Body Donor FAQs
Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Department of Cellular Biology & Anatomy
LSU Health Shreveport
1501 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71103
Phone: (318) 675-5312
We would like to thank everyone for their understanding about the temporary hiatus of our Willed Body Program that was initiated last March due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. As you know, this was done to protect our Faculty, Staff, and Students from possible COVID-19 infection. With the availability of the vaccine against COVID-19, we believe that we can safely resume accepting body donations of deceased donors starting on January 25th, 2021.
Although we believe that the vaccine will offer a substantial level of protection to our health care community, we would ask our healthcare partners, who have been key participants in our Willed Body Program, not to send remains of body donors who have passed away from COVID-19, or causes related to COVID-19 infection.
For any information/clarification of our Willed Body Program Policies, please contact the Office of the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy at 318-675-5312 or refer to these webpages.