Across our health system, resident physicians are an important part of the care we provide. What is a Resident? A “resident” has graduated from medical school but is finishing their training in a graduate medical education (GME) program such as those at Our Lady of the Lake, Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, St. Francis…
After spending much of his childhood hanging around his father’s family medical practice in the small south Louisiana town of Franklin, Brent Allain Jr., MD, knew he was destined for a career in medicine. “Watching my father’s treatment of patients, as well as his community interactions, really strengthened my desire to follow a similar career…
Helping people has always come naturally for Kelly Finan, MD, MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, colon and rectal surgeon at Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Colorectal Surgery, Baton Rouge Colon Rectal Associates, and Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group Colorectal Surgery at Covington. Growing up in Ohio, Dr. Finan’s affinity for caring for others…
Board Certified colorectal surgeon Nathan Phillip Hite, MD, is a lifelong Louisiana resident. Well, almost. “I like to say that I was born and raised in south Louisiana,” Dr. Hite says. “Actually, I was adopted. I came to Louisiana at four months old and have been here ever since.” Becoming a Doctor Through the years,…
On paper, his credentials are impressive. Born and raised in Amman, Jordan, Mo Al Efishat, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Jordan. Following that, he moved to the United States where he did his Internship, Residency and complex surgical oncology Fellowship at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He became…