Team Member Spotlights Articles

Facing Breast Cancer with Humor, Hope & Personalized Care

This year has been unlike any other for Sasha Fogle.  Fogle, 43, had always taken her routine mammograms seriously, particularly since her mother had breast cancer. When she went for her annual screening this past February, doctors noticed something unusual. A repeat...

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...

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...

Edward Cole

St. Dominic’s Cancer Center courier Edward Cole is known affectionately as “Mr. Mighty Fine” among his family, friends and colleagues because his answer to the question “How are you?” is always, “Mighty fine.”  His journey with St. Dominic’s began when he was a...