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LOUISIANA
FAMILY DOCTOR
Winter 2003 An Official Publication of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians Volume 16, Number 4

Published by
Louisiana Academy of
Family Physicians
919 Tara Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
Telephone: 225-923-3313
Fax: 225-923-2909
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Website: www.lafp.org
Brian P. Krier, MD, Editor
Sonora S. Thigpen, Managing Editor
Officers
Richard Streiffer, MD
President
Derek Anderson, MD
President-Elect
Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH
Vice President
Brian P. Krier, MD
Secretary
Bryan Picou, MD
Treasurer
Marguerite (Cissy) Picou, MD
Immediate Past President
Daniel Jens, MD
Speaker, General Assembly
Russell Roberts, MD
Vice Speaker, General Assembly
Robert E. Lahasky, MD
E. Edward Martin, Jr., MD
Delegates to AAFP
Michael Harper, MD, Chair
Education Committee
Bryan Picou, MD Chair
Operations Committee
Wayne Gravois, MD, Chair
Michael Marcello, MD, Co-Chair
Membership & Legislative
Issues Committee
Roger Zoorob, MD, MPH, Chair
LAFP Foundation Research
Committee
LAFP Staff
Sonora S. Thigpen
Executive Vice President
Executive Assistant
Cathy Stanley
Administrative Assistant
Lenda Broussard
In This Issue
From the President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
From the Editor/Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2003 Foundation Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Report on AFP Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2003 Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
LAFP Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Residents’ Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-14
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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FROM THE
PRESIDENT
A Movement
As family physicians, you know the
state of health care in our State from living
it daily as you care for your patients.
You see the epidemic of diabetes and
obesity, the increasing burden of poor
access to healthcare that so many of our
citizens experience, the waste and
redundancy in administering a dysfunctional
system, and the defensive medicine
that so many physicians feel obligated
to practice. You also know the
unique value that you as a family physician
bring to your patients: your
breadth and versatility as a generalist;
your whole-person, whole-family orientation;
the value of long term relationships
with patients and families; your
interest in preventing, not just treating,
illness; the importance and, even the
superiority, of listening, talking, supporting,
as opposed to inappropriate or
unnecessary technology.
You’re family physicians. You live
these things. You understand them
intuitively.
You also know that what you have
to offer as a family physician is an
essential component of the complex
solution needed to fix the health care
system problems that our state and
country are experiencing. Our legislators
need to know what we do. So do
the Deans of the medical schools and
the new governor and her staff. And
medical students—there are still many
students, a majority I would argue,
who enter medicine for altruism and
find service and humanism compelling
reason to consider a career as
a primary care doc.
Know your facts so you can talk to
your legislators. Point out that Louisiana
• ranks 49th, the second worse in the
nation, in health indicators.
• led the nation in diabetes death rates
for the last 3 years
• ranks 2nd in percent of low birthweight
babies, 5th in neonatal
deaths, 4th in infant mortality;
• has the 6th highest rate of obesity in
the country;
• is 48th in the nation for women over
50 who have obtained mammograms
within 2 years;
• has breast cancer and cervical cancer
rates for African-American women
above national rates.
• ranks 6th worse in access to health
care, with 20% of the state’s population
lacking access to primary care
• contains Health Professionals
Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in all but 10
of our 64 parishes, with 26 parishes
designated as whole-parish and
another 28 parishes as partial HPSAs.
Make the point that poor accessibility
to and availability of primary care
physicians contribute to these health
indicators, and is further exacerbated by
the rural nature of the State. (Sixty-three
percent—40 of 64—of our parishes are
rural with 1.35 million of the state’s 4.2
million, or 32% of the population, living
in rural areas.) Family Medicine is the
only specialty whose physicians
demonstrate a predilection for locating
in rural areas, up to eight times more
likely to settle and practice in rural
areas. Yet, despite the increase in the
supply of US physicians over the last 20
years, the percentage practicing primary
care and the proportion of all physicians
practicing in rural areas relative to
urban areas have both declined.
We know from published research
that countries and, in the U.S., states
with more primary care physicians—
but not more specialists—have better
population-based health indicators,
and that continuity of care, more likely
when care is provided more by
generalists then specialists, is associated
with lower hospital utilization,
greater use of preventive services and
lower costs. Without better access to
Rick Streiffer, MD
primary care services and an accompanying
shift towards more prevention
and early treatment, Louisiana
will have little opportunity to reduce
the disturbing trends.
Be sure that they know that less
than 1/3 of Louisiana physicians are
dedicated to primary care practice,
while many are aging and nearing
retirement within a relatively short
time. (About 25% of the 1,183 Louisiana
FP/GPs are age 60 or above.) In lieu of
access to PCPs, many people seek care
in emergency rooms. This drives disproportionate
spending in institutional
and emergency room settings, giving
Louisiana the 2nd highest per capita
state government expenditure for hospitals
in the country.
Louisiana must invest in family medicine
for the health of the state—there is
no question about that, and that family
physicians are the primary care specialists
of choice to address the unique
needs of this state. Louisiana’s leaders
must assure that we train adequate
numbers of family physicians for our
need, in the highest quality training programs,
and then find ways to support
practitioners once they take on the challenges
of daily practice and, especially,
of rural practice.
Talk to your legislators. Write your
local newspapers. Tell your community
leaders, your patients. Like Arlo Guthrie
suggested in Alice’s Restaurant—you
can help make this a movement. Join
the LAFP in creating greater awareness,
momentum, a movement.
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FROM THE SECRETARY
“All we can really control
is our own attitide”
My chief resident and I have been
on the recruiting tour lately and have
engaged in some very thought provoking
conversations that I would
like to touch on in this column.
Please read his description and
thoughts in the “Resident’s Corner”
concerning a recent night on medicine
call at LSUHSC-Monroe. It is sure
to bring back some great but perhaps
suppressed thoughts of your own
training. He had a “busy” night on
call, yet walked away positive and
thankful.
