1985)		 Dr. Lusk is in private practice in Naples, Florida; telephone: (813) 649-1662; also check out the excellent web page maintained by Dr. Lusk; Dr. Lusk can also be reached by e-mail: neuroblade@neurosurgeon.com
Jack A. Hurst, MD
(1985)		 Dr. Hurst is in private practice in Lafayette, Louisiana; telephone: (318) 233-8294
George F. Cravens, III, MD
(1986)		 Dr. Cravens is in private practice in Fort Worth, Texas; telephone: (817) 336-0551
Vernon vanBolden, MD
(1987)		 Dr. vanBolden practices in New Orleans, Louisiana
Carson McKowen, MD
(1988)		 Dr. McKowen is in private practice in Thibodeaux, Louisiana; telephone: (504) 447-2645
Susan R. Hemley, MD
(1989)		 Dr. Hemley is in private practice in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; telephone: (215) 691-3991
Carl Lowder, MD
(1990)		 Dr. Lowder is in private practice in Tallahasse, Florida; telephone: (850) 219-1909; e-mail: CELowder@aol.com
John D. Reeves, MD
(1991)		 Dr. Reeves is in private practice in Wichita Falls, Texas; telephone: (817)723-0815
Robert Jay Johnson, MD
(1992)		 Dr. Johnson is in private practice in Birmingham, Alabama; telephone: (205) 787-8676
Deepak Awasthi, MD
(1993)		 Dr. Awasthi is in academic neurosurgery at the Department of Neurosurgery at LSU Medical Center in New Orleans; telephone: (504)568-6120; e-mail: dawast@lsuhsc.edu
Thomas Donner, MD
(1994)		 Dr. Donner now practices with Dr. McKowen in Thibodeaux; Lousiana; telephone: (504) 447-2645
Daniel Kim, MD
(1995)		 Dr. Kim is in academic neurosurgery at Stanford University as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery; he is in charge of the Spine Section at Stanford; telephone: (650) 723-5572
H. Bruce Hamilton, MD
(1996)		 Dr. Hamilton is in private practice in Waco, Texas
Ian F. Angel, MD
(1997)		 Dr. Angel is in private practice in Beaumont, Texas; telephone: (409) 898-7800; FAX: (409) 898-7829
Bryan Payne, MD
(1998)		 Dr. Payne joined the LSU Neurosurgery faculty as the functional neurosurgeon in Oct 2000; telephone: (504) 568-6123; e-mail: bpayne1@lsuhsc.edu
Jack Kruse, MD
(1999)		 Dr. Kruse joined a private practice group in Nashville, Tennessee (Middle Tennessee Neurosurgery); telephone: (615) 860-1722; e-mail: Jack@Neurosurgical.net
Greg Dowd, MD
(2000)		 Dr. Dowd joined a private practice group in New Orleans with Drs. John Schumacher and Richard Corales; telephone: (504) 454-0141
John Ratliff, MD
(2001)		 Dr. Ratliff is practicing neurosurgery in Chicago, IL
Jay Howington, MD
(2002)		 Dr. Howington is currently doing his neuroendovascular fellowhip with Nick Hopkins in Buffalo, NY
Najeeb Thomas, MD
(2003)		  


The above alumni can be contacted at the listed telephone numbers. For more information and current addresses of the above alumni, you can contact the Department of Neurosurgery;

LSU Health Sciences Center
School of Medicine
Department of Neurosurgery
2020 Gravier St.
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 568-6120
Fax: (504) 568-6127
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