Juan Guzman Noguera 

Juan Guzman Noguera 

Born and raised in Guatemala, Juan Guzman Noguera has been in the U.S. since he started college in 2014. He’s been part of our health ministry as a performance improvement engineer for nearly three years. Honoring His Hispanic Heritage  Guzman Noguera celebrates his...
Stephanie Velez, RN 

Stephanie Velez, RN 

Since she was a student shadowing nurses on the cardiac unit in 2001, Stephanie Velez, RN, has been an important part of Our Lady of Lourdes family.  Currently a bedside nurse for orthopedics and neurology, Velez also occasionally steps in as a charge nurse. During...
Rafael Flores 

Rafael Flores 

As the director of mission integration for our Northshore market, Rafael Flores, MAPL, primarily serves at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital.   “I have the joy of serving by helping ensure the mission of our health system is actuated across the Northshore region,”...
Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD

Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD

As a pediatric neurologist with St. Francis Health, Aristoteles Pena-Miches, MD, has served the children of Northeast Louisiana for more than two decades. Providing specialized evaluation and treatment of neurological disorders, Dr. Pena-Miches educates and guides...
Chris Funes, MD

Chris Funes, MD

Chris Funes, MD, wears many hats as a Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System team member.  For 22 years, Dr. Funes has been a pediatrician at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health Pediatrics at Southeast. He serves as our health system’s medical director...