A Geaux Hero Who Keeps Giving Back

A Geaux Hero Who Keeps Giving Back

Jerry Couvillon’s story with FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake started before he ever went home from the hospital, and it’s still unfolding today.  “I was born at the Lake in 1959 when it was by the lake downtown,” he says. “I had life-saving surgery when I was 12...
Geaux Hero: A Speedbump on Michael’s Road of Life

Geaux Hero: A Speedbump on Michael’s Road of Life

When Michael King was told he had stage 4 esophageal adenocarcinoma, his response wasn’t fear or disbelief. “I actually said, ‘Let’s knock this out.’ I didn’t feel sorry for myself or anything like that.” That mindset, shaped by decades of service as a Vietnam veteran...
Esophageal Cancer: What You Need to Know

Esophageal Cancer: What You Need to Know

Esophageal cancer is a serious and often silent disease, but with awareness and early action, outcomes can improve. Nicholas LeBlanc, MD, a thoracic surgeon with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, recently shared his expertise on this complex and often silent...
Understanding Head and Neck Cancer

Understanding Head and Neck Cancer

Head and neck cancers may make up a small percentage of all cancer diagnoses in the U.S., but when they do occur, they can be complex, aggressive and life-altering. On a recent episode of Medical Monday with Brian Haldane, Rula Mualla, MD, a head and neck surgical...