LSU Health New Orleans’ Dr. Demetrius Porche Selected for Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research Ambassador Cohort
Dr. Demetrius James Porche, Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, has been appointed as a member of the seventh cohort of Ambassadors by the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR). This prestigious selection recognizes his exceptional contributions to nursing research and advocacy.
LSU Health New Orleans Graduates 730 New Health Professionals During The 150th Commencement Ceremony
Yesterday, 730 students walked across the stage at the UNO Lakefront Arean during LSU Health New Orleans’ 150th commencement ceremony. Graduates included students from six professional health schools including the Schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine, Nursing and Public Health.
Novel Non-Addictive, Non-Toxic Painkiller Developed at LSU Health New Orleans
LSU Health New Orleans announces the discovery and clinical advancement of a new non-opioid therapeutic candidate for treatment of acute, chronic, and neuropathic pain and migraine headaches which does not have the organ toxicity or addiction potential of other currently-available pain therapeutics.
Dr. Angela Johnson appointed chair of the Board of Governors for the American College of Physicians
LSU Health New Orleans section chief of internal medicine and professor of clinical medicine, Dr. Angela C. Johnson, has been named Chair of the Board of Governors of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the national organization of internal medicine physicians.