![John C. McDonald - LSU Health Shreveport]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1654811940/lsuhscshreveportedu/gwguidg24hbqcwvlgtee/JohnMcDonaldnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1654811940/lsuhscshreveportedu/gwguidg24hbqcwvlgtee/JohnMcDonaldnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1654811940/lsuhscshreveportedu/gwguidg24hbqcwvlgtee/JohnMcDonaldnews.jpg","width":520}])
The late John C. McDonald, first Chancellor of LSU Health Shreveport (2001-2009), was awarded the 2022 Pioneer Award by The American Society of Transplantation at the American Transplant Congress in Boston on June 5, 2022.
Honors and Awards News
![Dr. Sarah Thayer appointed to the Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1644441347/lsuhscshreveportedu/xh6dh5gukzbfm4sbj4xc/Thayernews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1644441347/lsuhscshreveportedu/xh6dh5gukzbfm4sbj4xc/Thayernews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1644441347/lsuhscshreveportedu/xh6dh5gukzbfm4sbj4xc/Thayernews.jpg","width":520}])
Sarah Thayer, MD, PhD was appointed to the LA Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board by Governor John Bel Edwards, to determine policy for the Louisiana Tumor Registry and distribute state funds for cancer research.
![LSUHS Faculty member inducted as National President of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1625773972/lsuhscshreveportedu/dwxgbyxjkioeqprvaah9/Nathannews.jpg","width":520}])
Dr. Cherie-Ann Nathan was inducted as the newly installed President of Academic Departments of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery on November 13, 2021.
![LSUHS Researcher among team to win People’s Choice Award for American Academy of Sleep Medicine’s Change Agents Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1636652997/lsuhscshreveportedu/pxnugus1zqjlvmhvxpo2/OlegChernyshevnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1636652997/lsuhscshreveportedu/pxnugus1zqjlvmhvxpo2/OlegChernyshevnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1636652997/lsuhscshreveportedu/pxnugus1zqjlvmhvxpo2/OlegChernyshevnews.jpg","width":520}])
Oleg Chernyshev MD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Sleep Medicine at LSUHS, and Washington University Sleep Center teammates were named the winners of the AASM Change Agent People’s Choice Award for their proposed creation of a “Mobile Sleep Medicine Model.”
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Diana Merendino, DPT, RRT, RRT-NPS, RPFT, FAARC; Assistant Dean of Academic and Student Affairs; and Associate Professor of Cardiopulmonary Science in the School of Allied Health Professions was honored with the prestigious Bill Lamb Exceptional Service in Mentoring and Volunteering Award for her 38 years of outstanding service to the profession.
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Hosted by the LSU Health Sciences Shreveport Foundation, the much anticipated Evening for Healers fundraiser was held on Thursday, September 9th. The event honored local physicians, healthcare professionals, and first responders who dedicate their lives to saving others.
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Biz Magazine - Community Foundation of North Louisiana is excited to announce Dr. Wanda H. Thomas, Associate Dean of Admissions to their Board of Directors.
![Dr. A. Wayne Orr receives appointment by the American Journal of Pathology]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1621457212/lsuhscshreveportedu/ftuq5hhwhbirbtceopwg/AWayneOrrnews.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1621457212/lsuhscshreveportedu/ftuq5hhwhbirbtceopwg/AWayneOrrnews.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1621457212/lsuhscshreveportedu/ftuq5hhwhbirbtceopwg/AWayneOrrnews.jpg","width":520}])
Dr. A. Wayne Orr was appointed as Associate Editor for the American Journal of Pathology beginning January 1, 2021.
![Mayor Perkins signs Proclamation honoring LSU Health Shreveport for response during COVID-19 pandemic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1608315757/lsuhscshreveportedu/wjmdvml6va486cwcjtcg/ProclamationNews.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1608315757/lsuhscshreveportedu/wjmdvml6va486cwcjtcg/ProclamationNews.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1608315757/lsuhscshreveportedu/wjmdvml6va486cwcjtcg/ProclamationNews.png","width":520}])
Today at 11 am, City of Shreveport Mayor Adrian D. Perkins proclaimed December 18, 2020 “LSU Health Shreveport Day” . This honor was bestowed in recognition of the immense contributions made LSU Health Shreveport faculty, staff and students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
![Dr. Nathan in Lab]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1582818328/lsuhscshreveportedu/a9mmmhqndlrpbpkxitaj/Nathaninlab_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1582818328/lsuhscshreveportedu/a9mmmhqndlrpbpkxitaj/Nathaninlab_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1582818328/lsuhscshreveportedu/a9mmmhqndlrpbpkxitaj/Nathaninlab_web.jpg","width":534}])
Dr. Cherie Ann Nathan, Chair of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at LSU Health Shreveport has been elected to the Board of Governors of the American Surgical Society for an initial three-year term ending at the conclusion of the 2023 Clinical Congress