I have been hearing a recurring
theme lately. It is that “all we can really
control is our own attitude.” One of
the more descriptive versions was “if
[negative attitudes] could fly this place
would be an airport.” I changed the
original orator’s 8-letter word to [negative
attitudes] in order to be more
polite. The original orator was not my
chief resident, in case you are wondering.
But the thought is very profound
and has very real consequences. One
of the most serious challenges I find
myself facing as a new Family
Practice Program Director is other coworkers
negative attitudes and how
they influence and feed into other’s
actions. As I contemplate how to
break this vicious cycle, I unfortunately
find that I have few tools to fall
back on from my long medical education.
Too often as physicians we don’t
really get trained or figure out that we
are part of a team and should be the
leaders of that team even from the
start. Yet, our assessments and plans
direct patient care.
I haven’t figured out the reason for
the “bad attitudes” at this particular
time. I suspect it is multifactorial.
How much is my insecurity as a new
program director? Is it related to internal
conditions at our institution?
There have been some pretty major
changes lately. Is it related to more
global concerns: Iraq and the economy?
But no matter the cause, we still
are responsible for our own attitude.
Being in the new leadership position
that I am, my eyes are now
focused on such issues. Before this
position, I had far less interaction
with the hospital and clinic personnel.
I wasn’t focused on creating team
spirit. Now I find myself, not just caring
for patients and training residents,
but being a leader and pulling everyone
else toward the same goals.
I keep reminding myself that there
is hope; I really do have a very caring
and talented staff. I have to attack this
problem with my attitude, first! From
my experience as a father, I know
that attitudes are contagious. If I
approach my son with a harsh attitude,
I am most likely to get a harsh
attitude back. If I approach my
daughters with a harsh attitude, I am
most likely just going to hurt their
Brian P. Krier, MD
feelings. However, I am learning that
being positive and loving, yet firm,
gets the result I what and with a better
attitude on their part.
So even though “all we can control
is our attitude,” keep in mind our attitudes
are contagious. If anything will
brake the vicious cycle, it’s being positive,
appreciative, thankful, forgiving,
caring, gentle (I could go on) and loving.
Even God is trying to tell me
something, we recently started a bible
study in our home and the first thing
we all felt we needed to study was
LOVE (1Corinthians 13).
I know that I’m not alone in this
situation. Forming a private practice
carries the same challenges. I salute
all the family doctors who have been
able to master attitudes and build
practices that create a positive environment
for patients to come and be
cared in. If you have built something
you are proud of, please share it.
Contact your local medical school or
Family Practice Residency and invite
students and residents to come to
your practice as part of a rotation.
Feel free to contact me at
Bkrier@lsuhsc.edu or 318-330-7615
for contact numbers.
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Upcoming Events
COMING IN 2004!
9TH ANNUAL WINTER CONFERENCE
January 28-31, 2004
Steamboat Grand Hotel
Steamboat Springs,
Colorado
www.steamboatgrand.com
57TH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY
July 22-25, 2004
Edgewater Beach
& Golf Resort
Panama City, Florida
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ASSEMBLY HIGHLIGHTS
LAFP FOUNDATION
2003 Foundation Report
Dear LAFP Member:
In 1987, the Louisiana Academy of
Family Physicians Foundation was
established to promote and support
innovation and improvement of the
specialty of Family Practice. Through
our combined efforts, our 2003
Foundation accomplishments include:
• Funding for LSU-New Orleans, LSU-
Shreveport and Tulane FMIG programs
• Funding for student attendance at
the National Conference of Students
and Residents
• Funding for student and resident
attendance at the Louisiana
Academy of Family Physicians
Scientific Assembly
• Payment of dues for Louisiana’s first
year medical students
• Presentation of the Gerald R.
Gehringer Family Practice Award to
a Senior at LSU School of Medicine
in New Orleans.
While we are on the right track, we
can not let the momentum stop. We
must continue our quest to be the
foremost champion of Family
Medicine in Louisiana.
So, remember, it is member support
that enables the Foundation to continue
its mission to attract, encourage
and educate students in the field of
family medicine. Please take a
moment to make a contribution to the
LAFP Foundation in support of these
worthwhile efforts. Mail your check
payable to the LAFP Foundation to 919
Tara Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.
We are grateful for the support
shown by the following individuals,
listed below, who gave generously to
the LAFP-Foundation in 2003. As of
deadline time, our donors included,
doctors:
Arceneaux, Tuney, Duson
Bacon, Gloria, Chicago
Batie, Donnie, Baton Rouge
Birdsall, Gary, Larose
rouilette, Beau, Bunkie
Chen, Guihong, Port Allen
Daigle, Renee, Baton Rouge
Dinh, Hanh, Jackson
Domingue, Christopher, Monroe
Edwards, Mark, Baton Rouge
Gonzales, Jose, Sulphur
Grimball, Roger, Sulphur
Guillot, David, Alexandria
Hau, Macsuu, Hammond
Ishler, Harold , Baton Rouge
Lahasky, Robert, New Iberia
Lamp, Jeffrey, Baton Rouge
Lanson, David, Kenner
LeBeau, Thomas, Lake Charles
Madden, Michael, Alexandria
Marcello, Michael, Mathews
Martin, E. Edward, Covington
Metoyer, Derek, Opelousas
Metoyer, Lana , Opelousas
Murphy, Theresa, Benton
Mwatibo, James, Lafayette
Nicewander, R. Kurt, New Orleans
Olivier-Wittman, S R, Metairie
Palmiano, Alberto, New Iberia
Primeaux, Arthur, Lake Charles
Qayyum, Muhamma, Bastrop
Rawls, Russell, Port Sulphur
Richert, Allen, Sulphur
Shaw, Mark, Bernice
Smith, John, Minden
St. Martin, William, Houma
Stell, Gerald, Minden
Stewart, Brian, Sulphur
Tassin, A. John, Ville Platte
Thomas, Jerry, Franklinton
Wagman, Randall, Lake Charles
Waldo, Stephen, Hammond
Sincerely,
Marguerite “Cissy” Picou, MD
Foundation President
LOUISIANA STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL
EXAMINERS NOMINATION
The LAFP is in the process of compiling a list of names of nominees of LAFP members
to present to the Governor to select one LAFP representative to serve on the Louisiana
State Board of Medical Examiners, according to state law, as Dr. Melvin Bourgeois’ term
expires this year.
