Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center received the 2026 Innovator Award from the Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) for developing a fully outpatient Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy program. Andrew Dalovisio, MD, director of the myeloma, lymphoma, and cellular therapy program along with Michele Nichols, senior director of quality services and compliance, collaborated with key partners, such as Baton Rouge General, and teams across the organization.
November 4, 2026
FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake has become the first healthcare organization in Louisiana to administer PAPZIMEOS, the first and only therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) specifically for adults with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RPP).
Two patients under the care of Lacey Adkins, MD, an LSU Health Sciences Center associate professor of laryngology and otolaryngologist at the Our Lady of the Lake Voice Center, received their first injections Sept. 17, becoming the first patients in Louisiana to receive the treatment.
November 4, 2026
Cardiovascular Institute of the South (CIS) has received two gold awards from the American Heart Association for its commitment to reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke through cholesterol and blood pressure management.
For the eighth year in a row, as part of the Target: BP™ initiative, CIS has earned Gold Plus recognition for the accuracy of blood pressure management, with controlled blood pressure in more than 85% of hypertensive adult patients, surpassing the target of 70%. CIS is one of only eight facilities in Louisiana to receive this designation.
November 4, 2026
Applications are now open through the American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) for the inaugural class of the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine, which will welcome its first class of students in 2027.
As the only HBCU college of medicine in the Gulf South and the fifth historically Black medical institution nationwide, the Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine represents a landmark partnership between two of the South's most distinguished institutions, Xavier University of Louisiana and Ochsner Health.
October 29, 2026
FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Center for Facial Reconstruction and Plastic Surgery welcomes Cheng Ma, MD, the first physician to receive the LSU Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. Recognized by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the new one-year fellowship program is currently the only fellowship for facial plastic surgery in Louisiana.
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