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In January 2026, north Louisiana was hit by a massive, deadly winter storm that brought substantial amounts of snow and ice. Hunter Alexander, a 24-year-old electrical lineman working was working to restore power near Monroe, Louisiana in the aftermath of the storm. While working around exposed live electrical wires, he sustained catastrophic high-voltage electrical injuries. Hunter was rushed to a hospital near Ruston but needed specialized care due to the severity of his injuries. Once the parking lot was cleared of ice, a helicopter was able to land and bring Hunter to Ochsner LSU Health. He sustained extensive third- and fourth-degree burns involving both upper extremities, with particularly devastating injury to the left hand and forearm. After more than 15 operations and months in the hospital, Hunter is now home and participating in occupational therapy and specialized hand therapy focused on restoring upper extremity function after this life-altering injury.

LSU Health Shreveport

Brett Chapman, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery

Brad Chauvin, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery

Omead Darvish, MD
General Surgery Resident

Cole Debevec, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Garrett Fincher, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Jon David Hirsch, MD
Anesthesiology Resident

Anusha Kallurkar, MD
Instructor, Clinical Specialist of Anesthesiology

Matthew Keen, MD
General Surgery Resident

Gregory Laborde, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Benjamin Lee, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Sanaz Niknam Leilabadi, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

Terry Martin, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Peyton Moore, MD
Anesthesiology Resident

Michael Nammour, MD
Assistant Professor – Clinical of Orthopaedic Surgery

Paul Perkowski, MD, FACS, RPVI
Professor of Clinical Surgery

Kevin Purcell, MD, MPH, MS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Shane Rinehart, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery

James Robinson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Robert Rutz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Wayne Scalisi, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Ryan Taylor, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Landon Tujague, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Gary Ulrich, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Christopher Wilson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident

Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport

Keaton Arcement
Occupational Therapy Assistant

Meg Bethard, OT
Occupational Therapist

Jessica Bias, PT
Physical Therapist

Robert Cockrell, OT
Occupational Therapist

Sandy Davis, OT
Occupational Therapist

Megan Downey, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Blake Everett
Surgical ICU Nurse

Ryan Grant, PharmD
Trauma ICU Pharmacist

Kara Grantadams
Surgical ICU Nurse and Night Supervisor

Ivonna Henderson, RSW
Case Manager

Kristi Junkin, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Stephanie Marsh, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Matthew Pajinag, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Allie Pitre, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Seth Robinson, RN
Surgical ICU Nurse

Ashlynn Stewart
Surgical ICU Nurse

Jason Wade, CST

Pafford Air One

Tonya Barnard
Certified Flight Nurse

Jason Grubbs
Certified Flight Nurse

Rachel Hogan was 22 years old when her life was profoundly disrupted with the realization that she was having seizures. Despite her determination to maintain a sense of normalcy, her condition imposed significant limitations – most notably, she was unable to drive and relied heavily on the unwavering support of her family here in Shreveport. After multiple anti-seizure medications failed to bring relief, her care team pursued advanced diagnostic evaluation to determine where the seizures were originating in Rachel’s brain.

After multiple tests and procedures, Rachel’s team discovered that her seizures were found to involve both the right temporal and right frontal lobes. With this critical information, Rachel underwent a right temporal lobectomy with amygdalohippocampectomy, along with a right frontal lobectomy.

Since surgery, Rachel has remained completely seizure-free, and her life has transformed. She’s seen a restoration of independence, possibility, and hope – offering her a future that was simply not attainable while living under the burden of uncontrolled epilepsy.

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