If you are interested in being nominated to serve in this position, please contact the
LAFP office by January 15, 2004, providing your CV and contact information.
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FROM THE LEGISLATIVE LOBBYIST
By Jo Rose,
Legislative Lobbyist
Report on AFP Seminar
The goal of the AAFP seminar last
month was to bring together state
chapters and their lobbyists not only
to exchange information on the challenges
and opportunities each state
had during their past legislative sessions
but also to emphasize how
important it is for AAFP members to
become involved in the political
process. This involvement includes
encouraging members to run for these
elective offices and/or forming a PAC
to assist those candidates who deserve
their support.
The AAFP seminar covered topics
ranging from ensuring state commitment
to the recruitment and training
of family physicians to state medical
liability reforms and drug policies. A
very real concern is “white coat flight.”
Doctors are leaving their practices
because of a number of issues including
skyrocketing medical malpractice
insurance premiums, Medicaid reimbursement
issues, and the inability of
state governments to grow residency
programs. These issues are controlled
by elected officials.
One such “doctor-legislator” is
Joseph Hardy (Republican, Nevada
State Representative) who shared his
observations on the challenges of formulating
and implementing the state
health budget and the role of the family
physician in leading the healthcare
debate at the state capitol. He advised:
1. One challenge was, and continues
still, is to make people understand
what Medicaid is and educate them
about the importance it plays in the
state budget (in Nevada it is about
25% of the state budget).
2. He encourages his colleagues not
to try to use short-term solutions
for budget deficits.
3. He wants to raise the awareness in
his communities of budget issues.
When he is told “no new taxes”—
he turns it around to ask where to
cut: Do you take health insurance
away from 6,000 children? At what
cost are you willing to sacrifice
health care to the needy?
4. It all boils down to economics.
Nevada hired an economics expert
as a budget balancing strategy. This
helped give them an edge in supplying
simple answers to complex
questions.
One point dealt with workforce
issues and the state role in encouraging
medical universities to recruit and
train family physicians and gain
Medicaid support. It was noted that
Medicaid will not pay for: (1)
Universities substituting existing general
education costs; (2) Costs already
covered by GME or service payments;
(3) Educational experiences that cannot
be linked to the Medicaid population;
(4) Non-legitimate sources of
state match. Medicaid will pay for: (1)
Undergraduate education costs associated
with developing special experiences
to better prepare health professionals
to serve the Medicaid population;
(2) Reasonable costs in proportion
to the benefit to Medicaid. In
addition, Medicaid will pay for student
travel and living expenses: (1) these
costs are covered by Medicaid
through the full cost reimbursement
options for FQHCs and local health
departments; (2) These costs are not
counted as part of the prospective
payment rate set for each FQHC.
The Federal Funds Participation
(FFP) match rates come in three different
categories for Medicaid services:
(1) Patient Care (per federal funds participate
rate)(administrative 50%; system
development 90%); (2)
Administrative & General (50%) (system
development, 75% for professional
time; Patient care per FFP rate); (3)
System Development (90%)
(Administrative 50%, Patient care per
FFP rate).
Interesting information was the
number and percentage of Louisiana
medical school graduates who were
family practice residents:
NUMBER OF GRADS 7/01-6/02
#1ST YR
FP RESIDENTS PERCENT
LSU-NO 169 12 7.1
LSUS 96 20 20.8
Tulane 146 11 7.5
Another point was the problem
with pharmaceutical access by
patients and the family physicians role
in advocating policies to ensure that
patients have access to needed drugs.
The average price of a retail prescription
in 2002 in Louisiana was $49.95
(39th in the Nation with Alaska being
number 1 with $54.58 and Alabama
being 51 with $44.80). The number of
prescriptions per capita in Louisiana is
13.4 (5th in the Nation). The percent
change in total number of retail prescriptions
between 2001 and 2002 in
Louisiana was 4.2% (8th in the Nation)
while the percent change in the average
price of retail prescriptions
between 2001 and 2002 was 9.1%
(27th in the Nation).
In the area of medical malpractice,
Louisiana is only one of five states not
considered to be in a medical liability
crisis. For other jurisdictions the consequences
are threatening to diminish
patients’ access to care and increase
health care costs, with an uncertain
impact on quality.
The last workshop dealt with the
pros and cons of establishing and
managing political action committees.
The California Medical Association,
with its 35,000 membership has a million-dollar
political action committee.
The Executive Director feels that this
has helped them be one of the five
states not in medical malpractice crisis.
Many of the state academies have
small PACs with Ohio just starting
theirs with $2,000.00. They focus on
the Health Committee Chairmen. It
was formed because other events didn’t
work and the PAC gave them
access they didn’t have before and
helped them network with other
PACs. It also increased their visibility
and their members became more
involved because in order to raise
money, doctors must call doctors to
encourage them to donate to the PAC.
But it was suggested that the minimal
amount needed to have a successful
PAC is around $30,000.00 a year.
The wrap-up session concluded
that the practice of medicine is regulated
at all levels of government: local,
state and federal. It is important for
individuals who understand critical
issues that impact the recruitment,
training, and practice of Family
Medicine to participate in this process
to ensure that those issues are considered
whenever and wherever legislation
is proposed.
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EDUCATIONAL
PARTNERS
Through the dedication and
generous support of our
2003 Partners, the Louisiana
Academy of Family Physicians
continues to present
outstanding continuing
medical education activities.
We appreciate their support
and hope that you will join us in
extending a warm and heartfelt
THANK YOU to the representatives
of these companies.
