Dr. Masri Named Chief Medical Officer for the LSU Healthcare Network
Dr. Najy Masri began serving as Chief Medical Officer for the LSU Healthcare Network on February 1, a transition that allows Dr. Jayne Weiss to focus on her primary leadership role as Department Head for Ophthalmology while she continues to serve on the Dean’s Staff as an Associate Dean. Dr. Weiss served as CMO since 2019.
“We owe Dr. Weiss a large debt of gratitude for her service to the school and community as CMO. In particular, she helped develop policies and procedures during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Dr. Richard DiCarlo, Dean of the LSU School of Medicine. “She has also overseen clinic transitions, helped implement immunization programs, worked to stabilize student health services, and developed policies related to student and employee health, such as needlestick and immunization policies.”
Dr. Masri has served on the faculty for nearly 20 years. He successfully led the hospitalist service at Ochsner Kenner Medical Center (OKMC) since 2007, and he has had many leadership roles at OKMC such as Chief of Medicine and President of the Medical Staff. He is currently LSU Site Director at OKMC, serving as a liaison between the OKMC administration and our clinical faculty and training programs. During the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Masri was a mainstay of clinical care while conducting several NIH COVID clinical trials at OKMC in collaboration with LSU Infectious Diseases and Pulmonary-Critical Care faculty. He also made frequent appearances on national media to discuss COVID-19 and its impact on health care and health care workers.
Dr. Masri is recognized as an outstanding physician and teacher, with a particular interest in teaching trainees physical diagnosis as well as the business of medical practice. He developed the hospitalist track for the school’s internal medicine residency program, one of the first of its kind in the country.
“Dr. Masri has already made many important contributions to the LSU School of Medicine,” said Dr. DiCarlo. “We are fortunate that he is taking on this important position and ensuring we continue our legacy of innovation, quality care, and excellent outcomes for our patients.”