The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians (LAFP) held its Awards and Installation ceremony on Friday, July 21st at The Joy Theater in New Orleans, LA. We celebrated all of the award winners and Dr. Brian Harrell as outgoing LAFP President.

During the ceremony, Dr. Brian Harrell was presented with his LAFP President’s jacket for his service as President over the past year. American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors representative, Dr. John Meigs from Alabama, installed the 2023-2024 officers. The LAFP would like to thank Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana for sponsoring the ceremony and their support over the years.

The LAFP is proud to have elected the following members:

President:	Vincent Shaw, MD, FAAFP - Baton Rouge, LA
President-Elect:	Lisa Casey, MD - New Orleans, LA
Vice President:	Richard Bridges, MD, FAAFP - Amite, LA
Secretary:	Teri O’Neal, MD, FAAFP - Monroe, LA
Treasurer:	Bryan Picou, MD,FAAFP - Natchitoches, LA
Immediate Past-President:	Brian Harrell, MD, FAAFP - Lake Charles, LA
Speaker:	Derek Anderson, MD, FAAFP - Baton Rouge, LA
Vice-Speaker/GA:	Lindsay Liles, MD - New Orleans, LA
AAFP Delegate:	James Taylor, Jr., MD, FAAFP - Zachary, LA
AAFP Delegate:	Bryan Picou, MD, FAAFP - Natchitoches, LA
AAFP Alternate Delegate:	Wayne Gravois, MD - Zachary, LA
AAFP Alternate Delegate:	Jonathan Hunter, MD, FAAFP - Alexandria, LA
Resident Representative:	Nikki Debord, MD - Alexandria, LA
Resident Alternate:	Danielle Pawlichuk, MD - Alexandria, LA
Student Representative:	Christine Edomwande - New Orleans, LA
Student Alternate:	Kacy Henwood - New Orleans, LA
District1 Director:	Brandon Page, MD - New Orleans, LA
District 1 Alternate:	Ronnie Slipman, MD - New Orleans, LA
District 2 Director:	Luis Arencibia, MD, FAAFP - Mandeville, LA
District 2 Alternate:	Ralph Cortes-Moran, MD, FAAFP - Metairie, LA
District 3A Director:	Jack Heidenreich, MD - Raceland, LA
District 3A Alternate:	Camille Pitre, MD - Larose, LA
District 3B Director:	Amanda Phillips, MD, FAAFP - Lafayette, LA
District 3B Alternate:	Zeb Stearns, MD - Eunice, LA
District 4 Director:	Joe Nida, MD, FAAFP - Minden, LA
District 4 Alternate:	Peter Seidenberg, MD, FAAFP - Shreveport, LA
District 5 Director:	Euil Luther, MD, FAAFP - Monroe, LA
District 5 Alternate:	Rhiju Poudel, MD - Monroe, LA
District 6A Director:	Jason Schrock, MD - Baton Rouge, LA
District 6A Alternate:	Ubaid Abbasi, MD - Baton Rouge, LA
District 6B Director:	Brian Callihan, MD - Hammond, LA
District 6B Alternate:	Emilio Russo, MD, FAAFP - Bogalusa, LA
District 7 Director:	Jason Fuqua, MD - Sulphur, LA
District 7 Alternate:	Danette Null, MD, FAAFP - Lake Charles, LA
District 8 Director:	Brian Picou, Jr., MD - Natchitoches, LA
District 8 Alternate:	Roxanne Boyd, MD - Woodworth, LA
Director at Large:	Jody George, MD - Lake Charles, LA
Alt. Director at Large:	Dianna Phan, MD - New Orleans, LA