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We are saddened to share the news of the passing of John T. Wilson III, MD. As a Pediatrician, Clinical Pharmacologist and Researcher, John devoted his life for the medical betterment of children. He served as a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at LSUHS.

On March 27, 2023, over 50 eighth grade students from Youree Drive and Herndon Middle Schools visited LSUHS as part of the Junior Achievement College and Career Quest program.

LSUHS is pleased to announce its participation in the Surgical Timing and Rehabilitation (STaR) trial, a $4.5 million multicenter trial that is sponsored by the Department of Defense and contracted through the University of Pittsburgh.

In response to the critical nursing shortage in Louisiana, the School of Allied Health Professions at LSUHS will serve as a new instructional site for the School of Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans. 

KTBS3 - STARBASE engages children, families and the community in science based activities to grow interest in science, technology and mathematics. LSUHS student groups will be participating in the activities.

KTAL6 - LSUHS Vice Chancellor of External Affairs and Chief of Staff has been recognized as a finalist in the "remarkable influential women" by Nexstar Media. The initiative is to honor the influence women have had on public policy, social progress and the quality of life.

318 Forum - The kidney is a vital organ in the body that cleans the blood of toxins we consume daily in our diet. Dr. Bharat Sachdeva, LSUHS chief and professor of nephrology, shares important information on how to care for your kidneys.

318 Forum - Sleep deprivation is when an individual sleeps fewer hours at night or gets up in the morning unrefreshed. Dr. Sheila Asghar, LSUHS clinical assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics, shares how to develop healthy sleep habits.

On March 10, 2023, 397 people from 39 states joined the LSUHS Library at their Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Symposium. The symposium was sponsored through a Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3 award.

140 LSUHS School of Medicine students learned where they will go to complete their residency training during the annual Match Day celebration. Each year, on the third Friday in March, fourth-year medical students discover where they have “matched” to for their residency training, the first step of their careers as physicians.

LSUHS is pleased to announce its participation in the Surgical Timing and Rehabilitation (STaR) trial, a $4.5 million multicenter trial that is sponsored by the Department of Defense and contracted through the University of Pittsburgh.

Psych Congress Network - Drs. Alan David Kaye and Elyse Cornett Bradley, professor and assistant professor, respectively, in the Department of Anesthesiology at LSUHS, discuss prevention-based TD treatment.

KTAL6 - The new Biological Safety Level three laboratory is currently being built at LSU Health Shreveport. It will allow the institution to do more research on infectious diseases. According to Chris Kevil, the Vice Chancellor for Research, the idea came during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday, February 23, 2023 LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) held the 5th Annual Research Celebration, where members of the community and LSUHS employees and students were invited to hear about the past year's accomplishments of the LSU Health Shreveport Office for Research.

LSUHS has partnered with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research to become one of five sites participating in the Black and African American Connections to Parkinson’s Disease study.

Shreveport Times - Dr. Wayne Orr, Professor and Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences said, "the Center is a group of faculty members across multiple departments who work together to build a nationally competitive research group here in Shreveport."

KTBS3 - Dr. John Vanchiere, Center for Emerging Viral Threats at LSUHS, shares, "From a research perspective, we're beginning to start testing in things like wastewater in the animal population as much as we can and be alert to the possibility this could be our next pandemic."

Earlier this week, CCDS hosted the 2nd Annual Feist Cardiovascular Research Symposium. The symposium concluded with a poster session and awards presentation.

Medscape - Alexandre Malek, MD, assistant professor of medicine at LSUHS, pointed to "a growing number of preclinical studies evaluating the role of vaccines as adjunct to immunotherapy to overcome cancer resistance by converting cold tumors to hot." That research includes a study of a seasonal influenza vaccine and another of adenoviral based-vaccines.

Louisiana Radio Network - After a recent report from the LSUHS Louisiana Addiction Research Center showing Shreveport’s wastewater contained double the amount of methamphetamine than anywhere else in the country, many were shocked. 

We are saddened to share the news of the passing of John T. Wilson III, MD. As a Pediatrician, Clinical Pharmacologist and Researcher, John devoted his life for the medical betterment of children. He served as a Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at LSUHS.

In response to the critical nursing shortage in Louisiana, the School of Allied Health Professions at LSUHS will serve as a new instructional site for the School of Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans. 

On March 10, 2023, 397 people from 39 states joined the LSUHS Library at their Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Symposium. The symposium was sponsored through a Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3 award.

140 LSUHS School of Medicine students learned where they will go to complete their residency training during the annual Match Day celebration. Each year, on the third Friday in March, fourth-year medical students discover where they have “matched” to for their residency training, the first step of their careers as physicians.

On Saturday, March 4, 145 LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine students participated in a traditional rite of passage known as the “White Coat Ceremony” which signifies their entrance into the medical profession. 

