Mission and Priorities

Our Mission

• To be advocates for all children in Louisiana

Priorities

• Dedicated to promoting the interests of Louisiana pediatricians in the American Academy of Pediatrics.

• Dedicated to increasing involvement of pediatricians in the legislative arena to positively influence the quality of pediatric practice and the welfare of children in Louisiana.

• Dedicated to increasing pediatricians’ knowledge of and participation in legislative and advocacy activities at a local level.

• Dedicated to building coalitions with other organizations working towards improving children’s health and well-being.

Chapter Leadership

• President
  Rachel Chatters, MD, FAAP
  Lake Charles
  
• Vice President
  Joseph Bocchini, Jr., MD, FAAP
  Shreveport
• Secretary/ Treasurer
  Kim Mukerjee, MD, FAAP
  New Orleans
• Early Career Physician
  Bridgett Foreman, MD, FAAP
  Alexandria
• At-Large Members
  Elizabeth Seither, MD
  Baton Rouge
  Ann Kay Logarbo, MD, FAAP
  Slidell
• Immediate Past President
  John Vanchiere, MD, PhD, FAAP
  Shreveport