Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine
Thank you for supporting the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport. Your gift supports comprehensive programs in psychiatric treatment, education, and mental health research, while powering our vision and ensuring LSU Health Shreveport remains at the forefront of healing, learning, and discovering.
Your generosity is helping to transform medicine and lives.
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Many gifts made to LSUHS Foundation are eligible for TAF Priority Points. If you have an existing TAF ID number, or would like us to report your giving information to TAF in order to create one, please contact us via the TAF ID Submission Web Form.
In Memory of Dr. Gary Booker
1/22/1953 – 8/29/2020
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport extends our deepest condolences to Dr. Gary Booker’s family. He was a valued faculty member who will be missed by all. He was especially beloved by students and residents who benefited from his outstanding teaching ability. His service in leading the emergency psychiatry team for the past seven years has touched countless lives due to his profound compassion for those suffering from mental illness. “Dr. Booker believed in giving 110% to every patient and student garnering the respect of all who knew him. He was a good friend, colleague and an excellent clinician,” shared Dr James Patterson, Chair of the LSUHS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.
To make a gift to the LSU Health Shreveport Department of Psychiatry in memory of Dr. Booker, simply fill out the tribute gift portion of the form below.
Giving Form
920 Pierremont Road • Suite #506
Shreveport, LA 71106
Office: 318-861-0855
Fax: 318-861-2855