A native and resident of Franklinton Louisiana, Dr. Christopher Foret graduated from both Louisiana State University and LSU School of Medicine, respectively. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Palmetto Richland Medical System in Columbia, South Carolina. He has over twenty years of practice experience in rural communities. He is a former president of the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians and the chairman of the Louisiana Patients Compensation Fund Oversight Board. On a national level, Dr. Foret is a 2022 AAFP Leading Physician Wellness Scholar. His medical interests include population health, physician burnout, and diabetes.Outside of medicine, Dr Foret enjoys exercising, traveling, and LSU football. He enjoys time with his family, in which he is one of six physicians, his daughter being the newest. Connecting with friends, whether remote or in-person, is very important to him as well.

Dr. Gabrielle Givens joined St. Tammany Health System in 2020. She was born and raised in Franklinton, Louisiana and attended Bowling Green School. She earned her undergraduate degree from William Carey University and received her medical degree from the University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts in 2017. In 2020 Dr. Givens completed her family medicine residency with Louisiana State University in Bogalusa, L.A. She is board certified in family medicine and member of both the AAFP and Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians. Her professional interests include preventative care and obesity medicine. Dr. Givens also loves to read, play with her dog – an American Eskimo named Koda – and listen to her vinyl record collection.