Full-Time Faculty:
(1) Seth Bemey, M.D. - Associate Professor of Medicine,
Chief of Rheumatology, and Director of the Center of Excellence
for Arthritis and Rheumatology.
(2) Samina Hayat, M.D. - Assistant Professor
of
Medicine, Associate Program Director for Curriculum.
(3) M. Mubashir Ahmed, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Training Locations: Louisiana
State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport,
Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical
Center Private Rheumatologists' Offices
Shriners Hospital - Shreveport
Clinical Training: Throughout their training,
the Fellows participate regularly in outpatient clincs with longitudinal patient follow-up.
Fellows are active in the following clinics: VA Medical Center General Rheumatology Clinics
one to 1 ½ days per week, Lupus Clinic ½ to 1 day per week, LSUHSC-S General Rheumatology
Clinics 2 half days per week, Rheumaderm Clinic ½ day per month, Scleroderma Clinic ½ day
per month, and Private Rheumatologists' Offices 1 day per month. Additionally, Fellows rotate
through other clincal rotations such as Orthopaedic Shoulder Clinic, Physical and Occupational
Therapy, EMGs, Pathology, Radiology, etc. to provide complete training exposures. The Fellows
also serve on the Inpatient Consultation Service under the direction of Faculty Attending
Rheumatologists for half of the time of their Fellowship.
Teaching Conferences: Fellows participate
in regularly scheduled teaching conferences. These include Journal Club monthly, Research
Conference monthly, Clinical Conference monthly, Basic Science Conference monthly, Renal Pathology
Conference monthly, and Medicine Grand Rounds weekly. The Fellows also attend a series of
Immunology Lectures presented by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Research: All Rheumatology Fellows are
required to participate in either a clinical or basic science research project approved by
the Program Director under the preceptorship of one of the Rheumatology Faculty.
Board Certification: All previous Fellows
who have taken the ABIM Certification Examination in the Subspecialty of Rheumatology have
passed the examination.
For Information or Application Forms
Contact:
Vicky Hall, M.D., Ph.D.
LSU Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 33932
Shreveport, LA 71130
Phone: (318) 675-5935
Fax: (318) 675-6980
Email: vhall@lsuhsc.edu