LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine

LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine

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Home to the only medical school in north Louisiana and 1 of only 3 in the state.

We educate healthcare professionals who excel at the highest levels in academia, private practice and industry.

04/29/2026
LSU Health Shreveport 04/21/2026

So... You've been accepted into medical school. Now what? What is it actually like?

Hear directly from three first-year students at LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine - JP Bourgeois, Parker Smith and Ahmed Anwar - as they share what surprised them most, what they wished they knew before day one, and why even on the hardest days, they would choose the long path to medicine again. Now streaming on the LSU Health Shreveport podcast.

LSU Health Shreveport 3 likes. "LSUHS Podcast Ep. 5: What is Medical School Actually Like?"

04/14/2026

We asked our Emergency Department, “How real is The Pitt?” Their answer: very.
Looking for lifesaving care and a calm, compassionate team outside of HBO? Welcome to the region’s only Level I Trauma Center.
Learn more about our trauma care at ochsnerlsuhs.org/trauma.

LSUHS to hold cancer survivorship walkathon 03/26/2026

This Saturday morning, come walk at Betty Virginia Park and support our local cancer survivors! Thanks to KTBS 3 News for helping us spread the word. Learn more at the link in the comments.

LSUHS to hold cancer survivorship walkathon SHREVEPORT, La. – Cancer survivors, medical students and community members will gather Saturday at Betty Virginia Park for the fifth annual Cancer Survivorship Walkathon.

Photos from LSU Health Shreveport's post 03/25/2026

Today, you can invest in the future of healthcare. The students you support today could be the ones caring for you tomorrow. On
, you can directly invest in them through the White Coat and Compass Scholarship funds that support students in the LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine and LSU Health Shreveport School of Health Professions and Sciences. https://www.lsuhsfoundation.org/givingday2026/

Photos from LSU Health Shreveport's post 03/20/2026
Photos from LSU Health Shreveport's post 03/14/2026

Dr. Les Johnson, LSUHS Senior Vice Chancellor, welcomed American College of Surgeons Executive Director and CEO, Patricia L. Turner MD, MBA, FACS to the annual lectureship of the Cohn-Rives Society and to LSU Health New Orleans. Dr. Johnson is the past President of both the Louisiana Chapter of American College of Surgeons and the Cohn-Rives Society of LSUHSC New Orleans. He also served as Governor at Large for Louisiana to the American College of Surgeons and is the 2013 Alumnus of the Year for the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine.

Dr. Johnson will be hosting Dr. Turner at LSU Health Shreveport later this year as she has accepted his invitation to address the medical students, residency and faculty.

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1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA
71103