2008-2009 Chapter Council and Member Committees
Chapter Council
Fred A Lopez, MD, FACP, New Orleans
Governor, Louisiana Chapter
alopez1lsu@yahoo.com
Daniel E Banks, MD, FACP, Shreveport
dbanks3@lsuhsc.edu
Mark A Blackwelder, MD, FACP, Ruston
drmblackwelder@suddenlink.net
Joseph Y Bordelon, MD, FACP, Opelousas
jyb@bordelon.biz
David M Borne, MD, FACP, New Orleans
dborne@lsuhsc.edu
William E Davis, MD, FACP, New Orleans
wdavis@ochsner.org
Richard E Deichmann, Jr, MD, FACP, New Orleans
redeichmann@pol.net
Karen B DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, FACP, New Orleans
kdesalv@tulane.edu
Ronald B George, MD, FACP, Shreveport
rgeorge@softdisk.com
Charles R Halliburton, MD, FACP, Baton Rouge
challibu@ololrmc.com
Robert I Hart, MD, Baton Rouge
rhart@ochsner.org
Frank P Incaprera, MD, MACP, New Orleans
fincaprera@aol.com
Sandra Abadie Kemmerly, MD, FACP, New Orleans
skemmerly@ochsner.org
Shaun L McIntire, MD, FACP, Ruston
slmcintire@cox.net
Peterman R Prosser, MD, FACP, Baton Rouge
petermanp@aol.com
Charles V Sanders, Jr, MD, MACP, New Orleans
csande@lsuhsc.edu
Jay M Shames, MD, FACP, New Orleans
jayshames@cox.net
Gary M Smith, MD, FACP, Ball
garymsmith@attglobal.net
Ben F Thompson, MD, FACP, Lake Charles
bft3@bellsouth.net
Thomas J Worgul, MD, FACP, Shreveport
tjworgul@shreve.net
Chapter Committees
Chapter Secretary
Susan H. Gunn, MD, Metairie
Associates Liaison Committee
Lee S. Engel, MD, PhD, New Orleans
Awards Committee Chair
Ben Thompson, MD, FACP, Lake Charles
Chapter Meetings/Program
Leo Seane, MD, FACP, Co-Chair, New Orleans
Jeff Wiese, MD, FACP, Co-Chair, New Orleans
Lee S. Engel, MD, PhD, New Orleans
Credentials Committee Chair
Jay Shames, MD, FACP, New Orleans
Diversity Committee Chair
Julia Garcia-Diaz, MD, FACP, New Orleans
Health and Public Policy Chair
David M. Borne, MD, FACP, New Orleans
Laureate Committee Chair
Ben F. Thompson, MD, FACP, Lake Charles
Nominations Committee
Jay M. Shames, MD, FACP, Chair, New Orleans
Sandra Abadie Kemmerly, MD, FACP, New Orleans
Charles V. Sanders, Jr., MD, MACP, New Orleans
Associate/Medical Students Rep
Susan Gunn, MD, Chief Resident (Associate), Council Member
sgunn@lsuhsc.edu
Page updated: 3/9/2009
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Contact Information
Louisiana Chapter Governor:
Fred A. Lopez, MD, FACP
Chapter Staff Coordinator:
Melanie Picou Brown