LSU Health Shreveport Department of Radiology

12/02/2025

December is a special month around here! Lots and lots of birthdays and reasons to celebrate this last month of 2025! 🥳🎉🎅🎄🎂🥂

🥳 Happy birthday month to these residents, faculty, and staff! 🥳

11/26/2025

🎉 Another Reading Room Birthday Celebration! 🎉
We celebrated our amazing R4, Dr. Tailong Xu — and it’s an extra special one because it’s his 30th birthday and his last reading room birthday as a resident at LSU!

Happy 30th Birthday, Dr. Xu! 🥳🩻🎂

11/25/2025

Check out attending, Dr. Amy Rowell, and residents Josh Strobel and Rachel Klapper, after running the Logjammer race 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼‍♂️ this weekend! Drs. Rowell and Strobel (the crazies! 😆) crushed 👊🏼 the FULL marathon! And Dr. Klapper teamed up with her dad, Dr. Alan Kaye, for the 5k! Strong work, everyone!!!

11/23/2025

🍁🍂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🍂🍁 (and birthday month!) to attending, Dr. Ahmad, and resident, Dr. Xu!

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11/17/2025

We love pizza around here! 🍕😋🤤 Our DR Program Director, Dr. Simoncini, hosted a pizza party in celebration of all of our residents passing the Core Exam this year! A tradition we always look forward to! His pizza is handmade and cooked in a brick oven he built with his own hands. 🙌 Thanks, Dr. Simoncini, for another wonderful celebration! 🎉🎉

11/11/2025

The fall meeting of the Radiological Society of Louisiana was held here in Shreveport at Southern Trace Country Club this past weekend! We had a great turnout from our department and excellent presentations from attending, Dr. Sergio Alvarado, and R1, Dr. Anish Gupta! 👏👏👏

11/08/2025

It's International Day of Radiology! Did you know that November 8, 1895 was the day that Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered the existence of x-rays? 🩻🩻 This is why November 8th was chosen to build "greater awareness of the value that radiology contributes to safe patient care, and improving understanding of the vital role radiologists and radiological technologists play in the healthcare continuum."

Happy to all of our radiologists and rad techs! 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

11/06/2025

Our amazing radiology residents spent the day connecting with the community at the **Communities Crushing Cancer** event at the cancer center! 🎗️🩻

They hosted an educational booth filled with brochures and information about **radiological cancer screenings**—including mammography and low-dose CT for lung cancer, lead by our wonderful R3, Dr. Klapper.

It was a great opportunity to share how imaging plays a key role in **early diagnosis and saving lives**. We’re so proud of our residents for turning knowledge into impact and helping our community stay informed and empowered! 💪✨

11/05/2025

Spooky season meets celebration in the reading room! 🎃👻

Our radiology residents took a break from films and findings to throw a **Halloween-themed birthday party** for R3, Dr. Champagne. Between festive treats, pumpkin décor, and plenty of laughter, the reading room was glowing with more than just monitors! 🎂🩻

We love seeing our residents support each other and bring a little fun into the workflow—proof that teamwork (and cake) make everything better. 🎉🕸️

11/05/2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Employee Service Honorees from our department! Thank you to Drs. Ahmad, Cuellar, Yang, and Ampil for your combined 80 years of service to and to the Department of Radiology!

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11/03/2025

PGY6 IR resident, Joseph Eskew (holding the Neuroguard sign), was a part of this exciting new procedure with the vascular surgery team!

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A major step forward in stroke prevention and surgical innovation at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport.

Dr. Chiranjiv Virk and the team shown here successfully performed the first Neuroguard IEP case in Northwest Louisiana, an advanced procedure that improves safety and reduces stroke risk for patients with complex carotid artery disease.

This is a great example of LSUHS residents and fellows being exposed to cutting-edge procedures. Congratulations to the team who made this possible🩺💪