Executive Committee Members
John D. Jones, MD
Chair of the Board
Emergency Department Medical Director
Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet
Nominating Entity: LHA Rehab Constituency Group
Granville A. Morse III, MD
Vice-Chair of the Board
Deputy Coroner Jefferson Parish
Medical Director Hospital Service Lines – Ochsner Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Coroners Association
Deiadra J. Garrett, MD
Immediate Past Chair of the Board
Pediatric Surgeon
Our Lady of Lourdes Women’s & Children’s Hospital
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Medical Society
Karen O. Wyble, DNP, MSN, MHA, MBA, RN
Treasurer
AVP Academics and Education
Ochsner Lafayette General Health System
Nominating Entity: Rural Hospital Coalition
John P. Hunt, MD, MPH, FACS
Executive Committee Member
Professor of Surgery
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans
Jullette M. Saussy, MD
Executive Committee Member
Chief Medical Officer
Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Department of Health
Porter Taylor, IV
Executive Committee Member
Director of Operations
Acadian Ambulance & Air Med Services, LA & MS
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Rural Ambulance Alliance
Members
Jeffrey E. Carter, MD
Medical Director – UMC Burn Center
University Medical Center – New Orleans
Nominating Entity: American Burn Association
Captain Philip Daniels
911 Captain/Administrator
Desoto Parish Communications District
Vanessa de la Cruz, MD
Office of Behavioral Health Medical Director
Louisiana Department of Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Department of Health
LTC Robert “Neal” Fudge
Deputy Director of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
GOHSEP
Nominating Entity: Governor’s Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness
Venkata S. Gadi, MD
Interventional Cardiologist
Cardiovascular Institute of the South, APMC
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
Paul Gladden, MD
Associate Professor and Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery
Tulane University School of Medicine
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Medical Society
Dan C. Godbee, MD, FACEP, NREMT-P, FP-C, CCP-C
Medical Director
East Baton Rouge Parish Emergency Medical Services
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Association of EMS Physicians
Chance Henry
Representative
Louisiana House of Representatives
Nominating Entity: Louisiana House of Representatives
Honorable Katrina Jackson-Andrews
Senator
Louisiana State Senate
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Senate
Tomas H. Jacome, MD
Trauma Medical Director
Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons
Eva Lamendola, O.D.
Optometrist
Accent Vision Care
Nominating Entity: Optometry Association of Louisiana
David Marcus, NRP
Paramedic
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Association of Registered EMT
Brandon J. Mauldin, MD
Chief Physician Executive
East Jefferson General Hospital LCMC
Nominating Entity: Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Senator Brach Myers
Senator
Louisiana Senate
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Senate
Monica S. Nijoka, MHA, BSN, RN
Nurse Consultant
Nominating Entity: Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Jullette M. Saussy
Chief Medical Officer
Louisiana Department of Health – Office of Public Health
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Department of Health
J. Patrick Smith Jr., M.D.
Trauma Medical Director
St. Francis Medical Center
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Hospital Association
Michele Sutton, FACHE
President/Chief Executive Officer
North Oaks Health System
Nominating Entity: Louisiana Hospital Association – Service District Hospital
Honorable Christopher Turner
Representative
Louisiana House of Representatives
Nominating Entity: Louisiana House of Representatives
Keith Van Meter, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine, LSU HSC/NOLA
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Tulane School of Medicine
Nominating Entity: Louisiana American College of Emergency Physicians
Robert K. White, MD
Chairman and Professor for the Department of Surgery
Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport
Nominating Entity: LSU Health Sciences Center – Shreveport
Richard M. Zweifler, MD
Chairman, Department of Neurology
Ochsner Health Systems, Neurology Department
Nominating Entity: American Stroke Association
Other Nominating Entities:
Louisiana Medical Association
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For Board meeting minutes from 2010-2017, please visit the Louisiana Boards and Commissions site.
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For Board meeting agendas/notices from 2010–2017, please visit the Louisiana Boards and Commissions site.