School of Medicine

The Pulse - June 2023

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 February 1 and April 30, 2023!

 
Baton Rouge Regional Campus

Carol Lee – Assistant Business Manager
Julie McCarthy – Coordinator, Dean’s Office
Psychiatry
Latoya Wilson – Residency Coordinator

Family Medicine

Nicole Matherne – Primary Care Program Coordinator
Maxwell McCray, DO – Assistant Professor, Clinical 

Genetics

Manisha Poudel – Research Associate 1

Lafayette Regional Campus

Maria Daigle – Residency Coordinator
Family Medicine
Ashanti Smith Chretien, MD - Assistant Professor, Clinical

Internal Medicine

Cardiology
Cassidy Betz – Research Associate 1
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Priyanka Jadhav, PhD – Research Associate 2
Mehrunisa Sohail – Clinical Trials Coordinator 1

Office of the Dean

Laura Appleberry – Assistant to the Dean
Dana Adamcova – Research Associate 3

Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Michelle Edwards - Coordinator, Dean’s Office  

Office of Medical Alumni Affairs

Emily Riemer – Coordinator, Alumni Affairs

Office of Medical Education

Christopher Carter – Coordinator, Continuing Medical Education 
Natalie Worsham – Information Management Specialist

Pediatrics

Dedrick Moulton, MD – Department Head

Pharmacology

Ifechukwude Biose, PhD – Assistant Professor, Research

Physiology

Chelsea Duplantis – Research Associate 2

Psychiatry

Dani Archie, PhD – Assistant Professor, Clinical
Scot Busurelo – Program Coordinator 
Margaret Heine – Associate Business Manager 

Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of Excellence

Joycelynn Coleman-Barnett – Research Associate 3
Marie Denis – Senior RN Clinical Trials Coordinator
Lija Hoffman – Database Manager
Timothy Kayes, PhD – Research Associate 3
Jeffrey Rubin – Department Operations Coordinator
Clayton Sanford - Department Coordinator