DIAMOND PARTNER
(15,000+)
Aventis
AstraZeneca
PLATINUM PARTNERS
($10,000-$14,999)
Schering Pharmaceuticals
GOLD PARTNERS
($5,000-$9,999)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Eli Lilly and Company
GlaxoSmithKline
Wyeth Laboratories
SILVER PARTNERS
($3,500-$4,999)
Merck & Company
BRONZE PARTNERS
($2,000-$3,499)
Berlex Laboratories
Otasuka Pharmaceuticals
Purdue Pharma, L.P.
PARTNER
American Academy of Family
Physicians
Aventis Pasteur
McNeil Consumer Products
transferred their membership to our chapter in 2003!
ACTIVE
Shamim Akhtar Ali, MD, Lafayette
Timothy A. Bella, MD, Baton Rouge
Arthur Tomlinson Fort, MD, New Orleans
Judith M. Hackett, MD, New Orleans
Scott A. Kurzer, MD, Harvey
Robert F. Marshall, MD, Jennings
Randall K. Wagman, MD, Lake Charles
Mohammed Yousuf, MD, Metairie
RELOCATIONS TO LOUISIANA
Jack L. Berg, MD, Shreveport - Uniformed
Services
Michelle Mireille Davis, MD, New Orleans -
California
Christopher Fernandez Del Riego, MD,
Metairie - California
James E. Domst, MD, Leesville - Colorado
Bobby T. Ensminger, MD, Winnfield - Arkansas
Yousri Gadallah, MD, Oakdale - Nevada
Sheri Renee Godbey, MD, New Orleans -
Massachutes
Pamela R.H. Guoth, MD, Mamou - Georgia
Corey M. Hall, MD, Baton Rouge -
Pennslvania
Alicia M. Hopkins, DO, Shreveport - Ohio
Thomas Price Houston, MD, New Orleans -
Illinois
Evelyn J. Johnson, MD, Lafayette - Virginia
Kenneth E. Joslyn MD, Mandeville - Oklahoma
Sumna Kuruvilla, MD, Monroe - Foreign
Chapter
Nicole W. McKee, MD, Houma - Florida
Judith Bynum Nance, MD, Pineville -
Mississippi
Michael Shane Phillips, MD, Ruston - Alabama
Evelyn J. Rodrizuez, MD, Rosepine -
Massachutes
Mary H. Sherk, MD, Lake Charles -
Pennslvania
Bradley James Touchet, MD, Alexandria -
Oklahoma
Jose L. Veras-Pola, MD, Metairie - New York
TRANSFERS OUT OF LOUISIANA
Serena Barakat, MD, Virginia
Srinivas R. Bramhadevi, MD, Ohio
Andrea B. Brown, MD, Texas
Israel Caro, MD, Florida
Stephen Matthew Cary, MD, Wisconsin
Andrew L. Chesson, III, MD, North Carolina
Melody L. Counts, MD, Virginia
Kelly M. Degraffenreid, MD, Georgia
Debra LeAnn Drake, MD, Tennessee
MEMBERSHIP
2003 Membership
Report
Please join us in welcoming the following members who either joined or
Somes C. Guha, MD, West Virginia
Michael Haghighi, MD, Florida
Alan Jamison Hanley, MD, Georgia
Jane Elizabeth Hartline, MD, Arizona
Kevin C. Hayes, MD, Mississippi
Andrew J. Henning, MD, California
Mitchell F. Horan, MD, Nevada
Mishi K. Jackson, MD, Georgia
Kyle Lee James, MD, Washington
Vishal B. Malpani, MD, West Virginia
Marilyn Dianne, Marshall, MD, Arkansas
Stefan L. Montgomery, MD, Texas
Le Tuong Nguyen, MD, Florida
Senam E. Oraha, MD, Pennslvania
Jimmy R. Randles, MD, Texas
Anjali A. Rege, MD, Vermont
Jean A. Rizkallah, MD, Indiana
Evelyn I. Rodriguez, MD, Uniformed Services
Cengiz Paul Satir, MD, Texas
Vickie H. Satir, MD, Texas
Satyadevi R. Sista, MD, Massachutes
Raji Srinivasan, MD, Pennslvania
Joshua A. Summers, MD, North Carolina
Dennis M. Swenie, MD, Illinois
Christopher B. Thomas, MD, New York
Mark Edward Tilyou, MD, Pennslvania
Anh Chi Tran, MD, California
Leticia K. Tucker, MD, Kentucky
Victor Joseph Weaver, MD, Tennessee
Sharon E. Westbrook, MD, Idaho
Johnny M. Wilson, MD, Texas
RESIDENT TO ACTIVE
RAPIDES REGIONAL -ALEXANDRIA
Kenneth E Brown, MD, St. Joseph
Laura C Fairbanks, MD, Pineville
Uzvalatha Ganji, MD, Alexandria
Jonathan David Hunter, MD, Alexandria
Jason Robert Morris, MD, Alexandria
Mark A Schneider, MD, Marksville
Gordon E White, MD, Alexandria
BATON ROUGE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER
Carol L. Smothers, MD, Baton Rouge
E. A. CONWAY MEDICAL CENTER
Sowmya Brahmadevi, MD, Monroe
Patrick Leroy Flyte, MD, Casa Grande, Arizona
Godfrey Sama-Nyuva Fondinka, MD,
Bamberg, S. Carolina
Charla Frances Little, MD, Monroe
Sandra K. Parker, MD, Monroe
Roshni B Patel, MD, Monroe
Khaled Shafiei, MD, Monroe
Parviz S Talebi, MD, Monroe
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MEMBERSHIP
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Tara G Berner, MD, New Orleans
Michael Prentice Davis, MD,
Metairie
Anna Marie Falcon, MD, Metairie
Taura R Parquet, MD, Metairie
Christopher L Richards, MD,
Janine A Yeostros, MD, Metairie
KENNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Riaz U Haque, MD, Kenner
Lora M Langefels, MD, Kenner
Mariusz Rogalski, MD, Kenner
LAKE CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER
Christopher J Achee, MD, Jennings
Daniel D Coffey, MD, New
Windsor
Carolyn A Hutchinson, MD, Lake
Charles
Stacey W Mayeaux, MD,
Opelousas
James Edward McNally, MD,
Jennings
LSUHSC-SHREVEPORT
Mark A Cimino, MD, Shreveport
Steven R. De Loach, MD, New
Orleans
Eric C Dupree, MD, Winnfield
Philip D Isherwood, MD,
Shreveport
William F Maranto, MD,
Shreveport
Kevin Mark McGann, MD,
Shreveport
