Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN honored with Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing’s own Laura Bonanno, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN was presented with the 46th Annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award by The American Association or Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) during its 2025 Annual Congress in August 2025 in Nashville.
LSU Health New Orleans Graduates 729 New Health Professionals During The 152nd Spring Commencement Ceremony
729 students walked across the stage at the UNO Lakefront Arena during LSU Health New Orleans’ 152nd spring commencement ceremony. Graduates included students from six professional health schools including the Schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Graduate Studies, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.
LSU Health professor, Dr. Nicolas Bazan to present new discoveries on neurodegenerative diseases at international conference
World renowned neuroscientist and director of LSU Health New Orleans’ Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Dr. Nicolas Bazan and his team made an innovative discovery that can change the approach to treatment of critical brain injuries and illnesses including stroke, ALS, traumatic brain injuries (concussions), spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. By uncovering a neuroprotective molecule produced by the brain, for which Bazan and his team coined the name Elovanoids (ELVs), they are working to find ways to put those molecules to work in the brain to protect against brain injuries and neurodegenerative illnesses.
Match Day reveals 50% of LSU Health New Orleans medical graduates will stay in Louisiana for residency training
On Friday, 188 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students gathered at Audubon Tea Room to discover the results of the annual National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Match Day results revealed that 50% of graduates will remain in Louisiana for residency training. Of those, 80% will enter an LSU Health residency program.