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Memorial Medical Group
Taylor Clements, MD Internal Medicine
Taylor Clements, MD, is an internal medicine physician. Dr. Clements joins fellow internal medicine doctors Craig Broussard, MD, Brian Clements, MD, Craig Greenman, MD, Edward Hebert, MD, Gerry Hebert, MD, Susan Ieyoub, MD and Jason Langhofer, DO at the Memorial medical office building on Nelson Road. Dr. Clements is a native of Lake Charles having previously worked in the Memorial Hospital emergency department as a technician. He has a degree in biological sciences from the University of New Orleans. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. His postgraduate training includes a three-year internal medicine residency at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, Texas, which is a part of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine. In conjunction with his internal medicine residency, Dr. Clements completed a two-year lifestyle medicine residency program through the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine to become a certified lifestyle medical professional. This certification focuses on treating the root cause of lifestyle-related diseases, which happen to be most of the morbidity and mortality-causing problems afflicting Americans today. It’s a well-studied and evidence-based practice. In addition to using medications and procedures to help patients, Dr. Clements has additional training in addressing root causes of disease through wellness like nutrition, physical activity, sleep, substance use and stress management. Dr. Clements is a member of the American Medical Association and American College of Physicians. Accepting new patients at 4345 Nelson Road, Suite 201, Lake Charles, LA 70605. 337.494.6800. www.lcmh.com
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Andrew Wright, MD Anesthesiologist
Andrew Wright, MD, is an anesthesiologist. He joins fellow anesthesiologists David Bracho, DO, Elise Lofton, MD, Nate Marshall, MD, Kyle Nester, MD, Kristie Osteen, MD, and Richard Roe, MD serving the patients of the Lake Charles Memorial Health System. Dr. Wright is a native of Lake Charles. He has a degree in biochemistry from Louisiana State University, where he was also played football under Nick Saban and Les Miles from 2003 to 2006. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport. His post-graduate training includes an orthopedic residency at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, a preliminary general surgery internship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and an anesthesiology residency also at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. Dr. Wright previously worked at the Memorial Hospital emergency department as a scribe and technician. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists and the American Medical Association.
James Jackson, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship-trained in sports medicine. He joins fellow orthopedic surgeons Jeffery Balazsy, MD, Nathan Cohen, MD, Kipp Cryar, MD, Alan Hinton, MD and Matthew McCarley, MD. Dr. Jackson joins the Lake Charles Memorial healthcare team after recently completing his Orthopedic Sports Fellowship at Houston Methodist. During his fellowship he obtained advanced surgical training in cartilage restoration including MACI and osteochondral allografts with and without osteotomies, meniscal repair, knee ligament reconstruction, shoulder stabilization procedures including labral repair and Latarjet, elbow surgery including Tommy John and UCL repair with internal brace, total shoulder arthroplasty with 3D planning, arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs with and without patch augmentation, and other advanced arthroscopic techniques of the knee, shoulder, and elbow. While in Houston he also had the opportunity to be a part of the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, and NASA Astronaut Corp medical team. As part of the Astros medical team, he was part of the first ever MLB combine where he assisted in the evaluation of future draft picks. He served as the head team physician for Manvel High School (Division 5A), and as assistant team physician for Rice University. Prior to fellowship, Dr. Jackson obtained his Bachelor of Science and medical degree from the University of Florida and Nova SE University, respectively. After graduating from medical school, he completed his orthopedic residency training in Dayton, Ohio. During this time he was trained in the anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty. He also obtained a thorough trauma training in level 1 trauma facilities in Indianapolis, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio. Upon completion of residency, he was selected as the Orthopaedic Resident of the Year by the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics and American Osteopathic Foundation. Accepting new patients at 4345 Nelson Road, Suite 102, Lake Charles, LA 70605. 337.494.4900. www.lcmh.com
Christine Dugan, DO Hospitalist
Christine Dugan, DO, is a board-certified internal medicine physician. She serves as a hospitalist, treating the patients admitted to Lake Charles Memorial Hospital. Dr. Dugan has a degree in physics from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. She has a Master of Science degree from Rutgers University, and a PhD in biological sciences from Michigan State University. She received her doctor of osteopathic medicine from Michigan State University. Her postgraduate training includes an internal medicine residency at the Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. Before coming to Memoria, Dr. Dugan worked as a hospitalist at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, and served as a clinical professor at the Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. She is a member of the Society of Hospital Medicine, American Medical Association and American College of Physicians.
