Chancellor Search

Search Committee Roster

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Update Statement for Chancellor Search

On behalf of the Search Committee, we would like to update the campus community on the status of the search for the permanent Chancellor. Dr. Steve Nelson  completed his on-site interviews for the permanent Chancellor position on December 5, 2023.

We are looking forward to welcoming our next candidate for the permanent Chancellor position, Dr. George Macones on December 11 and 12, 2023.

The on-site interview of Dr. Harold Paz on December 13 and 14, 2023, has been cancelled.

We would like to thank our campus community for supporting our efforts to conduct the search for the next permanent Chancellor of LSUHSC - New Orleans.

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Chancellor Candidates Interviews

The Chancellor’s Search Committee is excited to conduct on-campus interviews for the permanent Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center – New Orleans over the next two weeks. These candidates will be meeting with individuals and groups, along with taking a tour of our campus. The candidates will be escorted by either Dr. Demetrius Porche or Dr. Catherine O’Neal. We encourage our campus community to warmly greet and welcome our candidates while they are on campus. The dates for each candidate interview are below and itinerary outlines showing the individuals and groups that they will meet with while on campus are attached. We want them to feel welcome and display the very best of what we are as an institution!

 

Candidate 1: Dr. Steve Nelson – December 4^th & 5^th, 2023 - Public Itinerary

Candidate 2: Dr. George Macones – December 11^th & 12^th, 2023 - Public Itinerary

Candidate 3: Dr. Harold Paz – December 13^th & 14^th, 2023 - Public Itinerary

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Meetings - November 7 and 8, 2023

 

Notice

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Meeting - October 17, 2023

Public Meeting Notice
Tuesday, October 17th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Center for Advanced Learning & Simulation (CALS), Room 1044/1046
(Overflow seating available in 1024/1026)
2021 Perdido Street, New Orleans

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Search Committee Roster

• Dr. Catherine O’Neal, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Infectious Diseases
  and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Chief Medical Officer 
  (Search Committee Chair)
  
  
• Dr. Demetrius Porche, Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing
  (Vice Search Committee Chair)
  
  
• Dr. Katherine Atiyeh, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
  
  
• Dr. Jennifer Avegno, Director New Orleans Health Department
  
  
• Micquel Downs, Doctoral Student, School of Graduate Studies
  
  
• Alicia Edwards, Registrar and Special Advisor on Diversity Initiatives
  
  
• Greg Feirn, CEO LCMC Health
  
  
• Dr. Warren L. Gottsegen, LSU Health Foundation New Orleans Board of Directors
  
  
• Dr. Joseph Kanter, State Health Officer and Medical Director of LDH
  
  
• Dr. A.C. Liles, Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
  
  
• Dr. Robert Talmage Maupin Jr, MD, FACOG, Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology, Endowed Warren C. Plauche' Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the LSU Health Sciences Center and Associate Dean of Diversity & Community Engagement.
  
  
• Dr. Edward Trapido, Interim Dean, School of Public Health
  
  
• Dr. Shawn McKinney, Professor of Clinic Surgery, Vice Chair of Quality Improvement
  
  
• Roger Ogden, LSU Foundation Board of Directors
  
  
• Dr. Eric Ravussin, Professor and Director Nutrition Obesity Research Center, Pennington Biomedical Center
  
  
• Fernando Rivera, Medical Director Veterans Affairs Southeast Louisiana

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Launch Meeting Agenda (PDF)

 

Public Meeting Notice
LSU Health New Orleans Chancellor Search Committee
Thursday, June 29, 2023
9:00 – 10:30 am
LSU School of Nursing/Allied Health Professions Building
1900 Gravier Street, New Orleans, 1st floor, Seminar Room 1

 

1. Call to Order, Welcome and Introductions by Search Committee Chair  
   
   
2. Overview of Today’s Meeting
   
   
3. Overview Public Meetings and Opportunities for Public Comment
   
   
4. Public Comment 
   
   
5. Roles and Responsibilities of the Search Firm – Isaacson, Miller
   
   
6. Roles and Responsibilities of Search Committee
   
   
7. Overview of the Search Process and Scheduling the Search 
   
   
8. Review of Draft Position Profile  
   
   
9. Instructions for Nominating Candidates 
   
   
10. Questions and Other Topics 
    
    
11. President Tate Charges the Search Committee  
    
    
12. Next Meeting      

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