LSU Health Shreveport is Comprised of Three Professional Schools
THE SCHOOL OF
MEDICINE
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Exceeding the national NRMP Main Residency Match® rate by 18.7% with 98.3% of MS4 matching
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Global health opportunities
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Enrollment of 542 Students
THE SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS
- 100% Licensure Exam Pass Rates across all 7 programs
- Early clinical integration
- Enrollment of 326 Students
THE SCHOOL OF
GRADUATE STUDIES
- PhD in Basic Sciences
- Also available: MD-PhD, Interdisciplinary Grad Program & Master of Biomedical Science
- Full Tuition Waiver & Stipend
Our Mission is to
TEACH - HEAL - DISCOVER
We are educating and training the next generation of health care professionals and scientists who will continue our proud legacy of innovative and lifesaving healthcare and cutting-edge medical research. As one of only one hundred forty academic medical centers (AMC) in the nation, LSU Health Shreveport is a revered treasure in a community that fought decades for its creation.
Shreveport-Bossier, Louisiana
Shreveport-Bossier has so much to offer that you have to experience it. In partnership with our local S-B Convention & Tourist Bureau, we have some videos to share that only begin to tell the story of all there is to see and do in Northwest Louisiana. We hope you will choose LSU Health Shreveport as your place for learning, working and living!
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![Aphios logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575650018/lsuhscshreveportedu/uizzfnbg9p5oohylm3yj/aphioslogo_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575650018/lsuhscshreveportedu/uizzfnbg9p5oohylm3yj/aphioslogo_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575650018/lsuhscshreveportedu/uizzfnbg9p5oohylm3yj/aphioslogo_web.jpg","width":520}])
Aphios Granted U.S. Patent for Oral Administration of Bryostatin-1 Nanoparticles for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases, which was co-invented by LSU Health Shreveport professor, Dr. J. Steven Alexander.
![JanOne Inc. logo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1575650054/lsuhscshreveportedu/cmgsscxplcqkgbzocipu/janonelogo_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1575650054/lsuhscshreveportedu/cmgsscxplcqkgbzocipu/janonelogo_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1575650054/lsuhscshreveportedu/cmgsscxplcqkgbzocipu/janonelogo_web.jpg","width":520}])
JanOne Acquires Worldwide, Exclusive License for Promising Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), TV1001SR, which was invented by LSU Health Shreveport professor and vice chancellor for research, Dr. Chris Kevil.
![MSRP Poster Session 2019 Group Photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572904612/lsuhscshreveportedu/ln6cvt59gtgglcnqypik/MSRPpostersession2019-web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1572904612/lsuhscshreveportedu/ln6cvt59gtgglcnqypik/MSRPpostersession2019-web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572904612/lsuhscshreveportedu/ln6cvt59gtgglcnqypik/MSRPpostersession2019-web.jpg","width":520}])
The Medical Student Research Program provides medical students with the opportunity to gain additional experience in research.
![LSU Health Shreveport postdoctoral fellow receives national Research Scholar Award from AUA]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1572017887/lsuhscshreveportedu/tmjq9tihblx5ihorlydh/jaiswal.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1572017887/lsuhscshreveportedu/tmjq9tihblx5ihorlydh/jaiswal.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1572017887/lsuhscshreveportedu/tmjq9tihblx5ihorlydh/jaiswal.png","width":520}])
Praveen K. Jaiswal, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has received a prestigious Research Scholar Award for Mentored Prostate Cancer Research from the AUA Urology Care Foundation.
![Research and Industry Day 2019]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1571673965/lsuhscshreveportedu/zwaqjuyiqztk4picei7v/RAID2019.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1571673965/lsuhscshreveportedu/zwaqjuyiqztk4picei7v/RAID2019.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1571673965/lsuhscshreveportedu/zwaqjuyiqztk4picei7v/RAID2019.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1571673965/lsuhscshreveportedu/zwaqjuyiqztk4picei7v/RAID2019.png","width":1077}])
Research and Industry Day (RAID) was hosted at LSU Health Shreveport on October 11.
![Dr. Samant Awarded LIFT2 Grant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566915106/lsuhscshreveportedu/hxal9af4x9msogmcfjbc/Samant_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566915106/lsuhscshreveportedu/hxal9af4x9msogmcfjbc/Samant_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1566915106/lsuhscshreveportedu/hxal9af4x9msogmcfjbc/Samant_web.jpg","width":520}])
Dr. Samant’s award will support his work on developing esophageal stents and advancing them for future use in a clinical setting.
![CURIOUS student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1566913894/lsuhscshreveportedu/opgc8ixk47r8mykavfwa/CURIOUS_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1566913894/lsuhscshreveportedu/opgc8ixk47r8mykavfwa/CURIOUS_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1566913894/lsuhscshreveportedu/opgc8ixk47r8mykavfwa/CURIOUS_web.jpg","width":520}])
The CURIOUS summer research program is designed to provide an educational and hands-on research opportunity for underrepresented undergraduate students interested in pursuing research as part of their career goals.
![Dr. Rodney Shackleford]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565014781/lsuhscshreveportedu/chuzmhvowjnlptldjx7t/shackelford.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565014781/lsuhscshreveportedu/chuzmhvowjnlptldjx7t/shackelford.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565014781/lsuhscshreveportedu/chuzmhvowjnlptldjx7t/shackelford.png","width":520}])
Rodney Shackelford, DO, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pathology, has been awarded a $40,000 grant from the A-T Children’s Project for his research project titled, “Pharmacologic Correction of the Cellular Sulfide Pool as a Treatment for Ataxia-Telangiectasia.”
![Bhuiyan Lab Group]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1565966709/lsuhscshreveportedu/pvy9mlniug0pgmjbtxhu/BhuiyanLab_web.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1565966709/lsuhscshreveportedu/pvy9mlniug0pgmjbtxhu/BhuiyanLab_web.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1565966709/lsuhscshreveportedu/pvy9mlniug0pgmjbtxhu/BhuiyanLab_web.jpg","width":520}])
LSU Health Shreveport researchers recently presented preliminary findings at the American Heart Association’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences 2019 Scientific Sessions that use of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine causes build-up of tough protein fibers in heart muscle, which may help explain the development of enlarged hearts and heart failure in users.
![$1.8 Million ROI Grant Awarded to Study Remodeling of Blood Vessels Following Arterial Blockage]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1570479798/lsuhscshreveportedu/lwqzk07tnrcsvzfwlc1c/Pattilloimage.png","width":520}])
Christopher Pattillo, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, has received a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the NIH for his five-year project, “Cellular Reductive State Regulates Arteriogenesis.”
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