In 2019, LANS members voted to amend the bylaws to establish a Board of Directors. Each member will serve a two-year term. Advantages of having a LANS BOD include:
1.) Quick decision-making capabilities regarding socioeconomic and other issues that would affect neurosurgeons in Louisiana.
2.) Institutional memory that would allow some continuity as the officers rotate.
3.) Representation from throughout the state.
4.) Administrative continuity, including the development of a headquarters (actual or electronic) that would allow all important documents, budgets, and other pertinent information to be stored in a particular consistent location.
LANS PAST PRESIDENTS
Years Served Name City Work Status
1975 Lloyd Megison Jr., MD Shreveport LSUHSC-S/Confederate Deceased 1981
1976 Edward Connolly, MD New Orleans Ochsner Deceased 2014
1977 Thomas Flynn, MD Baton Rouge The NeuroMedical Ctr. Retired
1978 David Kline, MD New Orleans LSUHSC-New Orleans Deceased
1979 Donald Richardson, MD Covington Southern Pain Active
1980 George Beach, MD Shreveport Deceased 2011
1981 Stephen Goldware, MD Lafayette Deceased 2020
1982 Michael Carey, MD New Orleans Retired
1983 Anthony Loppolo, MD Baton Rouge The NeuroMedical Ctr. Retired
1984 John Schumacher, MD New Orleans Deceased 2011
1985 Heinz Faludi, MD Shreveport Private/LSUHSC-S Deceased 2002
1986 John Clifford, MD Baton Rouge The NeuroMedical Ctr. Retired
1987 Carlos Gorbitz, MD Moved out of state
1988 Raeburn Llewellyn, MD New Orleans Tulane Deceased 2009
1989 & 1990 Ricardo Leoni, MD Lafayette Retired
1991 & 1992 Jose Bermudez, MD Monroe Retired
1993 & 1994 Donald Smith, MD Shreveport LSUHS Retired 2023
1995 & 1996 Roger Smith, MD New Orleans Ochsner Active
1997 & 1998 Thomas Bertuccini, MD Lafayette Self Retired
1999 & 2000 David Cavanaugh, MD Shreveport The Spine Institute Retired 2022
2001 Babson Fresh, MD Alexandria Retired
2002 John Raggio, MD, FACS Lake Charles Retired
2003, 2004 & 2005 Deepak Awasthi, MD Thibodaux Active
2006 & 2007 Anil Nanda, MD, MPH, FACS Moved out of state Active
2008 Patrick Juneau, MD Lafayette Private Practice Active
2009, 2010 & 2011 Erich Wolf, MD, PhD, FACS Lake Charles Self/ Private Practice Active
2012 & 2013 Brian Willis, MD, FACS Shreveport LSUHSC-Shreveport Semi-Retired
2014 & 2015 Frank Culicchia, MD New Orleans LSUHCS-New Orleans Active
2016 & 2017 Najeeb Thomas, MD Metairie Southern Brain & Spine Active
2018 & 2019 Bharat Guthikonda, MD Shreveport LSU Health Shreveport Active
2020 & 2021 CJ Bui, MD New Orleans Ochsner Active
2022 & 2023 Aaron Dumont, MD New Orleans Tulane Active
2023 & 2024 Anthony Sin, MD Shreveport LSU Health Shreveport Active
Each year, LANS contributes to worthwhile organizations. In 2024, two foundations were the recipients of LANS donations. You can find out more about each organization that received donations in 2024 below:
