Dr. Lisa Arceneaux Casey is a Louisiana born and Louisiana educated Family Medicine Physician. She was raised in Metairie, LA and attended high school at St. Mary’s Dominican High School, graduating in 1996. She completed her undergraduate studies in Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology in 2000 at the University of New Orleans. Dr. Casey received her medical doctorate from LSU Health Sciences Center in 2005. She then matriculated through the East Jefferson General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. Following her graduation in 2008, Dr. Casey served as a faculty member for the residency until 2014 when she took over as Program Director. She served in this position until 2021 when she returned to clinical practice. Since then, she now serves as Ochsner/STHS Family Medicine Residency Program Director. 

Emilio A. Russo, MD currently serves as Department Chair and Marie Lahasky Professor of Family Medicine, Associate Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Program Director of the LSU Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, and Chair of the LSU Health Science Center Committee on International Educational Experience.  Amidst these diverse leadership roles, Dr. Russo divides his days between administrative responsibilities, mentoring faculty and house staff toward artful medicine and health equity, and caring for his patients as a full-spectrum family physician in a rural practice.

As an inaugural member of the Rural Scholars Track, Dr. Russo graduated from the LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2005 and completed his residency at the Family Medicine Spokane Rural Training Track in 2008. Prior to joining the residency in Bogalusa in 2013, he spent 5 years practicing in vulnerable New Orleans neighborhoods as part of a developing network of LSU clinics post-Katrina and as a member of the National Health Service Corps.  Dr. Russo’s professional interests include family medicine’s role in reducing healthcare inequity amongst vulnerable populations, global health engagement locally and abroad, and innovation in rural healthcare delivery, research, and medical education.

While at home, Dr. Russo spends his time with his beautiful wife as well as their four children—Giovanni, Mia, Liliana, and Luca. He enjoys reading, cooking, soccer, and playing the guitar.

Dr. Marina Jeffery is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at LSU Health Shreveport in Monroe, Louisiana. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She went to medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and completed residency at Penn State Health Family and Community Medicine Residency at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, PA. Prior to moving to Monroe, she was a hospitalist at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

Dr. Jeffery cares for patients of all age groups, and has particular focus in hospital medicine and women's health. She is also passionate about medical education and osteopathic manipulation.

She spends her free time with her husband Miguel, her 2 cats and 2 dogs, and her family and friends. She is a fervent foodie, and a book and video game enthusiast.

Dr. Shaw, A native of Opelousas, received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Southern University A&M College and his Medical Degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed his Family Medicine Residency training at the Baton Rouge General Family Medicine Residency Program, and also completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans. He has been a faculty member for the Family Medicine Residency Program for 13 years and currently serves as the Program Director for Baton Rouge General’s Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs. Board Certified in Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Sports Medicine, Dr. Shaw also serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve and is a team physician for Southern University and LSU.

District 1 Director: Brandon Page, MD - New Orleans, LA
District 1 Alternate: Ronnie Slipman, MD, FAAFP - New Orleans, LA
District 2 Director: Luis Arencibia, MD, FAAFP - Metairie, LA
District 2 Alternate: Amy Galiano, MD - Metairie, LA
District 3A Director: Brandon Weeks, MD - Raceland, LA
District 3A Alternate: Megan Hartman, MD - Lockport, LA
District 3B Director: Amanda Phillips-Savoy, MD, FAAFP - Lafayette, LA
District 3B Alternate: Zeb Stearns, MD - Eunice, LA
District 4 Director:  Joe Nida, MD, FAAFP - Minden, LA
District 4 Alternate: Peter Seidenberg, MD, FAAFP - Shreveport, LA
District 5 Director: Shaista A Qureshi MD, DABFM, FAAFP - West Monroe, LA
District 5 Alternate: Cory Fernandes, DO – Monroe, LA
District 6A Director: Jason Schrock, MD - Baton Rouge, LA
District 6A Alternate: Clayton Runfalo, MD - Prairieville, LA
District 6B Director: Brian Callihan, MD - Hammond, LA
District 6B Alternate: Tucker Madden, MD – Bogalusa, LA
District 7 Director: Jason Fuqua, MD - Sulphur, LA
District 7 Alternate: Danette Null, MD, FAAFP - Lake Charles, LA
District 8 Director: Brian Picou, Jr., MD, FAAFP - Natchitoches, LA
District 8 Alternate: Roxanne Boyd, MD - Woodworth, LA
Directors at Large Director: Chris Van Hise, MD, - Metairie, LA
Alternate District Director at Large: David Janese, MD - Shreveport, LA