Welcome Newcomers!
We extend a warm welcome to the following faculty and staff members who have joined the School of Medicine family between the dates of February 1 – April 30, 2026.
Baton Rouge Regional Campus
Joshua Campbell, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Lauren Campbell, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
David Crochet, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Jessica Hof, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicholas Leblanc, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Jeanne Dugas - Research Associate 2
Jeannette Montgomery - Department Coordinator
LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center
Bridget Cotten, MMCi - Data Manager
Kristin Garrett, MPH - Assistant Business Manager
Sarah Glynn, RN - RN Clinical Trials Coordinator 2
Lavanya Ramaiah - Grants & Contracts Specialist
Kenedie St. Mary - Clinical Trials Coordinator 1
Nicholas Van Otterloo - Research Associate 3
Zhuo Yang - Research Associate 2
Medicine
Michelle Celestine - Department Coordinator
Cardiology
Rebecca Prechter, DO - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Gastroenterology
Maribeth Gambill, FNP - Nurse Practitioner
Hospital Medicine
Cade Bourgeois, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Stephany Nguyen, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Calvin Rome, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Chloe Spears, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Infectious Disease
Seda Santanello, AGACNP-BC – Nurse Practitioner
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Kelly Jensen, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor
Brittany Jones - Grants & Development Specialist
Office of the Dean
Margo Kornemann - Assistant to the Dean
Pediatrics
Simone Cochran, MBA - Grants & Contracts Specialist
Michael Evers, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Kayley Kish - Residency Program Administrator 2
Brantlee McConaughey, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Danielle Sketchler, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Courtney Stokes, MD - Instructor - Clinical Specialist
Nicole Vegh, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Physiology
Linda Hardy - Associate Business Manager
Rand Mohd - Research Associate 1
Psychiatry
Kelly Georgis, DO - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Radiology
Jake Fontenot, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Samantha Parrotte, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Cheyenne Rahimi, DO - Assistant Professor – Clinical
Surgery
Peter Bostick, MD - Clinical Associate Professor
Urology
Seyed Hossein Hosseini Sharifi, MD - Assistant Professor – Clinical