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Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center to Expand Services, Enhance Northshore Oncology Associates Partnership
[Covington, LA] – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington’s longtime presence on the Northshore continues to grow and evolve, according to the organization’s leadership. This includes a new, expanded partnership with Northshore Oncology Associates (NOA), the leading and most-experienced medical oncology group in Covington, which will practice exclusively at the Cancer Center’s current location, 1203 S. Tyler Street, adjacent to St. Tammany hospital. “As the organization reached its milestone 50th anniversary this year, we recognize the strides our team has made in cancer care,” said Todd Stevens, president and chief executive officer. “Our sights are clearly set on the future and all we are doing to improve survivorship and lessen the burden of cancer on the Northshore.
Mary Bird Perkins has worked with NOA physicians, Jack E. Saux, III, MD, James E. Carinder, DO, and Faizan I. Malik, MD, all highly-experienced Northshore doctors, for many years. With this deeper partnership, the group is now further aligned to offer advanced, collaborative care with the Cancer Center’s team of renowned radiation oncologists. Through this relationship progression, NOA will only provide care at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, offering chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other advanced medical oncology services. Stevens continued, “Regardless of any changes with other community cancer care providers, please know Mary Bird Perkins will continue serving the community in the same location, but with an even more comprehensive cancer program. Our philosophy is to keep a 100% focus on cancer and continually set a higher standard of care for patients,” he said. For more information on Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in Covington, please visit marybird.org/Covington.
Bonnaig Joins North Oaks Imaging Associates
[Hammond, LA] — Jean-Victor K. Bonnaig, M.D., has joined North Oaks Imaging Associates in Hammond in the practice of Musculoskeletal Imaging, a subspecialty of Diagnostic Radiology. Musculoskeletal radiologists like Bonnaig are specially trained to diagnose injuries and medical conditions affecting bones, joints and associated soft tissues.
Bonnaig comes to North Oaks from private practice in Florida, where he has provided musculoskeletal and general radiology coverage for the past two years to health care facilities statewide. Bonnaig earned his medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. He completed an internship in General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, where he also was an academic appointee at Harvard Medical School as a Clinical Fellow in Surgery. After completing a Diagnostic Radiology residency through Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Bonnaig completed a Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania, where he trained under the direct supervision of radiology consultants for the National Football League, National Hockey League and collegiate athletes. Professionally, Bonnaig belongs to the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America and Radiological Society of Louisiana.
Dr. Olivia Gioe will soon be joining Martha E. Stewart, MD, LLC, Dermatology
[Mandeville, LA] - Martha E. Stewart, MD, LLC, Dermatology is delighted to announce that Dr. Olivia Gioe will soon be joining the practice. A native of New Orleans, Dr. Gioe received her medical degree from LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans and completed her internship in Internal Medicine at LSU Health Sciences in Baton Rouge. She then went on to complete her residency in Dermatology at LSU Health Science Center in New Orleans where she received the honor of being selected Chief Resident her final year.
Dr. Gioe specializes in medical, pediatric, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology. She provides comprehensive dermatologic care to patients of all ages and has extensive training in the treatment of a variety of skin conditions such as rashes, eczema, psoriasis, acne, infections, moles, skin cancers, and more. Dr. Gioe will be available to start seeing patients on August 9, 2021.
[Hammond, LA] — Nationally Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach Akeem Robinson has joined North Oaks Sports Performance as supervisor. “Empowering athletes with the resources and motivation to realize the best version of themselves not only in their respective sport, but also in life is at the heart of my approach,” Robinson asserts.
Robinson brings more than 12 years of experience in the field to his new role with North Oaks Sports Performance. He most recently served as assistant strength and conditioning coach for Auburn University’s football program in Alabama. An athlete himself, Robinson earned bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management with minors in Communications and Sociology from Clemson University in South Carolina. He was a tight end for the Tigers’ football team, lettering every season and seeing play in four bowl games from 2005-2008. He went on to graduate from the University of Missouri in Columbia with a master’s degree in Education with a concentration in Positive Coaching. Robinson is currently working toward a doctorate in Strategic Leadership through Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. In 2015, he first earned certification as a strength and conditioning coach. This certification identifies him as a nationally recognized professional with the knowledge, skills, techniques and expertise necessary to be an effective coach on the collegiate and professional level.
