LSUHS was ranked 3rd highest for enrollments in November 2024 for GRNDaD, a multisite sickle cell patient registry developed to better understand sickle cell symptoms and improve outcomes for patients affected by this disease. Learn more: #sicklecell

RT @LSU: Wildfires cause up to $893 million a year in damages in the U.S. With the help of AI, LSU is stopping wildfires before they start….

… for HFpEF patients who have been shown in prior studies to benefit from shunting and have no pulmonary vascular disease or pacemakers. Read more here:

World Heart Day, Sept. 29, raises awareness about cardiovascular diseases and preventive measure to manage heart disease. LSUHS is honored to have been selected as one of 60 sites in the world to participate in the CORVIA Shunt Clinical Trial for….

The Office for Institutional Wellness recently hosted the 4th Annual Wellness Week. Activities focusing on physical, emotional & financial wellbeing were held throughout the week- every event reached maximum attendance! Thank you to everyone who made Wellness Week 2024 a success.

Congratulations to Dr. Wayne Orr, Director of the LSUHS Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences on being named the 2024-2025 President-Elect of the North American Vascular Biology Organization!.Read more about Dr. Orr and his appointment here:

RT @PBRCNews: Our @PBRCNews team had some great discussions with @LSUHS and @LSUHSResearch about identifying common interests in translatin….

RT @LSUHS_IM: Some snippets from our Annual IM Research Day conducted this month! This was a great platform for our medical students and re….

RT @LSU: The @aaas is the largest general scientific society in the world, and we couldn’t be prouder to have 4️⃣ newly inducted members! C….

At LSU Health Shreveport, we build teams that win for underserved communities! Our outreach through public health efforts and practicing physicians reaches the whole state and improves the health and lives of Louisianians. #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst

We build teams that win for education in Louisiana! For current students and potential students, we offer impactful ways to connect with our faculty, have interdisciplinary experiences and be best prepared to enter the fields of science and healthcare as professions! #WBTTW

Today is LSU Day at the Capitol and LSU Health Shreveport is excited to meet with #lalege and highlight how we're building teams that win, like our outstanding research team! #WBTTW #ScholarshipFirst

Congratulations to Dr. Chris Kevil, Vice Chancellor for @LSUHSResearch, on being elected as a 2023 #AAASFellow by the @aaas – one of the most distinct honors within the scientific community. Read more here:

His project, "Immediate early events of the HPV life cycle,” has been funded by the NIH since 2017. Learn more about the research taking place in Dr. Sapp’s Lab:

Congratulations to Dr. Martin Sapp, Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, who was awarded a five-year, $1.8M competing continuation for his R01 grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute!

RT @LSUAlexandria: LSUA’s Interdisciplinary Pre-Med Program has signed MOUs with @LSUHealthNO & @LSUHS, ensuring students get a top-tier pr….

RT @A_WayneOrr: Exciting leadership role alert! We're seeking a dynamic scientist in cardiovascular/neurovascular fields to lead our Cellul….

RT @HealioGastro: In the latest intallment of @GoHealio #GI's 🎥 series with @ASGEendoscopy:. @DrSudhaPandit, of @LSUHS, reports 🎤 that the….

We're proud to report that almost 29% of the Class of 2024 will be completing their residency training at LSUHS and 51% of the soon-to-be graduates will be staying in Louisiana for their training!.Congratulations to each of our students!

Match Day 2024 was full of excitement at LSU Health Shreveport as 99.2% of our School of Medicine students "matched" and revealed where they will begin the first step of their careers as physicians later this year.