BUNTON JOINS WOMEN’S HEALTH CLINIC

Dr. Amanda H. Bunton has joined Women’s Health Clinic located in Suite 201 of the Physicians Center on the campus of Willis-Knighton South & the Center for Women’s Health. Other physicians in the clinic include Dr. Frederick J. Kinder, Dr. Gregory M. Phillips, Dr. Lauren H. Runnels and Dr. Ashley M. Hirsch.

Bunton received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Centenary College, graduating summa cum laude. She obtained her medical degree in 2012 from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and completed her residency training there in obstetrics and gynecology in 2016. She is a member of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In addition to delivering routine prenatal, gynecologic and preventive care, Bunton is trained in high-risk obstetrics services and minimally invasive surgery.

DR. MINH TRAN TO SERVE AT WK SOUTH

Dr. Minh Q. Tran, a pediatric intensive care specialist, has joined Dr. Giao N. Do to provide intensive care services to children in the pediatric intensive care unit at Willis- Knighton South & the Center for Women’s Health.

Tran received his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of California at Irvine and earned his medical degree at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada. He completed a residency in pediatrics at St. Joseph’s Regional Medicine Center in New Jersey though the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, serving as chief resident there. Dr. Tran then completed a fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in conjunction with UH Hospitals, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. He has a special interest in pediatric pain and sedation.

DR. RALEY JOINS FAMILY MEDICINE

Dr. Danielle G. Raley has joined Dr. Jason K. Milligan and Dr. Clint N. Wilson at Family Medicine Associates in the WK Bossier Medical Pavilion at 2449 Hospital Drive, Suite 420, in Bossier City.

Raley grew up in Haughton, graduating from Haughton High School. She attended Centenary College and received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology. Remaining close to home for her medical education, she earned her degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and completed residency training there as well. She was part of the LSU Family Medicine Rural Health program and spent two years at North Caddo Medical Center in Vivian.

Raley has a particular interest in women’s health issues and performing in-offi ce procedures. She is pleased to join Family Medicine Associates and to have the opportunity to care for people in her home parish.

DR. WOMACK JOINS STAFF AT WOMEN’S HEALTH

Dr. Emily G. Womack is the newest physician partner at Women’s Health Associates located at in the medical offi ce building section of WK Bossier Health Center in Bossier City. She joins Dr. John R. Carter, Dr. K. Leslie Dean,

Dr. Glenda Johnson, Dr. Gina M. Gomez and Dr. Rodney A. Armand in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.

A native of Bossier City, Womack graduated from Airline High School. She attended Centenary College, where she received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Following that, she earned her medical degree at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and then completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.

Womack enjoys all aspects of obstetrics and gynecology and receives great satisfaction from working with young patients to teach them ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

CUELLAR GRANTED SUBSPECIALTY NEURO- SURGICAL CERTIFICATION

Department of Neurosurgery Associate Professor Dr. Hugo Cuellar was recently granted subspecialty certifi cation in neuroendovascular surgery by the Society of Neurological Surgeons and the Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training.

Neuroendovascular surgery uses minimally invasive catheter-based technology, radiological imaging and clinical expertise to diagnose and treat vascular diseases of the central nervous system, as well as other disorders of the head, neck and spine and their vascular supply.

Dr. Cuellar specializes in neuroendovascular procedures as he has trained in radiology and neuroradiology, in addition to interventional radiology.

Earning subspecialty certifi cation means that University Neurosurgery is on track to eventually begin a neuroendovascular surgery fellowship program in addition to a skull base surgery fellowship.

CHRISTUS CANCER CENTER NOW OPEN The CHRISTUS

Cancer Treatment Center, located on the fi rst fl oor of the new West Wing at CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center, located at 1453 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport, is open and receiving patients The new Cancer Treatment Center features two state-of-the-art linear accelerators including the newest Varian True Beam Radiotherapy Treatment, an open concept infusion area with 19 chairs, 14 private rooms and a private entrance for patients on the south side of the new wing.

The True Beam uses the latest digital technology in radiation therapy to target cancer cells and track tumors in real time. True Beam treats cancer anywhere in the body where radiation treatment is indicated, including lung, breast, prostate, and head and neck.

The West Wing is an expansion of services and facilities to the Highland campus, funded by a $60 million investment that was announced in 2013. The Birth Place and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit are located on the second fl oor of the West Wing, and the third fl oor houses acute comprehensive inpatient rehab, adult outpatient neurology therapy and women’s specialty therapy.

WK CANCER CENTER AWARDED ACCREDITATION

Willis-Knighton Cancer Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in radiation oncology following a review by the American College of Radiology. Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of highenergy radiation to treat cancer. A radiation oncologist may use radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain.

Willis-Knighton Cancer Center has committed to multiple accreditations to help assure patients that they are receiving the highest standards of radiation therapy care. In addition to this ACR accreditation, awarded by the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, the cancer center is also accredited by the American College of Radiation Oncology and is among a select group of cancer centers that maintains this dual accreditation.

The center’s comprehensive accreditation is awarded by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer as a Community Hospital Community Cancer Program.

The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health-care services.

LSU’S ORR AWARDED GRANT

The National Institute of Health has awarded a $1.45 million grant to an LSU Health Shreveport researcher whose work could help pave the way for new drugs to prevent deadly heart attacks and strokes, Wayne Orr, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, whose lab studies the process of atherosclerosis. A cholesterol-driven chronic infl ammatory disease of the arteries, atherosclerosis results in the formation of plaques which block blood vessels and limit blood fl ow. When the plaques rupture, they can produce blood clots, causing a heart attack or stroke.

Current treatments for atherosclerosis target the circulating risk factors, like elevated cholesterol, diabetes and high blood pressure, whereas no treatments focus on the local infl ammation and remodeling of the vessel wall that occur in atherosclerosis. By targeting these, Orr’s research could be a catalyst for a new class of atherosclerosis drugs. This is signifi cant since a large number of people cannot tolerate current treatments.

Success of the project could not only help with treating cardiovascular diseases, but also with other infl ammatory diseases, Orr said.

CHRISTUS EXPANDS HEALTHPLEX FACILITY CHRISTUS

Health Shreveport-Bossier announces an expansion to the Bossier Healthplex facility, located at 2539 Viking Drive. The 10,000-squarefoot expansion is expected to be completed by fall 2017. As CHRISTUS looks to expand primary care access in the growing Bossier community, the health system is partnering with Bossier Family Medicine. The multi-provider group will occupy the majority of the expanded space.

Both CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier and Bossier Family Medicine are dedicated to provide additional access to primary care.

Bossier Family Medicine is committed to providing high value, high quality at a low cost. Blue Cross Blue Shield recognized Bossier Family Medicine’s commitment to excellence with the Highest Overall Performance in Primary Care for Louisiana award.