Our Mission at LSU Health Shreveport

Red River Radio - Host Dr. Randall Brewer welcomes Dr. Cynthia Noguera, an ophthalmologist and the only full-time oculoplastic surgeon serving the Shreveport area. Dr. Noguera, with LSU Health Shreveport, will share her unique journey into the specialized field of oculoplastic surgery. We learn about the wide range of conditions she treats—from cosmetic procedures to complex reconstructions following disease or trauma—and how her work plays a vital role in both vision and facial health.

KTBS - June is brain health awareness month and the campus of LSU Health Shreveport has partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research as one of 11 sites participating in the black and African American connections to Parkinson's disease study.

KSLA - Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, the director for the Center for Brain Health at LSU Health Shreveport, joined KSLA on June 26 to discuss Parkinson's disease.

KTAL - LSU Health Shreveport recognized three faculty members with the Allen A. Copping Excellence in Teaching Award, the LSU System’s most prestigious teaching honor in Medicine.

At its most recent commencement ceremony, LSU Health Shreveport recognized three standout faculty members with the university system’s most prestigious teaching honor in Medicine, the Allen A. Copping Excellence in Teaching Award.

KSLA News 12 - At LSU Health Shreveport, Patients, caregivers, staff, and artists all work to raise awareness of the struggle for those living with sickle cell disease through powerful works of art.

KTAL - The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center on the LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) campus is home to an inspiring new art exhibit to raise sickle cell awareness.

The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Campers attending LSU Health Shreveport Camp Tiger took a walk on the wild side Thursday with a visit to Gators and Friends Alligator Park and Exotic Zoo in Caddo Parish.

KTAL - Camp Tiger at LSU Health Shreveport, an annual summer day camp for children and teens with disabilities, is returning for its 24th year.

Red River Radio - Health Matters explores treatment options and current research for the neurogenerative disorder, Parkinson's Disease, with LSUHS faculty.

LSU Health Shreveport's Office for Research Administration held the 7^th annual Research Celebration event on April 10, 2025, to highlight research accomplishments from the past year and recognize outstanding achievements of LSUHS faculty.

KTAL News - "We’re very excited about what we can do to transform the Sears building into something new for the community, but also retain some of the architectural features,” shares Kevin Flood, CEO of the LSUHS Foundation.

Barksdale Air Force Base - Hannah Cowart, 4th year medical student at LSUHS, shares “I have always had a special place in my heart for the military, so getting to serve them in this way has allowed me to learn a lot about not only medicine, but life as well.”

KSLA 12 -  LSU Health Shreveport partners with Barksdale Air Force Base to improve Aircrew performance when operating B-52's. 

The Shreveport Bossier Advocate - LSU Health Shreveport and Barksdale Air Force Base team up to study the different types of physiological stress that B-52 aircrew experience on long duration deployments. 

AP News - John A. Vanchiere, MD, PhD, Medical Director of the LSUHS Clinical Trials Office, shares, “We are excited to collaborate with ExThera Medical and use the Seraph 100 to help patients now, with the potential to assist many more in the future.”

LSUHS has named Ashley Krukowski as the Executive Director of Sponsored Programs and Krista Queen as the Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs.

LSU Media Center - The growth reflects increased research activity across the LSU Family - especially on the flagship campus and at LSU Health New Orleans and LSU Health Shreveport.

Red River Radio - Host Dr. Randall Brewer welcomes Dr. Cynthia Noguera, an ophthalmologist and the only full-time oculoplastic surgeon serving the Shreveport area. Dr. Noguera, with LSU Health Shreveport, will share her unique journey into the specialized field of oculoplastic surgery. We learn about the wide range of conditions she treats—from cosmetic procedures to complex reconstructions following disease or trauma—and how her work plays a vital role in both vision and facial health.

KTBS - June is brain health awareness month and the campus of LSU Health Shreveport has partnered with the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research as one of 11 sites participating in the black and African American connections to Parkinson's disease study.

KSLA - Dr. Elizabeth Disbrow, the director for the Center for Brain Health at LSU Health Shreveport, joined KSLA on June 26 to discuss Parkinson's disease.

KSLA News 12 - At LSU Health Shreveport, Patients, caregivers, staff, and artists all work to raise awareness of the struggle for those living with sickle cell disease through powerful works of art.

KTAL - The Feist-Weiller Cancer Center on the LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) campus is home to an inspiring new art exhibit to raise sickle cell awareness.

The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate - Campers attending LSU Health Shreveport Camp Tiger took a walk on the wild side Thursday with a visit to Gators and Friends Alligator Park and Exotic Zoo in Caddo Parish.

KTAL - Camp Tiger at LSU Health Shreveport, an annual summer day camp for children and teens with disabilities, is returning for its 24th year.

KSLA - LSUHS First-Year Medical Students served as camp counselors for Camp Tiger, a free summer day-camp for children with mental and physical disabilities.  

Today, Dr. Thomas is a doctoral intern at the LSUHS Children’s Center.  Day after day, she supports young clients and families navigating developmental delays, autism and the aftermath of trauma. But the road that led her here has been anything but easy.

KTAL - LSU Health Shreveport (LSUHS) announced the appointment of Dr. McLeod Frampton Gwynette as the new Chair of Psychiatric and Behavioral Medicine.

Shreveport Bossier Advocate - Dr. Cory Coehoorn, associate professor and director of the rehabilitation science program at LSU Health Shreveport's School of Allied Health Professions, is a new citizen after moving from Canada in 2018. He said he collected United States license plates as a child, and that it's been a long journey to obtain citizenship. 

KSLA - Dr. Ammar Husan explains how as Summer temperatures continue to rise, so do the risk of heat-related illnesses.

KTBS - Iron deficiency anemia is one of the most common health conditions in the world, affecting roughly one in three people. Yet it often goes undiagnosed or mistaken for something else. Dr. Ammar Husan explains what to look for. 

318 Forum - Matthew Martin, PT, DPT, a clinical instructor of physical therapy at LSU Health Shreveport School of Allied Health Professions, shares ways men can take control of their health.

KTBS - In the United States, extreme heat is the most dangerous weather-related event, causing more fatalities than hurricanes, flooding and tornadoes. 

KTBS - Dr. Paulette Pinargote Cornejo discusses a highly contagious new COVID variant is spreading across the United States. It's called NB.1.8.1, also known as Nimbus.

KSLA News 12 - A behavioral professor spoke with KSLA on the signs of mental health following last week’s killing of a mother stabbed by her son who said he was hearing voices.

KTBS - LSU Health Shreveport is urging the community to stay safe in the water this season. Dr. Jacquelyn Bowers invites viewers to take precautions with little ones in water.