Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Nancy Donachie, MD ’79
Change is inevitable. As Robert Burns’ poem “To a Mouse,” suggests, “The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men often go awry.” Whether for better, or for worse, or even as a blessing in disguise, how a person responds to those…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Serena Auñón-Chancellor, MD ’01
Physicians often wear many hats, particularly in academia. One can go from being a doctor, to a professor, to an administrator, to a parent all in the same day. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, MD, ’01, is no stranger to the different hats…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Vivian Porche, MD ’85
Booker T. Washington once said, “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” For Vivian Porche, MD, ’85, the triumph over her obstacles…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Diana Fite, MD ’78
Diana Fite, MD, FACEP, ’78, lives by the motto, “I may not always have a say in what happens to me, but I always have a choice about how I respond to it.” Fite, who was immersed in a health…
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Nancy Dickey, MD ‘76
Being the first person to accomplish something is significant, because you came before all the others. People will always remember the first person to step foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, or the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Conversations from the Leather Lounge: Ron Hayter, M.D., ’79
Residency: Orthopedic Surgery, Medical College of Georgia Fellowship: Joint Replacement, Ohio State University Current Job Title: President, Florida Knee and Orthopedic Pavilion What is your fondest memory of your time at McGovern Medical School? The whole experience of learning about…
Conversations from the Leather Lounge: Reeta Achari, M.D., ’92
Residency: Neurology Fellowship: Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology Current Job Title: Neurology/Neuroimaging/Neurophysiology In Private Practice What is your fondest memory of your time at McGovern Medical School? Starting our clinical rotations in 3rd year is a great memory. It was both exciting…
Conversations from the Leather Lounge: Victor Ursua, M.D., ’03
Residency: Orthopedic surgery at LSU Shreveport Current: Staff Orthopedic Surgeon What are your hopes for today’s McGovern Medical School students? I hope that we all continue to strive to learn and keep up with technology with the intent that we will be…
Conversations from the Leather Lounge: Lindsey Keys White, M.D., ’08
Residency: UT Southwestern, Anesthesiology and Pain Management, 2008 – 2012 Chief Resident 2011-2012 Fellowship: UT Houston/MDACC, Critical Care Medicine, 2012-2013 Current: Junior Associate, Excel Anesthesia, PA, Dallas, TX What is your fondest memory of your time at McGovern Medical School? My fondest memory has…
Conversations from the Leather Lounge: Susan Nelson, M.D., ’84
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX 1984-1987 Chief resident, Internal Medicine, University of Texas Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, TX 1987-1988 Current Position: Medical Director, PACE Baton Rouge and PACE Lafayette Medical Director, Senior Services Chair, LaPOST Coalition, Louisiana…