Julius E Petty, MD, Shreveport
William J Slusher, MD, Ruston
Sandra R Volden, MD, Shreveport
Susan Lee Wingo, MD, Shreveport
Alina Zacharia, MD, Shreveport
Kin Hood, MD, Shreveport
OCHSNER CLINIC
Farrell B Johnson, MD, New
Orleans
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER -
LAFAYETTE
Cher Yan Aymond, MD, Lafayette
James S George, MD, Lafayette
Craig H Greene, MD, Opelousas
Randall Kennedy, MD, Lafayette
Tom D Price, MD, Lafayette
Vanessa Thomas, MD, Franklin
STUDENTS
LSU-NEW ORLEANS
Rishi Agarwal
Erin Bardin
Sudipkumar Bhanderi
Deepa Bhatnagar
Sharell Bindom
Lisa C Birdsall
Lance Black
Blake Booth
Lynzie Boudreaux
Kirk W Bourgeois
Kristal M Bourgeois
Nancy Joy Briley
Karyn Brown
Gaby Buller
Jonathon Chapman
Christina Chen
Stephen Clark
Elizabeth Clement
William Ray Cothern
Paul Dampt
Damian DeFrancesch
Yagnesh Desai
John D’hemecount
Jamie Do
Jacob Dowden
Alexis Duke
Aaron Dupree
Jason Durel
Alesi Erin
Adam Foreman
Jack Forrest
Corey Foster
Duncan Fredman
L’Issa Gates
Carl Gauthier, Jr
Roxanne Girod
John Paul Gniady
Praveen Gootam
Jaime Kaye Gosserand
John Guilliot
Tim Haman
Erin Hanover
Mia J Harris
Tanya Henry
Kasey T Hill
Ian Hodgdon
M’Liss Hogan
Nanette Icho
David Janz
Christopher Johnson
Sarah Jolley
Eric Judd
Adam Kennedy
Brad Lake
Oleana Lamendra
Christina Leal
Ann Long
Gina Long
Suzanne Lousteau
Stacey Macip
Michelle Manning
Jennifer Mills
Tommy Morel
David Novosad
Tara R Oden
Jennifer Pellegrin
Lori M Quintal
Meera Ramachandran
Cristina Romanach
Brandy Roy
Joshua Shraberg
Stephanie W Smith
Victoria Solderitch
Vincent A Tullos
Paul Walker
Luke Wall
Barton Wax
John A Young
Lauren Zatarain
Amy W Zeringue
LSU-SHREVEPORT
Martin John Carter
Don Allen Davis
Elizabeth Dawn DeVille
Penny Xuan Dupre
Mathew Clark Erickson
Tolvert Eugene Fowler, Jr
Joshua Alan Good
Andre F Guidry
Nichole Churchman Moore
Errol P Wilder
TULANE MEDICAL SCHOOL
Christina Ng Bergstrom
Douglas Lionel Constant
Bradley Ryan Friedman
Kevin Guillory
Sabrina Ann Kane
Kristi Lewis
Rhonda Ann Lizewski
Erica Marin
Sarah Markley
Christian Antonio Mayorga, Jr
Jennifer McEntee
M. Jane Moore
Jarelle Jamie Morgan
Melanie Elaine Munn
Matthew Leslie Tripp
Seth Browning Wallace
RESIDENTS
RAPIDES REGIONAL - ALEXANDRIA
Samreen Ali, MD
Jiho Choi, MD
Johnny Kevin Ingram, MD
Latonya Renae Kelly, MD
Suneetha Koduru, MD
Daniel Renois, MD
BATON ROUGE GENERAL
MEDICAL CENTER
Margeaux C Coleman, MD
Jane Trumbo Harrington, MD
Scott Daniel Hayes, MD
Srinivas Kata, MD
Barbara Linn Keller, MD
Allison Dee Parkman, MD
Vincent Lee Shaw, Jr, MD
Rome Abdul Sherrod, III, MD
KENNER REGIONAL MEDICAL
CENTER
Tinka Ann Barnes, MD
James Keith Daniel, MD
Lane Nur Ertugay, MD
Michael C Heichen, MD
Ivo Tzvetanov Iatchovski, MD
John Jin, MD
Toikus Zawinul Westbrook, MD
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER -
LAFAYETTE
Dixie Guillott Broussard, MD
Barry Ray Byram, MD
Gordon H Clark, MD
Paula Louise Conolly, MD
James H Johnson, MD
N Augusta LaFleur, MD
Jeanne Dauphine Theriot, MD
LAKE CHARLES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Penny Lynn Goodwin, MD
Bradley Loewer, MD
Dang Dinh Nguyen, MD
Ghada A Saqer, MD
Michael Ash Tahir, MD
Amy Michelle Townsend, MD
Binh Ngoc Tran, MD
EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL
Atiya Momin, MD
Janet Elaine Strangi, MD
Michael Angelo Valdes, MD
Kathleen Garvey Williams, MD
E.A. Conway Medical Center
Farooq Masoud Ahmed, MD
Mustafa Mohiuddin Akif, MD
Fawzia Haque, MD
Martin C Kaba, MD
Mohamed Gamil Ibra Mohamed,
MD
Harnish R Patel, MD
Carter W Quayle, MD
Ali Mohamed Al Zewail, MD
LSUHSC-SHREVEPORT
Elias Belay Bahta, MD
Zareena Bozeman, MD
Rashid Daud, MD
M C Degroff-Davis, MD
Jennifer Henley, MD
Esther M Holloway, MD
Alicia M Hopkins, DO
Sanjoy Mukerjee, MD
Bao Thang Ngoc Pham, MD
Magdy Eskander Shehata, MD
MEMBERSHIP RECAP
As of 10/31/03
Type
Count
Active 705
Sustaining 2
Inactive 6
Life 64
Resident 153
Student 303
Total Members 1,233
Prospective Residents 12
Pending Approval 9
Eligible Nonmembers 218
(108) Former Active Members
Other Practicing FPs 18
Not eligible for membership
Total Nonmember FP/GPs 257
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FINANCIAL REPORT
Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians
Financial Report
For the Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001
Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Modified Cash Basis
Assets 2001 2002
Total Cash Assets 163,139 236,057
Total Property and Equipment 161,881 160,224
Total Other Assets 12,672 12,173
Total Assets 337,692 408,454
Liabilities and Net Assets
Total Liabilities 79,821 72,028
Net Assets (Unrestricted) 257,871 336,426
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 337,692 408,454
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis
REVENUES 2001 2002
Membership Dues* 145,742 153,871
