Clinical Associate Professor
James B. Aiken, MD MHA
Leadership
Co-Chair, Division of Disaster Medicine & EMS
Assistant Program Director, EM-IM Combined Residency Program
Academic Areas of Interest
Disaster Medicine, Health Care Policy, Trauma, Administration
Clinical Assistant Professor
Jacques Francois Ancelet, MD
Leadership
Medical Director, Emergency Services, UMC New Orleans
Medical Director; Lallie Kemp Emergency Department
Academic Areas of Interest
Emergent Orthopeadic Injuries
Clinical Associate Professor
Jennifer Avegno, MD
Leadership
Director, New Orleans Health Department
Core Faculty, Division of Social EM
Academic Areas of Interest
Social Emergency Medicine, Public Health, Violence Prevention
Clinical Assistant Professor
David Beran, DO, MPH
Academic Areas of Interest
Quality, Performance Improvement, Public Health and International Emergency Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicole Bergeron, MD
Academic Areas of Interest
Urgent Care
Clinical Assistant Professor
Gaby Buller, MD
Leadership
Assistant Clerkship Director
Academic Areas of Interest
Wellness
Clinical Assistant Professor
Matthew Carlisle, MD, MAS
Leadership
Program Director, Spirit of Charity’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Co-Director, Division of Emergency Simulation
Fellowship
Simulation
Academic Areas of Interest
Simulation, Medical Education
Clinical Assistant Professor
Elizabeth Clement, MD
Leadership
Director, Student Clerkships & Education
Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Fellowship
Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine Services
Academic Areas of Interest
Ultrasound, EMS, Trauma, Medical Education
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Peter DeBlieux, MD
Leadership
LSUHSC Assistant Dean of Advanced Learning and Simulation
Fellowship
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Academic Areas of Interest
Critical Care, Quality, Patient Safety, Faculty Development
Clinical Associate Professor
Pierre Detiege, MD
Leadership
Director, Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Co-Director, Division of Emergency Simulation
Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Academic Areas of Interest
Simulation Education, Diversity and Inclusion, Health Equity, Quality, Ethics
Clinical assistant professor
Mary Ann Difranco, MD
Leadership
Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Academic Areas of Interest
Women in EM
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bridgette Egan
Leadership
Medical Director, UMCNO Forensics
Academic Areas of Interest
Social emergency medicine, community health, harm reduction, forensic medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
Jeffrey Elder, MD
Leadership
Associate Chief Medical Officer, LCMC Health
Medical Director, LCMC Health EMS
Medical Director, Slidell Fire Department
Medical Director, Audubon Nature Institute First Responders
Co-Director, Division of EMS & Disaster Medicine
Fellowship
Emergency Medical Services
Academic Areas of Interest
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, Emergnecy Management
Clinical Assistant Professor
Erica Fisher, MD, MPH
Academic Areas of Interest
Ultrasound
Meredith Hall, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Meredith Hall, MD
Leadership
President, Louisiana AAEM
Critical Concepts Course Director, LSU School of Medicine
Director of Interprofessional Education, LSU School of Medicine
Fellowship
Radiology
Academic Areas of Interest
Medical Education, Quality, Radiology, Simulation
Clinical Assistant Professor
Sean Hardy, MD
Leadership
Medical Director, AMED Ambulance Company
Fellowship
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Academic Areas of Interest
Diving Injury Management, Medical Support of Tactical Operations, Disaster Management
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Paul Harch, MD
Leadership
Lecturer and Research Faculty, LSU Hyperbaric Medicine Fellowship
Academic Areas of Interest
Neurological applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Albert J. Lauro Clinical Professor of Medicine
Micelle J. Haydel, MD
Leadership
Faculty, ACEP Procedural Lab
Academic Areas of Interest
Head Injury, Stroke, Medical Education
Clinical Assistant Professor
Bruce Hurley, MD, MPH
Academic Areas of Interest
Airway Research
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kathleen Jones, MD
Fellowship
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Nicole Kaban, MD
Leadership
Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Associate Program Director, Spirit of Charity's Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Associate Director, Division of International Emergency Medicine
Fellowship
