LSU Health Shreveport

Congratulations, Dr. Coehoorn!

Congratulations to Dr. Cory Coehoorn, Chair of Rehabilitation Science, and our partners in Family Medicine, Dr. Peter Seidenberg and Dr. Miguel Lopez, on receiving a $210,022 Collaboration in Action (CAB) grant sponsored by Our Lady of the Lake and the LSU System!

Their project will focus on validating machine learning models to predict core temperature and the risk of heat illness among Louisiana high school football athletes.

Alumna Spotlight: Where can a degree in Medical Laboratory Science take you?

For LSUHS alumna Leundra Watkins (’17)? All the way to NASA 🚀

Now working at Johnson Space Center, she supports research that protects astronaut health and advances our understanding of the human body in space.

Learn more here - https://www.lsuhs.edu/about/newsroom/news/news-story/~board/news-from-all-departments/post/from-shreveport-to-space-lsuhs-graduate-supports-astronaut-research-at-nasa

LSU Health Shreveport is proud to be one of only eight pilot sites for the National Disaster Medical System – a federal initiative focused on strengthening the nation’s medical readiness during catastrophic events. The work completed by LSU Health Shreveport through this program will help inform future disaster response strategies for our nation.
This week we were excited to host Commander Eugene Smith, FACGE, MSC, Director of the NDMS Program as part of a site visit. We’re incredibly proud of the work done by the NDMS Pilot Site team under the direction of John Vanchiere, MD, PhD, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research and Program Director for the LSUHS NDMS Pilot Site.
“Our community has become a laboratory for identifying and testing new strategies before they move to a national level,” Vanchiere said. “That’s something people in Louisiana should be proud of.”

We were excited to host Congresswoman Julia Letlow at LSU Health Shreveport this week, for a tour of our Center for Medical Education and a forum with students on the future of medical research and healthcare.

Please help us congratulate Andrew Yurochko, PhD, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, on an $11 million COBRE Phase 2 Grant that provides five more years of support for the Center for Applied Immunology and Pathological Processes (CAIPP.) One of two Centers of Biomedical Excellence (COBRE) at LSUHS, the CAIPP supports researchers at LSU Health Shreveport through access to advanced core facilities, vital research funding and hands-on mentorship as they seek to solve some of the biggest problems impacting health in our state and nation. Congratulations to Dr. Yurochko and everyone impacted by the CAIPP on our campus!

Please join us in congratulating our Dean of , Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, FAPTA, on being selected as a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association. The FAPTA designation is the highest honor among APTA’s membership categories and serves as inspiration for all physical therapists to attain professional excellence. We’re proud to call Dr. Dunn one of our own and are thankful for her years of dedicated service not only to LSU Health Shreveport, but also to the American Physical Therapy Association, through her excellence in education, clinical practice and advocacy for physical therapy and other health professions. Congratulations, Dr. Dunn!

After setbacks, military service and finding his purpose at LSU in Baton Rouge, this recent graduate is officially headed to LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine.

Read more here - https://lsu.edu/blog/2026/05/lsu-gave-him-a-second-chance.php