Staff

Administration

Name Position Email
Alma Roy, PhD (LSU 2000) Interim LADDL Director and Consultant [email protected]  
Maria Mitchell, DVM (LSU 2002) Assistant Director [email protected] 
Brandye Smith Quality Assurance Coordinator [email protected] 
Dee Patel Billing Coordinator [email protected] 

 

Assessioning and Receiving

Name Position Email
Shelby Brady Laboratory Accessioner [email protected] 
Ruby Jackson Coordinator [email protected]  
Hannah Jeyaraj Laboratory Accessioner [email protected] 

 

Business Office

Name Position Email
Trinity Trum Administrative Coordinator [email protected] 
Chamila Vidyaratne Administrative Coordinator [email protected] 

 

Anatomic Pathology

Name Position Email
Mariano Carossino, DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACVP Section Head (Histology and Immunochemistry), Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 
Fabio Del Piero, DVM, PhD, DACVP Section Head, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 
Jeongha Lee, DVM, MS, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 
Jose Cesar Menk, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 
Emi Sasaki, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 
Ingeborg M. Langhor, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP Adjunct Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist [email protected] 

 

 

Clinical Pathology

Name Position Email
Shannon Dehghanpir, DVM (LSU 2013), MS, DACVP Associate Professor and Service Chief, Clinical Pathology [email protected] 
Nadia Kelly Richmond, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology [email protected] 
Cindy Berry Medical Technologist  
Catherine Christiensen Medical Technologist  
Rebecca Garcia Medical Technologist  
Sarah Magee Medical Technologist  
Ashley Pourciau Medical Technologist  

 

Endocrinology

Name Position Email
Maria Smith Research Associate [email protected] 

 

Histology and Immunochemistry

Name Position Email
Kendra Shultz Histology & IHC Supervisor [email protected] 
Aneta Staszkiewicz Research Associate [email protected] 
Jesrielle Jackson Histology Technician [email protected] 
Britney Vickers Histology Technician [email protected] 

 

Microbiology (Bacteriology, Serology, Virology)

Name Position Email
Maria Mitchell, DVM (LSU 2002), MS Assistant Director of LADDL and Section Head [email protected] 
Cam Lucas Research Associate [email protected] 
Jude Smith Research Associate [email protected] 
Emily Yalcin Research Associate [email protected] 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

Name Position Email
Keith Strother, PhD Section Head [email protected] 
Tarra Harden Research Associate [email protected] 
Laura Peak Research Associate [email protected] 

 

Parasitology

Name Position Email
Amira Ahmed, BVMS, Msc, PhD, DACVM Section Head [email protected] 

 

Toxicology Laboratory

Name Position Email
Ahmed Abdelmoneim, BVMS, MSc, PhD, DABT Section Head  [email protected]  
Pamela Waller Diagnostic Specialist pcasas2lsu.edu