Faculty and Staff

Administration

Name Position Email
Alma Roy, PhD (LSU 2000) Interim LADDL Director and Consultant aroy@lsu.edu  
Maria Mitchell, DVM (LSU 2002) Assistant Director msmitch@lsu.edu 
Brandye Smith Quality Assurance Coordinator brandyes@lsu.edu 
Dee Patel Business Office Manager dpatel10@lsu.edu 

 

Accessioning and Receiving

Name Position Email
Shelby Brady Laboratory Accessioner sbrady@lsu.edu 
Ruby Jackson Coordinator rubyjackson@lsu.edu  
Hannah Jeyaraj Laboratory Accessioner hjeyaraj@lsu.edu 

 

Business Office

Name Position Email
Trinity Trum Administrative Coordinator ttrum@lsu.edu 
Chamila Vidyaratne Administrative Coordinator chamilav@lsu.edu 

 

Anatomic Pathology

Name Position Email
Mariano Carossino, DVM, PhD, DACVM, DACVP Section Head (Histology and Immunochemistry), Associate Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist mcarossino1@lsu.edu 
Fabio Del Piero, DVM, PhD, DACVP Section Head, Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist fdelpiero@lsu.edu 
Jeongha Lee, DVM, MS, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist jlee282@lsu.edu 
Jose Cesar Menk, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist cmenk2@lsu.edu 
Emi Sasaki, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist emi@lsu.edu 
Ingeborg M. Langohr, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP Adjunct Professor of Veterinary Pathology, Anatomic Pathologist ingeborg.langohr@sanofi.com 

 

 

Clinical Pathology

Name Position Email
Shannon Dehghanpir, DVM (LSU 2013), MS, DACVP Associate Professor and Service Chief, Clinical Pathology sdavi15@lsu.edu 
Nadia Kelly Richmond, DVM, DACVP Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology nkelly5@lsu.edu 
Catherine Christiensen Medical Technologist  
Rebecca Garcia Medical Technologist  
Sarah Magee Medical Technologist  
Ashley Pourciau Medical Technologist  

 

Endocrinology

Name Position Email
Maria Smith Research Associate jsmith12@lsu.edu 

 

Histology and Immunochemistry

Name Position Email
Kendra Shultz Histology & IHC Supervisor kshult1@lsu.edu 
Aneta Staszkiewicz Research Associate astaszkiewicz1@lsu.edu 
Jesrielle Jackson Histology Technician jjackson9@lsu.edu 
Britney Vickers Histology Technician bvickers@lsu.edu 

 

Microbiology (Bacteriology, Serology, Virology)

Name Position Email
Maria Mitchell, DVM (LSU 2002), MS Assistant Director of LADDL and Section Head msmitch@lsu.edu 
Chandika Gamage Diagnostic Laboratory Technologist cgamage@lsu.edu 
Cam Lucas Research Associate clucas8@lsu.edu 
Jude Smith Research Associate judesmith@lsu.edu 

 

Molecular Diagnostics

Name Position Email
Keith Strother, PhD Section Head kstrother@lsu.edu 
Tarra Harden Research Associate tharde1@lsu.edu 
Laura Peak Research Associate lpeak1@lsu.edu 

 

Parasitology

Name Position Email
Amira Ahmed, BVMS, Msc, PhD, DACVM Section Head aahmed@lsu.edu 

 

Toxicology Laboratory

Name Position Email
Ahmed Abdelmoneim, BVMS, MSc, PhD, DABT Section Head  aahmed@lsu.edu  
Pamela Waller Diagnostic Specialist pcasas2lsu.edu