LSU Media Center - Dr. Vonny Salim collaborates with colleagues from LSUS and LSU Health Shreveport. Her mentor for this project is Dr. Shile Huang from the Department of Biochemistry at LSUHS.

KSLA12 - AHEC Program Director and LSUHS Dean of Admissions, Dr. Wanda H. Thomas, and current medical student, Sarah Roblow, share about the benefits and opportunities for medical career exploration for high school students.

Bossier Press - Enrollment for the 2023-2024 Bobbie Cates Hicks Science and Medicine Academic Research Training (SMART) program is now open and runs through Feb. 28. 

LSUHS welcomes Kelly Pagidas, MD, MA, FACOG, FRCSC, as she begins her tenure here as the Associate Dean of Medical Education in the School of Medicine as well as a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The LSU Health Sciences Foundation in Shreveport is pleased to announce Tom Ostendorff, III was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors for a 2-year term, which began on January 1, 2023.

On March 27, 2023, over 50 eighth grade students from Youree Drive and Herndon Middle Schools visited LSUHS as part of the Junior Achievement College and Career Quest program.

KTBS3 - STARBASE engages children, families and the community in science based activities to grow interest in science, technology and mathematics. LSUHS student groups will be participating in the activities.

318 Forum - The kidney is a vital organ in the body that cleans the blood of toxins we consume daily in our diet. Dr. Bharat Sachdeva, LSUHS chief and professor of nephrology, shares important information on how to care for your kidneys.

318 Forum - Sleep deprivation is when an individual sleeps fewer hours at night or gets up in the morning unrefreshed. Dr. Sheila Asghar, LSUHS clinical assistant professor of neurology and pediatrics, shares how to develop healthy sleep habits.

On March 10, 2023, 397 people from 39 states joined the LSUHS Library at their Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Symposium. The symposium was sponsored through a Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 3 award.

KSLA12 - Neurologic Physical Therapy Specialists, Dr. Suzanne Tinsley and Matthew Martin, share the treatment opportunities available at LSU Health Shreveport for brain related disfunction.

The LSUHS School of Medicine student organization, Geaux Bald, will host its annual fundraiser, Shave Day, which supports pediatric cancer research on March 16th.

KSLA12 - Dr. E.J. Mayeaux, Professor of Family Medicine at LSUHS, discusses the benefits of walking away from your desk, how long you need to walk for and how often, and what types of negative effects sitting for too long can be associated with.

KTAL6 - Dr. Jacquelyn Bowers, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at LSUHS shares, “You do not have to have a medical need to come in seeking safe haven. You can come to the hospital because you’re not safe and you need help to get out of a dangerous environment.”

The latest issue of Louisiana State University's Working for Louisiana is now available featuring "Partnering for Public Good."  This issue highlights projects across Louisiana that are already producing returns on investment.

KNX News - A discussion with LSUHS virologist Jeremy Kamil who reviewed the study on the new research into origins of COVID-19 that connect raccoon dogs to the virus.

NY Times - Genetic samples from the market were recently uploaded to an international database and then removed after scientists asked China about them. LSUHS virologist, Dr. Jeremy Kamil said that fell short of conclusive evidence that an infected animal had set off the pandemic.

ABC News - Researchers analyzed genetic data from samples taken at the Wuhan market. "In samples with a hot amount of virus, there was not a trivial amount of DNA and RNA of raccoon dogs," Dr. Jeremy Kamil, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at LSUHS, told ABC News.

FORTUNE - "The studies don't exclude other hypotheses entirely. But they absolutely are pushing it toward an animal origin,” virologist Jeremy Kamil, at LSU Health Shreveport, told NPR at the time.

KTBS3 - “It’s important not to trivialize this virus. We’re all back to living as we did before, and I think the best tool we have in our arsenal is to stay current on the vaccine doses,” said Dr. Jeremy Kamil, virologist at LSUHS.

NOLA.com - Jeremy Kamil, LSUHS virologist, said, "It's a little bit uncertain how serious of a contender this virus is outside of New York, where XBB.1.5 was first discovered.

Shreveport Times - The Center of Excellence for Emerging Viral Threats (CEEVT) and its wastewater monitoring laboratory at LSU Health Shreveport have been testing wastewater samples to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in local communities.

KTAL6 - Dr. Krista Queen with LSUHS says the COVID positivity rate in our area population is six percent. About two months ago, it was just below five percent. She says this is due to social dynamics returning to pre-pandemic norms and people not taking the same precautions.

KTBS3 - A medical triple threat—COVID-19, Influenza, and Respiratory syncytial virus, or RVS, has been ravaging U.S. health systems competing for attention.

NPR Red River Radio - "This virus is getting a lot of lottery tickets if you will. And it looks like, with these new variants, these new mutations are like the jackpot," says Jeremy Kamil, an immunologist at LSUHS.