LSU Department of Surgery

Dr. Charles Chappuis, Department of Surgery, and Dr. Karen Curry, Internal Medicine Lafayette, summited Mt Kilimanjaro June 4th and completed a 10-day trek through the mountains. Although this was Dr. Curry's first mountain climb, Dr. Chappuis has climbed about 10-12 14,000' peaks in Colorado over the last 10-12 years. He saw Mt. Kilimanjaro during a Tanzania safari in 2013 got the bug to climb it.

Dr. Chappuis has shown all 7 continents the LSU purple and gold flag, and he proudly flew it atop Mt. Kilimanjaro! Congratulations, Drs. Chappuis and Curry, on checking this major accomplishment off your bucket list!

Our very own Dr. Claudie Sheahan opens up the Society for Vascular Surgery's 2026 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston as program chair. 💜

Dr. Carter Advances Burn Education, Research in South Korea Dr. Carter Advances Burn Education, Research in South Korea

ICYMI, LSU General Surgery Residency in the news! Read more ⤵️

https://www.generalsurgerynews.com/In-the-News/Article/05-26/Surgical-Training-Boot-Camp-Practical-Approaches/80375

🎉 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Charles Chappuis on being named this year's Copping Award recipient for the LSUHSC School of Medicine!

The Allen A. Copping Excellence in Teaching Award was established in 1997 and named in honor of Dr. Allen A. Copping, who served as LSU Medical Center Chancellor and then President of LSU. Dr. Copping established this award to recognize faculty who are excellent teachers, have demonstrated a life-long quest for discovery, and inspire their students. Students nominate the recipient of the award, and committees of faculty and students from each school select the recipients.

Congratulations, Dr. Chappuis!! 💜💛

Thank you for making our recent 4th Annual Research Symposium such a success! Your participation and engagement were essential to the event’s impact.

We would like to extend our special thanks to Dr. Gilbert Upchurch for his inspiring keynote address and to Dr. Jeffrey Carter for his insightful faculty presentation.

We are also grateful to all Podium, Quick Shot, and Poster Presenters for sharing their outstanding research contributions.