Assembly Revenues 132,055 124,748
Winter Conference Revenues 38,889 40,035
Magazine Revenues 380 2,365
Summer Breakaway Revenues -0- -0-
Directory Revenues -0- -0-
Other Revenue 10,622 26,119
TOTAL REVENUES 327,688 347,138
EXPENDITURES 2001 2002
Operational Expenses 58,361 46,640
Assembly Expenses 43,715 54,672
Winter Conference Expenses 24,697 30,791
Summer Breakaway Expenses -0- -0-
Magazine Expenses 5,051 6,850
Salaries 122,528 90,841
Travel 14,541 7,623
Other Expenditures 27,178 31,166
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 296,071 268,583
Net Assets - January 1 226,254 257,871
Net Assets - December 31 257,871 336,426
Increase in Unrestricted Net Assets 31,617 78,555
Complete copy of Independent Auditor’s Report and Financials available upon request.
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Baton Rouge General
Medical Center
by Letecia Spurlock Miles,
Senior Residency Coordinator
Greetings from the Baton Rouge General’s
Family Medicine Residency.
All residency programs at this time of the
year, are aggressively seeking residents to train
for the next academic year. We too are in the
midst of this frantic, but yet fulfilling stage. We
are excited about this recruitment season and
all of its possibilities. We have attended fairs in
the cities of New Orleans, Shreveport, Mobile,
Nashville, Texas and Georgia and had the great
opportunity of meeting many wonderful students.
We are equally excited about the applicant’s
interviewing with us this year. We’ve met
some magnificent students and we look forward
to a successful year!
Mark your calendars for the 2004
ALSO Course held January 23 - 25, 2004 at
the Baton Rouge General Family Medicine
Residency Program. If you are interested in
more information, please contact Dr. Edward
Geno or Connie Rome at (225) 387-7899. The
Also Course will be in combination with our
2nd Annual “Second Look”. We are looking
forward to having all of our applicants visit us
again. The 2003 event proved to be successful
with us matching 3 of the 4 applicants who
came back, so we are looking forward to
another successful year.
We are pleased to announce two Family
Medicine Health Promotion Externship positions
open for the summer of 2004. Program
acceptance includes: $300 per week, housing,
and some meals. For more information and application
materials, please contact: Robert Chasuk,
MD, e-mail, Rob.Chasuk@brgeneral.org or
Letecia Miles, Senior Residency Coordinator at
fmrp@brgeneral.org or phone at (225) 387-
7899.
The residents have enthusiastically and
energetically attended the LSU and SU football
games. Yeah.... Go Tigers and Jaguars! They are
equally excited about the 2004 upcoming
events. This year they will “knock-down” some
pins at their upcoming Bowling Tournament,
attend the Hornets basketball game and take in
a movie at the local theater. Yes, our residents
do know how to have fun!!!!!
By the time you receive this article, many of
you will be celebrating the holidays, so we wish
all of you a wonderful and blessed holiday. Be
safe!
East Jefferson General Hospital
Family Practice Residency Program
by Susan Gremillion,
Residency Coordinator
Julie Crawford, Staff Assistant
Graduation and Orientation each year
blends together bittersweet memories, joys and
laughs, and roasting and toasting our Senior
Residents has become a welcomed tradition
here at E.J. We wish all of our graduates lots of
success in all their endeavors. Dr. Tara Berner
has joined Dr. Joseph Tebbe in Lakeview, New
Orleans, Dr. Anna Falcon is working at the EJ
After Hours Clinic in Kenner, Dr. Janine
Yeostros has transferred to Seattle, Washington
to begin her practice, Dr. Chris Richards has
joined the Family Doctors Group on the
Westbank, and Dr. Taura Parquet is planning to
stay in the area as well. We miss you all!
Trading spaces with our grads are our new
residents. Dr. Chris Fernandez del Riego, local
Tulane graduate returns to New Orleans, transferring
to us from San Diego, CA as a PGY-II,
and Dr. Jose Veras Pola from St. Clare’s
Hospital, Schenectady, N.Y. I believe both
would say they are now “Southerners”. We are
pleased to announce Kim Garvey-Williams,
M.D., LSU, New Orleans, Atiya Momin, M.D.,
Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh, Janet
Strangi, M.D. from Wiggins, MS, graduate of
Saba University, and Michael Valdes, M.D. relocated
from Miami, FL, graduate of Universidad
Centrl Del Este, Dominican Republic complements
our first year class. We’re delighted to
have all of them!
Just as orientation was being completed the
E.J. Family Practice Residency Program took
part in a unique program assisting in hosting
the National Student Leadership Conference.
This is a conference for selected high-achieving
juniors and seniors from high schools all
over the country with an interest in medicine.
