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Our Alumni - Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Noor Awad, MD

Hometown: Marietta, GA
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Northwest Florida Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nhat Chau, MD

Hometown: My Tho, Vietnam
Undergraduate: Wichita State University
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: Air Force Active Duty Physician, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX

Bhargavesh Gottam, MD

Hometown: Dallas, TX
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Dallas
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: EM Simulation Fellow, University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine), Irvine, CA

Karly Lebherz, MD

Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate: University of Maryland, College Park
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Ochsner Baptist Hospital, New Orleans

Donna Saffaei, MD, MSc

Hometown: Chicago, IL
Undergraduate: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Centra Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, VA

Alex Wellford, MD

Hometown: San Antonio, TX
Undergraduate: Tulane University, New Orleans
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long SOM
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine Residency New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Ochsner St. Anne Hospital, Raceland, LA

Blake Denley, MD

Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Undergraduate: University of Colorado at Boulder
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans

Omar Khattab, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Undergraduate: California State University, Fullerton
Medical School: University of Queensland School of Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Ochsner Medical Center New Orleans, Deputy Director, New Orleans EMS

Heyward Mack, MD

Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina
Undergraduate: College of Charleston
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Ochsner Baptist Hospital, New Orleans

Ogechukwu Obiejesi, MD

Hometown: Anambra State, Nigeria
Undergraduate: University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Medical School: Cooper Medical School Rowan University
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Admin Fellow, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Alexis Seibert, DO

Hometown: Laredo, Texas
Undergraduate: Baylor University
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) – Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Laredo Medical Center, Laredo, TX

Abhishek Umashankar, MD

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Undergraduate: University of Arizona
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Residency: Ochsner Emergency Medicine New Orleans
Post-Residency: Physician, Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, San Marcos, TX