Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
Ochsner Health is a system that delivers health to the people of Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf South with a mission to Serve, Heal, Lead, Educate and Innovate.
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Ochsner is committed to a clinically-integrated research program with the ultimate goal of improving the health and wellness of our patients and communities. And as the largest academic medical center in Louisiana, we are training the next generation of healthcare professionals to be leaders who can meet evolving healthcare challenges.
Chairman/System Chief
Dr. Kay has been Chairman of Radiology at Ochsner since 2007. He is a graduate of Tulane Medical School and performed his Vascular and Interventional fellowship at the Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Program. Dr. Kay has been on the Board of Directors of Ochsner Health for 9 years, and he has served many roles in the ACR such as former chapter president and LA state councilor. His research interests include interventional treatments for liver tumors. Dr. Kay is a former Ochsner resident.
Chairman
Dr. Smetherman is the Chair for the Department of Radiology at Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson Highway. She serves as a physician director on the Ochsner Health Board of Directors and is a member of the Board of the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). She is also currently the Chair of the Breast Economics Committee of the American College of Radiology and Vice Chair for the ACR’s Breast Commission. Dr. Smetherman has authored or coauthored multiple papers published in peer-reviewed scientific and educational journals. She has also given numerous presentations at scientific meetings nationwide on breast imaging, health care economics, quality improvement, and ultrasound.
Program Director
Dr. Gimenez is an interventional radiologist and section head of Interventional Radiology. Dr. Gimenez received fellowship training in IR at the University of Miami following his radiology residency at Ochsner. As APD, Dr. Gimenez not only helps residents develop radiology skills, but he also helps them grow academically through research. His primary academic interests relate to interventional oncology, liver directed therapies, and resident education. He is a member of multiple professional societies and committees.
Associate Program Director
Dr. Brianna Oliver received her medical degree from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. She went on to complete her internship at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed her residency in Interventional Radiology at University of Michigan. Dr. Oliver specializes in Diagnostic Radiology and sees patients at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.
Dr. Casey Almonte received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2010. He went on to complete his internship in internal medicine with Louisiana State University at the Earl K. Long Hospital in Baton Rouge and his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, FL. He completed his fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Tampa General Hospital.
Dr. Almonte is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology. He has been on staff at Ochsner since 2018 and practicing medicine since 2010. Dr. Almonte performs cutting-edge, minimally invasive surgical procedures throughout the body, including cancer treatments, preventing and stopping bleeding, clearing blood clots and treating fibroids, among many other procedures. In his free time, Dr. Almonte enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons, physical fitness and fishing in his free time.
Dr. Almonte writes, “I chose this profession with the hopes of helping the people in my community and making a meaningful change in the world. As a life-long resident of New Orleans, I hope to one day feel that I have given as much back to my community as I have received.”
Michael Cline, MD, is a radiologist at our Ochsner Medical Center. Dr. Cline is board certified by the American Board of Radiology.
Dr. Gilbert was born and raised in Thibodaux, LA. After graduation from Tulane Medical School, he performed Radiology residency and Vascular/Interventional Radiology fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina. His published interests include challenging arterial and venous access, particularly radial artery access for uterine and oncologic interventions, and percutaneous ablation therapies. He is an Interventional Radiologist at Ochsner, actively supporting tumor boards at the Jefferson Highway and the Baptist campuses. He is a member of the SIR and RSNA.
Dr. Sandow received his medical degree from LSUHSC-Shreveport. He completed an internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Ochsner, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Sandow received fellowship training in Vascular & Interventional Radiology at Georgetown University Hospital, gaining invaluable experience in interventional oncology, portal hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, and uterine fibroid embolization. He has published several papers in the field of interventional oncology in journals such as Radiology and Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. In collaboration with transplant surgery, Dr. Sandow has been a co-investigator on several grant funded trials. Additionally, his research on hepatocellular carcinoma has been presented at multiple national and international meetings. Dr. Sandow serves on the Resident Selection Committee.
Dr. Richard Tramel is board certified by the American Board of Radiology and completed his residency in 2019. He has been on staff at Ochsner since July 2020.
Dr. Tramel received his medical degree in 2014 from Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA and completed his internship and residency at Ochsner Health in New Orleans. He completed his fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.
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