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.
Parth Desai, MD
Hometown: Columbus, Georgia
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: tennis, soccer, skiing, rock climbing, building apps, playing guitar
Michael Stallard, MD
Hometown: Kingsport, Tennessee
Undergraduate: East Tennessee State University
Medical School: East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine
Personal Interest: Hiking with my dogs
Hunter Starring, MD
Hometown: Mandeville, Louisiana
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine – New Orleans
Personal Interest: Spending time with my wife and dogs, LSU football, Liverpool FC, Golf, Duck Hunting, Mardi Gras, Red Dress Run/NOH3
Carly Cignetti, MD
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: UAB School of Medicine
Personal Interest: My husband and our doodle, Noodle; spending time with our families; all sports, most recently pickleball; JMU football; hanging out at Audubon and City Park
Bhumit Desai, MD
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: University of Queensland - Ochsner Clinical School
Personal interests: travel, hanging out with my dog Rani, reading, cooking
Matthew Callier, MD
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal Interests: Recreational sports
Sage Duddleston, MD
Hometown: Dalton, GA
Undergraduate: Georgia Institute of Technology
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Personal Interest: Rock climbing, DIY house projects, Cooking/Baking
Favorite Surgery/Procedure: Tendon repairs and hip reductions
Andrew Renshaw, MD
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Personal Interests: Recreational sports, hiking, watersports, Memphis Grizzlies basketball, Vanderbilt athletics
Spencer Taylor, MD
Hometown: Rockwall, TX
Undergraduate: Hendrix College
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal Interests: Spine, Soccer, Weightlifting, Guitar, Cat Memes, Philadelphia Eagles Football
Reed Bigham, MD
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Undergraduate: Mississippi State University
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Alexander Crowley, MD
Hometown: Thomasville, GA
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: UGA football, char-grilled oysters, grilling, peanut boiling
Heath Wilder, MD
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Undergraduate: University of Tennessee
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Personal Interest: basketball, golf, Memphis Grizzlies, UT sports, hiking, spending time with my wife, Stevie, walking dogs on The Fly, and IPAs
Tunde Abubakar, MD
Hometown: Naija/Shreveport, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University Shreveport
Medical School: Louisiana State University Health Shreveport
Personal Interest: Travelling, Soccer, Hiking
Evans Few, MD
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Undergraduate: Clemson University
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Personal Interest: Clemson Football, Turkey Hunting, Cooking, Dog Training, and Hanging out with Family and Friends
Kramer Volkman, MD
Hometown: Mobile, AL
Undergraduate: Auburn University
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Personal Interest: Fishing and Hunting
Hometown: Montgomery, AL
Undergraduate: LSU
Medical School: LSU-Shreveport
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal interests: Saltwater fishing, skiing, LSU football, woodworking
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal interests: Basketball, golf, tennis, ping pong, LSU/Saints football, movies,
books, New Orleans cuisine, faith, family, and friends.
Hometown: Molino, Florida
Undergraduate: Pensacola Christian College
Medical School: Florida State University
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal interests: Family, Florida State football, basketball and baseball, fishing,
playing the violin and piano, working on the family farm.
Hometown: Crystal Beach, FL
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Medical School: Florida State University
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Interested in reconstruction, pediatric and
general orthopedics
Personal interests: Brewing beer, live music, world travel, New Orleans food and music,
hunting and fishing.
Hometown: Ruston, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University -Shreveport
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal interests: Any sport or athletic activity, Traveling, SAINTS, TIGERS, Hanging
out with friends and social events,Food,LEBANON
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Undecided
Personal interests:Spending time with family and friends, exercise, traveling, New
Orleans festivals, food, and sports.
Hometown: Mandeville, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Upper Extremity
Hometown: Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Morehouse College
Medical School: UTMB-Galveston
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Sports Medicine Fellowship; UT-Houston/Baylor
2016-2017
Hometown: Ardmore, OK
Undergraduate: The University of Oklahoma
Medical School: The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Medicine
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: General Orthopedics
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Undergraduate: Louisiana State University
Medical School: Louisiana State University - New Orleans
Fellowship/post-grad plans/interests: Sports Medicine Fellowship; James Andrews
Institute 2016-2017
Fellowship: Adult Reconstruction, Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY)
Fellowship: Sports Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston, TX)
Fellowship: Trauma, University of Maryland - Shock Trauma (Baltimore,
MD)
Practice: Houston, Texas
Practice: General Orthopedics (private practice) Slidell, LA
Fellowship: Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, Johns Hopkins
University
Practice: Raleigh, North Carolina
Fellowship: Trauma, California