Bio
Seth M. Vignes, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department
of Internal Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center–New Orleans, where he practices
as a hospitalist and serves as Course Director for the senior medical student medicine
clerkship. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with
clinical and research interests at the intersection of hospital medicine, substance
use disorders, and injection-related infections. Dr. Vignes leads multiple educational
initiatives focused on intern preparedness, simulation-based learning, and curriculum
innovation, and has received institutional recognition for excellence in teaching.
His funded research includes state-level and national collaborations aimed at improving
care models and health system responses for patients with substance use disorders.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, cheering on the Saints,
fishing, playing board games, and gardening.
Education
Medical:
2017 - M.D.
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Residency:
Internal Medicine
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics
- University Medical Center
- Touro Infirmary
Publications
Vignes SM, Hoppens K, McCarron RE, Lopez FA. Cases from LSU Health New Orleans: salicylate
toxicity, mucormycosis, and more. ACP Hospitalist. 2024. Impact Factor: N/A
Piechocki SR, Welch B, Vignes SM. Vibrio vulnificus septic shock and disseminated
intravascular coagulation after raw oyster consumption in a patient with cirrhosis.
Am J Gastroenterol. 2023;118(suppl 10):S3872.
Impact Factor: 11.8
Silver V, Chapple AG, Feibus AH, Beckford J, Halapin NA, Barua D, et al; Vignes SM.
Clinical characteristics and outcomes based on race of hospitalized patients with
COVID19 in a New Orleans cohort. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(9):ofaa339. Impact
Factor: 5.6
Vignes SM, Cover CG, Chedid NR, Kleinpeter SM, Palomino J. A novel, adaptable laryngeal
mask to facilitate a percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy: proof of concept prototype
demonstration on a mannequin model and cadaver. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2015;22(4):319325.
Impact Factor: 2.1
Gifford SC, Spillane AM, Vignes SM, Shevkoplyas SS. Controlled incremental filtration:
a simplified approach to design and fabrication of high throughput microfluidic devices
for selective enrichment of particles. Lab Chip. 2014;14(23):44964505. Impact Factor:
6.1
Sosa JM, Nielsen ND, Vignes SM, Chen TG, Shevkoplyas SS. The relationship between
red blood cell deformability metrics and perfusion of an artificial microvascular
network. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2014;57(3):275289. Impact Factor: 1.9
Yang X, Kanter J, Piety NZ, Benton MS, Vignes SM, Shevkoplyas SS. A simple, rapid,
lowcost diagnostic test for sickle cell disease. Lab Chip. 2013;13(8):14641467. Impact
Factor: 6.1
Yang X, Piety NZ, Vignes SM, Benton MS, Kanter J, Shevkoplyas SS. Simple paper based
test for measuring blood hemoglobin concentration in resource limited settings. Clin
Chem. 2013;59(10):15061513. Impact Factor: 8.4
Shevkoplyas SS, Yang X, Kanter J, Piety NZ, Benton MS, Vignes SM. A simple, rapid,
low cost diagnostic test for sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2013;88(12):e15. Impact
Factor: 5.4
Vignes SM, Kanter J, Piety NZ, Benton MS, Shevkoplyas SS. A simple, rapid, low cost
test for the diagnosis of sickle cell disease using a paper based hemoglobin solubility
assay. Blood. 2012;120(21):245. Impact Factor: 21.0
