Region 1 includes four parishes in the southeast part of the state: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard.
Officers
Jeffery Elder, MD
Chair
Associate Chief Medical Officer for Emergency Management
LCMC Health
Representing: Louisiana State Medical Society
Alan Marr, MD, FACS
Vice-Chair
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
LSUHSC Department of Surgery
Representing: American College of Surgeons
Elizabeth Lacy, MHA, MPS, NRP
Secretary
Manager of Community Services
University Medical Center New Orleans
Representing: Trauma Center Representative
Members
Murtuza Ali, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine in Cardiology
LSU Health New Orleans
Interventional Cardiology
University Medical Center
Representing: LA Chapter of American Cardiology
Justine Crowley, MD
Region 1 OPH Medical Director
Representing: Louisiana Department of Health Office Public Health
Meg DeJean
Regional Coordinator
LA Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Representing: GOHSEP
Karl Fasold
Director of Technology
Orleans Parish Communication Director
Representing: National Emergency Number Association
Gregory Fernandez, MD
Emergency Department Physician
St. Bernard Parish Hospital
Coroner
St. Bernard Parish
Representing: Hospitals < 60 Beds
Carl Flores, NRP
EMS Administrator
St. Charles Parish EMS
Representing: Emergency Medical Response
Nicholas P. Gorham, MD
Senior Emergency Medicine Physician
Ochsner Medical Center
Representing: LHA – Hospitals >100 Beds
Tom King
Administrative Designated Regional Coordinator
Representing: Administrative Designated Regional Coordinator
Reed Miller, NRP
EMS Director
East Jefferson General Hospital/LCMC Health
Representing: Local Ambulance Services
Candace Robinson, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Touro Infirmary
Representing: LHA – Service District Hospitals
Sheryl Martin-Schild, MD, PhD, FANA, FAHA
Stroke Medical Director for LERN
Medical Director of Neurology & Stroke – Touro Infirmary
Medical Director of Neurology – New Orleans East Hospital
President & CEO – Dr. Brian, Inc.
Representing: American Stroke Association – Hospitals > 100 Beds
Jonathan Schoen, MD
Burn Medical Director
UMCNO Burn Center
Representing: Burn Center Representative
Roland S. Waguespack, III, MD, MBA, FAAEM, FACEP
Chief of Staff / ED Medical Director
East Jefferson General Hospital
Representing: American College of Emergency Physicians
Jessica Zagory, MD, FACS, FAAP
Pediatric Surgeon
Manning Family Children’s
Representing: Pediatric Trauma Center