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Ochsner LSU Health expands patient care team with three new physicians
MONROE, La. – Ochsner LSU Health is proud to welcome three new physicians to its team, expanding access to specialized care in the Monroe area and surrounding communities.
Melissa Di Santo, MD, joins as a primary care physician. She will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center.
Dr. Di Santo earned her medical degree from Saba University School of Medicine, Saba Dutch Caribbean. She completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., and is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
To learn more about Dr. Di Santo, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/disanto.
Cory Fernandes, DO, joins the team as a primary care physician. He will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center.
Dr. Fernandes earned his medical degree from Touro University Nevada in Henderson, Nevada. He completed his residency in family medicine at TIGMER – Laredo in Laredo, Texas. Following his residency, Dr. Fernandes completed a fellowship in sports medicine at LSU Health Shreveport. Fernandes is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
For more information about Fernandes, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/fernandes.
Arie Shaw, MD, joins the staff as a board-certified hospitalist specializing in obstetrics and gynecology. She will care for patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center.
Dr. Shaw earned her medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
Shaw is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and is board-certified in her specialty.
For more information about Dr. Shaw, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/shaw.
These physicians join the Ochsner LSU Health Physician Group, which consists of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers in over 75 specialties and subspecialties. They will also serve in a teaching capacity as members of the LSU Health Shreveport faculty.
Learn more about Ochsner LSU Health at ochsnerlsuhs.org.
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The Ochsner LSU Health System of North Louisiana (Ochsner LSU Health) is a partnership between Ochsner Health, the largest health system in the state of Louisiana, and LSU Health Shreveport, which includes the Schools of Medicine, Allied Health Professions and Graduate Studies and a robust research enterprise. Ochsner LSU Health provides healthcare to more than 165,000 patients across North Louisiana. With numerous convenient locations, Ochsner LSU Health includes multiple outpatient facilities, clinics, three acute care hospitals — including North Louisiana’s only Level I Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma Center at its acute care hospital and a newly renovated hospital with women's and children's services in Shreveport, La. and an acute care hospital in Monroe, La designated as a Level III Trauma Center — as well as Louisiana Behavioral Health, providing inpatient and intensive outpatient mental health services in partnership with Oceans Healthcare. The system has more than 4,200 employees that work alongside the Ochsner LSU Health Physician Group of 950 physicians and residents in more than 65 specialties and subspecialties.