Ochsner Baton Rouge expands orthopedic medicine team

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Ochsner Health welcomes four new orthopedic and sports medicine providers to the Baton Rouge region:

• Joseph Halphen, PA-C, practices orthopedic medicine at Ochsner Health Center – Central. He has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating various orthopedic injuries. His services include fracture management, wound care and joint injections to relieve pain and inflammation. Halphen earned a bachelor’s degree in physician assistant studies from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport and a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University in Baton Rouge. He is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants.

• Lindsey Thompson, FNP-C, is a board-certified family nurse practitioner specializing in orthopedic medicine at Ochsner Health Center – Prairieville and Ochsner Health Center – Gonzales. She has extensive experience in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions, including fracture and wound management. She is experienced in performing injections, evaluating and interpreting diagnostic imaging and assists in orthopedic surgery. She has managed patient care from diagnosis through postsurgical recovery. Thompson earned a master’s degree in family nursing from the University of South Alabama in Mobile and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.

• Patrick Arcement, PA-C, practices orthopedic medicine at Ochsner Health Center – Denham Springs and Ochsner Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Elite Training Complex – Burbank. His experience includes spine care, orthopedic evaluations, interpreting diagnostic imaging, injections and assisting in sports medicine surgery. Arcement earned a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge. He is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants and Physician Assistants in Orthopedic Surgery.

• Callie Amedee, PA-C, practices orthopedic medicine at Ochsner Medical Complex – The Grove. Her experience includes trauma surgery, critical care and emergency medicine, along with patient evaluation, surgical assistance and procedural interventions. Amedee earned a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Mississippi College in Clinton, Mississippi. She also earned a master’s degree in biology-medical sciences and a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from Louisiana State University. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants.

To schedule an appointment at any Ochsner location, call 866-624-7637 or visit www.ochsner.org/info. Online appointments are available through the MyOchsner patient portal.

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