Our chief residents, Dr. Jay Dumas and
Dr.Kevin Plaisance, along with Dr. Coutrney
Landry, PGY-II, were guest speakers for the students
sharing with them the “Life of a
Resident”. They answered the curious students
questions about requirements, expectations,
sharing medical school experiences and
changes in today’s medicine. We then invited
eight of the high school students to shadow our
residents for the day. This included clinic,
rounding with the inpatient team, and a
“hands-on” suture class. According to the students
it was an experience that they will always
remember.
Dr. Jay Dumas, Dr. Alex Hoang, and Dr. Ann
Heikkinen attended the National Conference of
Family Practice Residents and Medical
Students in Kansas City, Missouri. Jay, Alex and
Ann go into the recruiting of students promoting
the theme to all “Louisiana (EJ)—A
Resident’s Paradise”.
We couldn’t agree more!We also want to
give our congratulations to Dr. Mike Davis and
Celeste, his new bride! Also, Mike will be graduating
at the end of November. Best wishes to
Mike—we’ll miss you!
Interview season is underway and we are
pleased with the interest in Family Medicine!
LSUHSC–Alexandria
Family Medicine Residency
Program
by Jason Beasley, PGY III
What an exciting time here in Alexandria!
The hard work and diligence of our program
director, Dr. Michael Madden, and the rest of
our faculty has been rewarded. We have
received notification of our FULL accreditation
status. Our program will not undergo another
site visit until 2007! Even though we are now
fully accredited, the faculty continues to strive
to make this program even better. The recruiting
season is also going well, with applicants
from as far away as Kentucky and Connecticut.
Several outstanding students have interviewed
already, and many more have scheduled interviews
in the near future.
Drs. Michael Madden, Brian Elkins, Brian
Jobe, and Reagan and Leslie Elkins recently
conducted a suture workshop for the FMIG at
LSU New Orleans. While there, Dr. Reagan
Elkins gave a presentation entitled “Family
Medicine: Who Are We?” This hopefully helped
to spark student interest in the field of family
medicine. We have been pleased to have students
rotating here from Tulane, LSU
Shreveport and New Orleans. The residents
and faculty have all enjoyed getting to know
them and being a part of their medical education.
Those students fortunate enough to be
here in early November were treated to the
Heart of Spain Exhibit that has been here in
Alexandria.
The LSU Family Practice flag football team is
winding down their season. While the team did
not make it to the playoffs, all of the players
had a great time (although a few got their fair
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share of injuries!). Those not playing had great
fun cheering the team on from the sidelines.
Hopefully, everyone will be recovered in time
for the start of the next sporting season.
Congratulations are in order for Dr. Stacy
Zeller, faculty physician, and her husband, Larry.
Dr. Zeller recently gave birth to twin boys, Daniel
and David. Although the bouncing baby boys
were premature and spent three weeks in the
NICU, they are both home now with big brother
Joseph. Dr. Zeller will be missed while out on
maternity leave, but we know she will be returning
soon. Word also has it that several of our
male residents are going to be proud Pappas in
the months to come—more on that later.
LSUHSC-Lake Charles
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
by Rick Jeansonne, PGY III
Things are going smooth here. Since I
wrote to you last, we have scheduled close to
30 interviews already and interest in the program
has soared. We just wrapped up our fall
harvest weekend with students from all the
regional medical schools and I’m pretty sure
everyone enjoyed it. The weather was great and
the food was even better. I suckered Joe Nida
(PGY 2) into joining my musical entertainment
at the Bonfire/Pig Roast, with plenty of cajun
music as well. However Dr. Tuan Pham was
busy chowing down and was not able to do any
Michael Jackson this year. Although I guess this
was for the best since we are trying to recruit
students after all!!! The interns have finally figured
out the ins and outs of the hospital and
clinic and are slowly becoming independent.
We also wrapped up the annual in-service
examinations and we’ll get those results pretty
soon. We are especially proud of our graduates
last year as the Family Practice Board Exam
scores returned and the class average was over
the 94th percentile! Congrats to PGY 2 Jamie
Benton and husband Carter for the healthy
arrival of twin boys in November as well as to
PGY 2 Joe Nida and wife Jody with the birth of
their son at the end of November. We are excited
about the upcoming spring and the match
process. We also are already preparing for our
next site visit scheduled for 2005 to keep our
full accreditation. A lot of hard work has been
done by our program director as well as the
surrounding Lake Charles physician community
to make sure this program remains as strong
as it is. We are always striving to remain the
best Family Medicine Residency in the south.
LSUHSC-Monroe
Family Practice Residency Program
Lawrence Carter, M.D., Chief Resident
Brian Krier, MD, Director
“I’m On Call Tonight”
This is a phrase uttered by residents around
the country on a daily basis. However, at the
LSU-Monroe, E. A. Conway Family Practice
Residency Program, many times these words
can mean so much more. Our residency is
unique in that it is an unopposed residency
program, meaning that when there are procedures
to be done, we do them. There isn’t any
competition among us or other residents.
Furthermore, we are given the opportunity to
have considerable autonomy when it comes to
patient care. Because of this, about a third of
the time, our Family Practice residents have
experiences that go far beyond what is typically
expected. I’m sure this will become clear
after reading how the events of my last call
unfolded.
I arrived at the hospital around 6:45 am,
pre-rounded on my Medicine team, attended
morning report, rounded with my staff physician
and discharged several patients. Following
this, I attended noon conference and proceeded
to my Family Practice Clinic at 1pm. I saw
approximately 12 to 13 patients, performed a
circumcision, and evaluated an eight-year-old
male with a testicular mass. After resting for 30
minutes or so, I was called to the Emergency
Department to evaluate a patient with acute
pancreatitis. The nursing staff was unable to
gain peripheral IV access, so I placed a subclavion
triple lumen catheter. About 3 medicine
consults later; I performed a paracentesis
on a febrile, liver failure patient. Around 2am
that next morning, I performed a lumbar puncture
on a patient with suspected encephalitis.
