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Ochsner LSU Health welcomes multiple specialists, continues growing number of physicians
SHREVEPORT, La. – Ochsner LSU Health is proud to welcome four new providers to its team, expanding access to care in Shreveport-Bossier and the surrounding communities.
Adam Blancher, MD joins as an otolaryngologist (ENT – ear, nose and throat) and will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Ambulatory Care Center at 1606 Kings Highway. Dr. Blancher earned his medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana and also earned a master's degree in biomedical science from the Mississippi College School of Graduate Studies. He went on to complete his residency training in otolaryngology-head and neck Surgery at LSU New Orleans.
In addition to providing comprehensive ear, nose and throat care at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport, Dr. Blancher is dedicated to medical education and serves as mentor for otolaryngology students. To learn more about Dr. Blancher, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/blancher.
Chelsea Gertze, MD joins as a board-certified and fellowship-trained hospitalistand will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Academic Medical Center at 1541 Kings Highway. Dr. Gertze earned her medical degree from Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, Poland, and her residency in internal medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Gertze completed a fellowship in nephrology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
To learn more about Dr. Gertze, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/gertze.
Hans-Magne Hamnvag, MD joins as a board-certified and fellowship-trained pathologist and will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – Academic Medical Center. Dr. Hamnvag earned his medical degree from Poznan University of Medical Sciences in Poznan, Poland and completed his residency in combined anatomic and clinical pathology at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois.
Dr. Hamnvag completed two fellowships: one in hematopathology at the University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and another in surgical pathology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and hematopathology.
To learn more about Dr. Hamnvag, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/hamnvag.
Sara Mohamed, MD, BChjoins as a board-certified and fellowship-trained neonatologist and will see patients at Ochsner LSU Health – St. Mary Medical Center, at one St. Mary Place. Dr. Mohamed earned her medical degree from Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt and completed her residency in pediatrics at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in Lansing, Michigan. She completed a fellowship in pediatrics, neonatal and perinatal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
To learn more about Dr. Mohamed, visit ochsnerlsuhs.org/mohamed.
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.
