CHRISTUS INVESTS IN TECHNOLOGY CHRISTUS
Health Shreveport-Bossier is the region’s first and only hospital to offer the latest technology in robotics-assisted surgery with the da Vinci Si Surgical System. This latest version has broader capabilities than prior generations of the da Vinci system and allows surgeons to conduct operations with better accuracy, precision and wider range of motion.
This new, minimally invasive robot is for procedures for urologic, colorectal, gynecologic and general surgery. Controlled by the highly trained hands of surgeons, this system allows patients to experience less pain, less scarring, shorter hospital stay and faster recovery times.
For more than a decade, da Vinci Surgical System has profited patients with a minimally invasive alternative to open surgery that reduces many of the costs and complications associated with traditional surgery.
Robotic-assisted technology allows surgeons to maneuver with a range of motion and visibility never before available in surgery.
MED STUDENT AWARDED FELLOWSHIP
Third-year LSU Health Shreveport medical student Eugenia White has landed a highly sought-after opportunity that will set her on a path to become a physician scientist even before securing her MD.
Eugenia has been named a 2016-17 Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research fellow, which pairs her with a mentor and provides $30,000 for research.
“The Sarnoff Foundation is an outstanding organization dedicated to training the next generation of elite cardiovascular physician scientists,” said Dr. Chris Kevil, professor and director of the LSU Health Shreveport Center for Cardiovascular Diseases and Sciences. “Eugenia was part of a highly competitive process for selection with applicants from top medical schools across the nation like Yale, Stanford and Harvard.”
Eugenia’s mentor will be Kirk Knowlton, MD, chief of cardiology at UC San Diego and the Edith and William M. Perlman chair in clinical cardiology.
“I feel the support of the LSUHSC community in pursuing my goal of becoming a physician scientist,” Eugenia said. “The Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellowship is an exciting opportunity for mentorship in research during medical school. The foundation is dedicated to fostering a community of investigators with a common goal of mentoring students to drive change in health care.”
“This is an incredible honor for both Eugenia and our Health Sciences Center,” said interim chancellor and medical school dean Dr. GE Ghali.
Eugenia is a Baton Rouge native and graduate of Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass.
