Author: Carolyn Beatty, Heflin (Webster Parish)

Tricky Conditions

Name: Stanley Ray KordischLocation: Lake CharlesSpecialty: GynecologyEducation: •    USL (1972) •    LSU Medical School New Orleans (1976) •    Texas Tech (Lubbock) (1980) One of stanley kordisch’s most difficult cases in his medical career involved  a woman who was six months…

Saving a Newborn

Name: Ruthanne GallagherLocation: GraySpecialty: PediatricsEducation: •    USL (1974) •    LSU School of Medicine (1978) Ruthanne Gallagher’s most challenging case was a patient who was three days old. Upon discovering that the infant had a significant fever and poor coloring, Gallagher…

Creating Afforfable Plans

Whybra Joseph Duay Jr. Morgan City Specialty: Orthodontics • Louisiana State University, 1962 • Loyola University New Orleans, 1966 • West Virginia University, 1975     Dr. Whybra Duay Jr. says his most difficult case was roughly 20 years ago.…

Treating Birth Defects

Claudia Cavallino Houma Specialty: Pediatric Specialist • Fairfield University, 1991 • Louisiana State University, 2002, 2004     Dr. Claudia Cavallino learned what would be her most important career lesson while attending dental school at Louisiana State University and continuing…