At this point, I’m sure you are thinking
“what a call night!” but the fun wasn’t done yet.
At 7:30 am, while rounding on all the new
patients on my medicine team, I was paged to
the labor unit to deliver one of my OB patients
who was complete and pushing. After delivering
the baby and, of course, filling out the
paper work, I rushed to morning report to
present the 11 patients I had admitted the night
before. Wow, what a day and I was still out of
the hospital by 1pm!!!
Now that I’m a third year resident, I often
reflect on what I thought it would be like to be
a doctor. I never imagined that 13 years later,
not only would I be doing so much, but that I
would be making decisions and caring for
patients with so much confidence and independence.
There is a stigma at some University
hospitals that follow the Family Practice residents,
but my experiences at E. A. Conway disprove
all such ideas. Without going in detail,
most Family Practice Residents know what stigma
I speak of. In closing, when I first started
this program, my then Director, who happens to
be working in Kenya at present, made the comment
that I was learning how to be a “real doctor”.
Two and a half years later I understand
what he was saying, and it is truly gratifying.
Lawrence Carter, M.D.
Chief Resident,
Family Practice Residency Program
I’m sure Dr. Carter’s comments bring back
many memories of your medical training experience;
they do me. They reflect the necessity
for quality education in order for us to take
care of our patients, however, it takes more
than just being competent in procedures and
ordering the right tests to be a “real doctor.” It
takes caring enough to be available to your
patients when they need you and the confidence
in your own ability (and limitations) as
a physician. I appreciate Dr. Lawrence Carter
for his comments and opportunity to reflect
back on my own medical training.
Brian P. Krier, M.D.
Director, Family Practice Program
LSUHSC-Monroe
LSUHSC-Shreveport
Residency Program
Kim J. Hunter, Residency Coordinator
Can you believe it is already November, our
PGY-1’s are nearing the 6 month mark. They are
doing a great job, adapting well to seeing
patients and learning a lot during their rotations.
ERAS is up and running, fast and furious.
We have begun interviewing and have scheduled
several future interviews. This is a very
exciting time, so far thirteen of our applicants
are LSU students. Debbie Henry, Academic
Coordinator did a great job hosting and arranging
our resident fair in October. It was a great
success. We had 20 Family Medicine programs
to participate from Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Louisiana. Student participation was outstanding.
We would like to welcome to our staff, full
time faculty member, Patrick B. Wood, MD
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Co-
Director, Primary Care Pain Management Clinic
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, in the Department
of Anesthesiology. Dr. Wood completed his residency
in Family Medicine at LSU Health
Sciences Center in Shreveport following graduation
from medical school form the same institution.
Following his residency, he undertook a
yearlong fellowship in Psychopharmacology
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Research in the Department of Psychiatry. His
primary research focus is the Fibromyalgia
Syndrome. Dr. Wood serves as coordinator for
the Behavior Medicine curriculum for the
Family Medicine residency program. We would
also like to welcome home Randy Richter, MD.
Dr. Richter has been in Germany since July
2002 serving our country as a member
of the Army Medical Unit. We
look forwarding to him returning to
work November 18, 2002. Several of
our faculty members have submitted
packages for promotions: J. Bart
Pope for Professor and Rush-
Kolodzey, Minao Baudoin and Jeffrey
German for Associated Professor.
Congratulations to each of them.
Congratulations goes out to Dr.
Patrick Deere, 2nd year and bride
elect Kelly, announced their engagement
and will tie the knot December
7, 2002. Our resident, faculty and
medical students were actively
involved again in the “Tar Wars”
effort. Along with the support of
AHEC they presented this program
to over 500 fourth and fifth graders
in October.
University Medical
Center
– Lafayette
David Reehlmann, LCSW
Numerous bright, new, faces
have been observed around here
lately. Interviewing and recruiting
have been the order of the day
recently at the FP residency in
Lafayette. We have been enjoying
spending time with the folks coming
for interviews and getting to know
them somewhat more personally
during the process. A number of
students have been in and out of the
program and hospital lately on various
rotations from different medical
schools, and they have been fun to
have about. Plus, we’ve been getting
a good little bit of work out of them
. . ! Residents and faculty have, also, attended
several residency fairs at various locations over
the last few months. This has been an interesting
process, particularly for the new people
who are experiencing this activity for the first
time from a new perspective.
All FP residents in the nation took the annual
ABFP In-Training Examination on November 7th,
and ours can hardly wait for their results. Since
the bar has been raised on what constitutes a
passing score on the board’s certifying examination,
instruments such as the In-Training Exam
gain increased significance as assessment tools.
We’ve again had some new additions to our
local FP “family”. Faculty member Alan
Broussard and wife Deidra, a former graduate
and current preceptor here, celebrated the
arrival on September 20th of Adam Joshua,
their third child. Ellen and James Johnson, 2nd
and 1st year residents respectively, also had
their second child, April Marie, born on 7
November. Congratulations to these physicians
on the latest expansions of their families.
Other activities include senior resident
Amanda Phillips’ having initiated a hospital-wide
coumadin monitoring clinic to try to improve
adherence with that medication. Although a
daunting task, my thought is that Amanda is up to
the challenge. First year resident Agusta Le Fleur,
will co-present a seminar in November at The
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine annual
Conference on Patient Education in San Antonio.
The topic is, “Getting Patients Moving;
Counseling for Physical Activity in Family
Practice”; not a matter of minor importance in
primary care.
Faculty preceptor Lou McCormick, MD is
also scheduled to present a seminar at the STFM
Patient Education Conference in San Antonio. His
presentation is entitled, “ADHD in Community-
Based Practice: How to be Successful.” Dr.
McCormick has been working actively in this
area for many years, and his approach to the
subject is very helpful.
Finally, rumor has it that our own, loquacious,
second-year resident, Coogan Ryan, has
become engaged. If, instead of being on vacation,
he was here writing this column, I could
ask him about it just to make sure. Hope he’s
been having a good time and “congratulations!”
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