Top Doctor: Dr. Brad Forsyth
Starting a new family is one of the most important times in many people's lives. There is plenty of excitement and anticipation during the pregnancy, but there is also some fear and worry because so much is at stake. As…
Health and Fitness
Top Doctors: Dr. Jason Cormier
As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Jason Cormier is often placed into high-stakes situations. But the pressure and the challenge of his work is part of what drives him to be the best he can be. While the Lafayette-based Dr. Cormier has…
Top Doctors: Dr. Katherine Pearce
Dr. Katherine Pearce, an internist at Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, has always had a fondness for science and problem solving. That problem-solving skill has served her well in almost 30 years of practicing medicine. The variety…
Top Doctors
People are never more vulnerable than when visiting doctors. Whether it’s for a routine checkup, treatment for a life-threatening illness or an auspicious occasion like the birth of a child, the patient will always feel at least some anxiety and…
Top Doctors
People are never more vulnerable than when visiting doctors. Whether it’s for a routine checkup, treatment for a life-threatening illness or an auspicious occasion like the birth of a child, the patient will always feel at least some anxiety and…
My Toughest Case: Dr. John Winterton
Heart disease remains the leading cause of death for both American men and women, accounting for approximately one in every four deaths. At Lake Charles Memorial Hospital and West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Dr. John Winterton helps his patients fight this…
My Toughest Case: Dr. Ann LaFranca
Almost all parents will say the experience of welcoming a child into the world is the best day of their lives. But successful, healthy births need skilled and compassionate medical care. For 25 years, Dr. Ann Lafranca of the Woman’s…
My Toughest Case: Dr. Jason Shumadine
Hearing the words “you have cancer” is terrifying for anyone. While the dreaded disease still kills thousands yearly, doctors have become better than ever at treating it. One of the primary treatment options for many cancer patients is radiation, and…
Hospitals: Community Care
Medicine is big business. In fact, more people work in the healthcare industry in Louisiana than any other industry. That’s more than the energy, the financial and the agricultural sectors combined. According to a joint economic impact study conducted by…
Cannabis Coming to a Pharmacy Near You
Lake Charles, Lafayette, Houma While states like California are benefitting from lucrative high-tech mobile gadgets for legal marijuana (pods of cannabis oil snap into place on pen-like “vapes” equipped with Bluetooth capacity), Louisiana is only recently getting into…
Homecoming
McNeese State assistant coach Kerry Joseph begins a new chapter in life
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TOP DOCTORS
134 Doctors in 36 Specialties
Dr. Philip Gachassin
As a general and bariatric (weight loss) surgeon, Dr. Philip Gachassin, who works for Lafayette General Medical Center, has performed thousands of difficult and life-saving procedures over the course of his 19-year career. “I was always good at science when…
Dr. Craig Walker
Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Craig Walker became interested in the medical field at just 8 years old. The youngest of nine children, the Bourg, Louisiana native was inspired by his two oldest brothers, who are also physicians. “They would show me…
Dr. David C. Benson
It’s difficult for New Iberia-based urologist, Dr. David C. Benson, to choose which of his cases has been toughest. That’s because the Shreveport native finds each case to be uniquely challenging and personal. Part of being a physician, he believes,…
Healthy Outlook
Diabetes leads as most pressing health concern facing residents of Acadiana
Step by Step
Lafayette distance runner Kevin Castille has traversed a winding, sometimes bumpy road, to become an elite competitor.
