Claudia Nelson 

Claudia Nelson 

A childhood experience seeing her grandmother get hurt being pushed to the pavement led Claudia Nelson to want to pursue a career in healthcare.   Nelson has been in the United States for more than 40 years and is originally from El Salvador in Central America. She is...
Johnathan Segovia

Johnathan Segovia

With strengths in diagnosing and fixing broken things, Johnathan Segovia serves as a maintenance mechanic 3 for St. Francis Medical Center’s downtown campus.   “Working in maintenance allows me to use my gifts and talents to keep the hospital running,” he says. “I...
Frankie Wheeler

Frankie Wheeler

Although her childhood dream was to be an orthodontist, Franchesca “Frankie” Wheeler has found a career helping people as a patient access representative at The Medical Spa by St. Francis Medical Group. Wheeler coordinates all appointments and front desk needs and has...
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...
Connecting to Hispanic Heritage Through Food

Connecting to Hispanic Heritage Through Food

Food is a means to connect to our own culture and experience others’ cultures. Jen Bays Avis, MEd, LDN, RDN, CDE, a registered dietitian with St. Francis Medical Group, shares recipes influenced by Hispanic culture. Make this appetizer, entrée and dessert to have a...