Caley McIntyre, MD

Program Director/Hospital Medicine

Medical School - Northwestern University School of Medicine
Graduate School - Northwestern University Program in Public Health
Residency - Tulane University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Chief Residency - Tulane University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine, Institutes of Healthcare fellowship scholar, Stanford Educational Course
Academic Affiliations - Faculty/lecturer Ochsner Clinical School/University of Queensland School of Medicine
Interests - hospital medicine, education programming, professional development education
Awards - UQ 2017 Teacher of the Year

James W. Bragg, MD

Senior Associate Program Director/Primary Care

Medical School - Louisiana State University in New Orleans
Residency - Internal Medicine, Ochsner Medical Center
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine, Institutes of Healthcare Scholar
Academic Affiliations - Faculty, lecturer and Deputy Clerkship
Director, the University of Queensland School of Medicine
Interests -Continuity Clinic Education, Resident Education, and Medical Student Education
Awards – Teaching Excellence Award 2016

Catherine Wentowski, MD

Associate Program Director/Pulmonary and Critical Care

Medical School - St George’s University School of Medicine
Residency - New York Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Fellowship - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine - Tulane University
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine – board certifications in Internal Medicine, ABIM- Pulmonary Medicine and ABIM - Critical Care Medicine
Interests - Journal Club, Critical Care Medicine, point of care ultrasound in critical care, sepsis, microcirculatory dysfunction

Deepti Reddy, MD

Associate Program Director/Hospital Medicine

Medical School - St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency - University of Tennessee Medical Center
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic Affiliations - Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland School of Medicine
Interests - Resident and Medical Student Education, Hospital Medicine, Healthcare Equity
Awards - Ochsner Internal Medicine Residency Faculty of the Year- 2019, 2021

Evan Dvorin, MD

Associate Program Director/Primary Care

Medical School - Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Residency - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine
Academic Affiliations - University of Queensland School of Medicine
Interests - Resident communication skills, inappropriate corticosteroid use

William Davis, MD, FACP

Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine / Rheumatology

Medical School - Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Residency - Ochsner Medical Center
Fellowship - Rheumatology - University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor
Certifications - American Board of Internal Medicine & American Board of Rheumatology
Academic Affiliations - Associate Professor of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School
Awards - Ochsner Spirit of Leadership 2007 Teacher of the Year

Priscilla Becnel, MD

Hospital Medicine

Dr. Priscilla Becnel specializes in hospital medicine at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Becnel attended the University of South Florida in Tampa for medical school, where she graduated in 2013. She went on to perform her internal medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Alex Brueder, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Alex Brueder received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. Following this he completed his internship and residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in internal medicine. He completed his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at Northwestern University in Chicago. Dr. Brueder is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care services. He has been on staff at Ochsner since August 2019.

Jared Dendy, MD

Endocrine

Dr. Dendy earned his medical degree from American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, St. Maarten. He completed his internal medicine internship and residency at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana where he also served as chief resident. He completed his fellowship training in endocrinology at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans in 2016.

Guergana Enikova, MD

Cardiology

Dr. Guergana Enikova specializes in cardiology. She practices exclusively at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans as part of the cardiology hospitalist team. Dr. Enikova completed her medical training at Sofia Faculty of Medicine in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Halle Field, MD

Hospital Medicine

Dr. Field earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, and then went on to complete her medical degree from Ross University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, OH. She then went on to complete a clinical research fellowship in dermatology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, AR. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Along with treating primary care issues, her special interests include dermatology and wellness.

Laura Finn, MD

Hematology/Oncology

Dr Finn is the interim co-director of Ochsner Health System's Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Program. She has interests in all blood disorders with a research focus in Leukemia and Myelodyplastic Syndrome. She is the Hematology Research Chair of the Precision Cancer Therapies Program. Dr Finn is involved in medical resident and fellow education as the Associate Program Director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program at Ochsner.
Dr Finn was selected as a member of the American Society of Hematology Advocacy Leadership Institute.
Dr Finn has a strong interest in promoting shared decision making and palliative medicine as part of her routine cancer care. She is also active in promoting health care policy changes for the fields of hematology, stem cell transplant, and cancer research through advocacy with the state and federal governments. She promotes federal support for cancer research funding and sickle cell disease policy recognition.

Andrew Guthrie, MD

Dr. Andrew Guthrie received his medical degree from the Lousiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. Following this, he completed his internship and residency at Ochsner Medical Center. He additionally served a year as chief resident. Dr. Guthrie specializes in hospital medicine at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans. He leads the resident quality improvement curriculum.

Jonathan Hand, MD

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Hand specializes in the treatment of infections in immunocompromised patients who anticipate or undergo solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as well as patients treated with other immunosuppressive therapies. He is a member of the American Society of Transplantation and serves on the executive committee of the Infectious Diseases community of practice. He is also a member of The Transplantation Society, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Dr. Hand is the Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program and the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program at Ochsner Medical Center. He also serves as co-chair of the Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency's advisory board providing guidance on infectious diseases-related concerns in organ donors and recipients. His practice and research interests include infectious complications of transplant recipients and antimicrobial stewardship.

Kelley Hill, MD

Dr. Kelley Hill specializes in pulmonary services at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.

Abdul M. Khan, MD

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Dr. Abdul Khan received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile. He completed an internal medicine residency at Ochsner Medical Center where he served as chief medical resident for one year. Dr. Khan trained as a fellow in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine at Louisiana State University Health and Science Center in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Khan is a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Physicians and is board certified through the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. He is the recipient of the 2018 Ochsner Health Spirit of Leadership Physician of the Year, as well as the recipient of the 2017-2018 Hurst B Hatch Teacher of the Year. Dr. Khan is currently the Associate Medical Director of Rescue and Resuscitation at Ochsner Medical Center - Jefferson Highway. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank intensive care unit. Dr. Khan was recently appointed as Medical Director of the Xavier University/ Ochsner Health Physician Assistant Program.

Obinna Nnedu, MD

Infectious Disease

Dr. Nnedu received his Doctor of Medicine from University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine in 2004. He completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at Tulane University Hospitals in New Orleans followed by an Infectious Disease Fellowship at University of Washington Hospitals in Seattle. Prior to coming to Ochsner, he worked at Tulane Medical Center in the Infectious Diseases Department specializing in Tropical Medicine.

Amanda Theppote, MBBS

Infectious Disease

Dr. Amanda Theppote received her medical degree from University of Queensland in Herston, Australia and completed her internship and residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans. She completed her fellowship in infectious disease at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Theppote is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She has been on staff at Ochsner since August 2020 and specializes in infectious disease.