Feb 21, 2023 | Heart Health
After performing hundreds of heart valve replacements at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center and Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital, renowned local heart surgeon Richard Dearman, MD, recently underwent a heart valve replacement of his own. As a cardiothoracic...
Nov 30, 2022 | Patient Stories
As a teenager, Robert Gauthier thought smoking cigarettes was the cool thing to do. A native and resident of Lafayette, Robert saw that many of his friends were smokers, so he decided to join the crowd. What he once thought harmless led to Robert smoking a pack of...
May 17, 2022 | Primary Care
“Anything else you’d like to talk about?” It’s a prompt you might often get from your doctor when wrapping up a routine visit. And it’s usually the best opportunity to bring up those questions you’ve been eager to ask—and who better to ask than the physician with whom...
May 2, 2022 | Patient Stories
Denny Erwin has always led a busy life. In addition to serving as billing manager for Louisiana Cardiology Associates, a part of Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group in Baton Rouge, he also enjoys spending time with his family, working in his yard and exercising on a...
Mar 8, 2022 | Patient Stories
When Scott LeJeune started feeling fatigued, he thought he was just pushing himself too hard. The married father of five and owner of several Acadiana grocery and convenience stores had a busy schedule that always kept him on the go. When the tiredness worsened and he...
