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ALUMNI | General Surgery Residency

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Career Paths of Graduates

POST-RESIDENCY PLACEMENT: 2018 - Present

FELLOWSHIPS
Surgical Critical Care - 5
Vascular Surgery - 5
Cosmetic Surgery - 3
Thoracic Surgery - 3
Colon & Rectal - 2
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - 1

PRIVATE PRACTICE
General Surgery - 10

ACADEMICS
General Surgery - 4

Group of Surgery residents posing for a picture at the 2025 Abramson Professor lecture.

Graduation Celebrations

► Highlights & Photos

2025

Woman with light complexion, brown hair, wearing a black suit — Raquel Candal, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Foregut & Bariatric Fellowship, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Man with light complexion, brown hair, wearing a blue suit with orange tie — Sean D. Clayton, MD

Medical School: American University of the Caribbean

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX

Man with light complexion, brown hair, wearing a blue suit with light blue tie — Connor Thomas Eckholdt, MD

Medical School: University of Queensland

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic Surgery Fellowship, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

Man with light complexion, brown hair, wearing a blue suit with black and red striped tie — Garrett D. Lambert, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX

Man with medium complexion, short brown hair, wearing a blue suit and red tie — Subhadeep Paul, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwester, Dallas, TX

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Private Practice in General Surgery, Baptist Health South Florida Surgical Group, Miami, FL

2024

Emily Adams, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic Surgery Fellowship @ Ochsner Clinic Foundation

New Orleans, Louisiana

Alexandra Birch, MD

Medical School: University of Queensland Australia

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship @ La Belle Cosmetic Surgery Center, Seattle, Washington

Aryeneesh Dotiwala, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Vascular Surgery Fellowship @ University of Minnesota

Minnesota, Minneapolis

Christopher Foster, MD

Medical School: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ Norman Regional Health System,

Norman, Oklahoma

2023

Lance Tyler Albin, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Private Practice in General Surgery, St. Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA

Nicholas Gilbert, MD

Medical School: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT

William Ishee, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Dr. J. Kevin Duplechain, Lafayette, LA

Stacey Lynch, MD

Medical School: Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center; Memphis, TN

Carolyn Song, MD

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

2022

Patrick Albert, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN

Tyler Briley, MD

Medical School: St. George's University, Grenada

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Cosmetic Surgery Fellowship, Castellano Cosmetic Surgery Center, Tampa Bay, FL

Beatriz Briones, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery Private Practice, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD

Brooks Lowrey, MD

Medical School: LSU New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery Private Practice, Opelousas General Hospital, Opelousas, LA

Nicholas Pelliccio, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Fellowship, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, TN

2021

Francesca Armstrong, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery Private Practice, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson, MD

Katrina Castille, MD

Medical School: Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ Ochsner St. Mary, Morgan City, LA

Kathryn Rhymes, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Dr. John Savoy is a man with fair complexion, short black hair, smiling, wearing a blue suit jacket over white shirt and purple tie — John Savoy, MD

Medical School: LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Robin Willard, MD

Medical School: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic/Vascular Fellowship @ Montefiore Medical Center/Einstein, The Bronx, NY

Yoko Young Sang, MD

Medical School: Florida International University, Miami, FL

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery

2020

Adebayo Awe, MD

Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship @ MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Rachel Cox, MD

Medical School: Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship @ Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX

Jean-Luc Delafontaine, MD

Medical School: Tulane, New Orleans, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Thoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery Fellowship @ Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Jennifer Kim, MD

Medical School: University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, OK

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ OSF Multi-Specialty Group,

Peoria, IL

Conner McDaniel, MD

Medical School: University of Texas, San Antonio, TX

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship @ Methodist Health System, Dallas, TX

G. Patton Pennington II, MD

Medical School: Mercer University, Macon, GA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship @ Prisma Health - Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, Columbia, SC

2019

Chad Brady, MD

Medical School: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Instructor of Clinical Surgery @ Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Derek Palmer, MD

Medical School: St. Matthew's University, Grand Caymen

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Surgical Critical Care Fellowship @ University Hospital, Jackson, MS

2018

Aras Emdadi, DO

Medical School: Touro University, Vallejo, CA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Colon and Rectal Fellowship @ University of Southern Illinois, Springfield, IL

Lloyd Jones, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency @ Lakey Clinic, Burlington, MA

Ronald Mowad, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: General Surgery @ Ochsner Health Center, Gretna, LA

Justin Rudd, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Private Practice, General Surgery @ Christus St. Patrick Hospital, Lake Charles, LA

Amos Sit, MD

Medical School: LSU Health Shreveport, LA

Residency: LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

After Residency: Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery @ LSU Health Shreveport, Shreveport, LA

R. Keith White, MD, FACS

R. Keith White, MD, FACS

Chair and Professor of Surgery, John C. McDonald, MD Endowed Chair of Surgery

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

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CONTACT OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM

Ginny Hammock, MBA, C-TAGME
Program Administrator-Sr.
Ginny.Hammock@lsuhs.edu
Phone: (318) 675-6111
Fax: (318) 675-6138

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