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Honoring Heritage: Stories from Native American Team Members

This Native American Heritage Month, we’re proud to feature stories from three dedicated team members. Each shares their unique perspectives on the importance of heritage, the influence of family and traditions, and the ongoing challenges Native Americans face...

Geaux Hero: Maverick’s Exceptionally Specialized Pediatric Care

When Amelia and Casey Green welcomed their son Maverick to the world in January 2022, they were ready to bring home a healthy baby boy. But his arrival marked the beginning of a complex health journey they never anticipated. During Amelia’s pregnancy, doctors had...

Families Treating Families: Mother-Daughter Duo Caring for Baton Rouge’s Children

For Michelle Flechas, MD, and her daughter, Meaghan Smith, MD, medicine is more than a profession – it's a family tradition. Practicing medicine together at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatrics at Perkins, this mother-daughter duo is building...

How a CT Scan Saved Henry Chase from Lung Cancer

Henry Chase was used to joining his wife, Judith, who has emphysema, for checkups with her pulmonologist, James L. Vermaelen, MD. As they were leaving one of those checkups in October 2023, Henry asked Dr. Vermaelen a question that had been weighing on his mind. “I...

Richard D. Smith, Jr., MD

Richard D. Smith, Jr., MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Enrique Andrade Rondon, MD

Enrique Andrade Rondon, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Tiffany Scarff, MD

Tiffany Scarff, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Anuj Marya, MD, FAAFP

Anuj Marya, MD, FAAFP

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Karroll Payne, MD

Karroll Payne, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Alyce Adams, MD

Alyce Adams, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Nicholas George, MD

Nicholas George, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

May S. Thomassee, MD, FACOG

May S. Thomassee, MD, FACOG

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

Elias Moussaly, MD

Elias Moussaly, MD

Team Member Spotlights

Every day, our doctors go above and beyond to help our communities heal. On March 30, we celebrate Doctors' Day, expressing our...

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