Louisiana State University (New Orleans)

History

LSU's Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine Residency continues its tradition of clinical excellence and leadership as it concludes its successful 2014 match, which includes its inaugural class of combined Emergency Medicine/Pediatric Residents! It offers exciting and comprehensive training opportunities with Level I Trauma Center, disaster medicine experiences, international opportunities, and its unique partnerships with regional, national, and international emergency medical services, to name a few.

Since 1973, the LSU Section of Emergency Medicine at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans (LSUHSC) has offered accurate, compassionate, nonjudgmental care for all patients with urgent to emergent medical needs.

Leadership

• Department Chair: Keith VanMeter, MD
• Program Director: Sal J Suau, MD
• Associate/Assistant Program Director:
  

1. Jen Avegno, MD
   
2. Matthew Carlisle, MD
   
3. Pierre Detiege, MD
   

• Research Director: TBD

Training Locations

Primary Hospital

University Medical Center of New Orleans

Secondary Hospital

Children's Hospital of New Orleans
Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center
Ochsner Medical Center
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Slidell Memorial Hospital
Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System
Touro Infirmary
West Jefferson Medical Center

Curriculum

PGY1

• Intro 2 weeks
• Vacation 3 weeks
• OB 1 month
• Anesthesia 1 month
• Trauma Surg 1 month
• Ochsner ED 2 months
• Medicine 2 months
• MICU 1 months
• Charity ED 3 months

PGY2

• Special topics 2 weeks
• EMS 2 weeks
• Vacation 1 month
• Children's ED 1 month
• MICU 1 month
• Slidell ED 1 month
• Ochsner ED 1 month
• Elective 1 month
• Charity ED 5 months

PGY3

• Special topics 2 weeks
• Vacation 1 month
• Children's ED 1 month
• MICU 1 month
• Slidell ED 1 month
• Elective 1 month
• West Jeff ED 1 month
• Charity ED 5 months

PGY4

• Special topics 2 weeks
• Vacation 1 month
• Children's ED 1 month
• MICU 1 month
• West Jeff 1 month
• Ochsner ED 1 month
• Elective 4 months
• Charity ED 3 months

Fellowships

• Hyperbaric Medicine
• Ultrasound
• International Emergency Medicine

Contact Information

Residency Coordinator:
Kathy Whittington
klwhit@lsuhsc.edu
2001 Tulane Avenue
D&T 2nd Floor - Suite 2720
New Orleans, LA 70112
Main #(504) 702-2287
Fax #(504) 702-2500

External Links

http://www.nolaem.com

See Also

• Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD)
• Residency programs

Authors

Yos Yachivev, Sal J Suau, Neil Young