Ultrasound
Academic Areas of Interest
Ultrasound, Global Health
Clinical Assistant Professor
Joe Kanter, MD, MPH
Leadership
CEO, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Academic Areas of Interest
Social Emergency Medicine, Community Health, Public Health
Clinical Associate ProfessoR
Stephen Lim, MD
Leadership
Director of Research
Service Line Director, Emergency Services, University Medical Center New Orleans
Medical Director, Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Narcotics/Special Operations
Academic Areas of Interest
Respiratory Virus Surveillance, Vaccine Efficacy, ED Operations, Coding and Reimbursement
Clinical Assistant Professor
Leslie Lindley, MD
Leadership
Co-Director, Lallie Kemp Medical Center Emergency Department
Academic Areas of Interest
Rural Emergency Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
Scott Mackey, DO
Leadership
Chief of Virtual and Integrated Care, VA
Fellowship
Ultrasound
Academic Areas of Interest
Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality Therapy, Interventional Pain Management, Ultrasound
Professor of Medicine
Jorge Martinez, MD, JD
Leadership
Program Director, EM-IM Combined Residency Program
Fellowship
Cardiology
Academic Areas of Interest
Medical Legal, Cardiology, Toxicology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Meghan Maslanka, MD
Leadership
Associate Director, Division of EMS & Disaster Medicine
Medical Director, Louisiana Task Force 1
Director, UMCNO Emergency Management
NOEMS Deputy Medical Director
Fellowship
Disaster Medicine
Academic Areas of Interest
EMS, Tactical and Disaster Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor
Justin Meunier, MD, FAWM, DiDMM
Leadership
Associate Program Director, Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Director, Wilderness & Austere Medicine Residency Track
Fellowship
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Academic Areas of Interest
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Wilderness & Austere Medicine
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Heather Murphy-Lavoie, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, FUHM
Leadership
Director, Faculty Development
Fellowship
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Academic Areas of Interest
Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Dermatology, Faculty Development
Clinical Assistant Professor
Leslie Palmerlee MD, MPH
Leadership
Associate Director, Division of Emergency Ultrasound
Residency Site Director, Emergency Medicine, New Orleans VA Medical Center
Fellowship
Ultrasound
Academic Areas of Interest
Ultrasound
Clinical Associate Professor
Vanessa Piazza, MD
Fellowship
Ultrasound
Academic Areas of Interest
Medical Legal Education
Clinical Assistant Professor
David Rayburn, MD
Leadership
Interim Program Director, EM-Peds Combined Residency
Deputy Medical Director for New Orleans EMS
Fellowship
EMS
Academic Areas of Interest
EMS, Med ED, Sim, Pediatrics
Clinical Associate Professor
Ellen Slaven, MD
Leadership
Director, Division of Emergency Infectious Disease
Director, Critical Concepts in Emergency Medicine Conference
Fellowship
Infectious Disease
Academic Areas of Interest
Infectious Diseases
Clinical Associate Professor
Randy Sorge, MD, FACEP
Academic Areas of Interest
Medical Education, Physician Wellness, LGBGTQ+ Advocacy
Clinical Assistant Professor
Theo Stafford, MD
Academic Areas of Interest
High Risk Medical Malpractice
Clinical Assistant Professor
Victor Tuckler, MD
Leadership
Director, Division of Emergency Medicine Toxicology
Fellowship
Toxicology
Academic Areas of Interest
Critical Care, Toxicology, Pharmacology, Medication Error
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Keith Van Meter, MD
Leadership
Chair, Section of Emergency Medicine
Medical Director, Baromedical Institute Research Labs
Boarded subspecialty areas
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Academic Areas of Interest
Hyperbaric Oxygen in Cardiac Resuscitation and Exsanguination
CLINICAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Jordan Vaughn, MD
Leadership
Director, Division of Social EM
Associate Director, Division of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Public Health Clinical Director, New Orleans Health Department
Director, Health equity and Population Health Scholarship
Academic Areas of Interest
Social EM, DEI, Violence Prevention and Injury, Harm Reduction, Incarceration Health, Street Medicine, and Community Engagement/Community Health.
Clinical Assistant Professor
Christopher Willoughby, MD
Leadership
Medical Director, Delgado Community College Department of EMS Education
Fellowship
Cardiology
Academic Areas of Interest
Cardiovascular Emergencies, EMS