2026-2027 Academic Year Hospital Committees
Interested in joining a Hospital Committee?

Contact the appropriate committee representative listed below to learn more and get involved.
East Jefferson General Hospital Committees
Committee Name
Date/Time
Point of Contact
EJ ACS Committee
3rd Wednesday of every month at Noon
Denise Herzog (504) 503-5574
EJ Cardiac Surgery 
Based on the surgeon’s availability
Denise Herzog (504) 503-5574
EJ Cath Lab Committee 
Bi-monthly on 3rd Tuesday of even months
Nikki Dyer (504) 503-4338
EJ Code Blue Committee
Monthly last Wednesday at 8:00AM
Alvin Rogers (504) 503-4042
EJ Heart Failure
2nd Wednesday of every month at Noon
Denise Herzog (504) 503-5574
EJ Patient Safety & Quality Committee
4th Thursday of every month at Noon
Margo Stamoulis (504) 503-6954
EJ Sepsis Committee 
Monthly on 1st Tuesday at 11:00AM
Margo Stamoulis (504) 503-6954
EJ Stroke Committee
Bi-monthly on 4th Thursday at Noon
Denise Herzog (504) 503-5574
UHS Code Blue Committee
Quarterly on 1st Wednesday
Alvin Rogers  (504) 503-4042
UHS Quality Improvement Committee 
Monthly on 2nd Tuesday at 3:00PM
Margo Stamoulis (504) 503-6954
Manning Family Children's Committees
Infection Control 
Every Third Tuesday Monthly, Noon, Remote
Shubho Sarkar (504) 896-3924
Mortality Conference
Final Thursday monthly, 3:30PM, remote
Shubho Sarkar (504) 896-3924
Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
Every third Thursday, Noon, Remote
Rapid Response Performance Improvement Team
Every second Tuesday monthly, Noon, remote
Safety & Quality 
Every 2 months, Last Thursday of the month, Noon, soon to be Hybrid
Shubho Sarkar (504) 896-3924
Touro Committees
Hospital Quality Committee 
1st Tuesday of every month at 2:00PM
Kelly LeBlanc (504) 234-0691
Infection Prevention Committee 
3rd Wednesday of every month at 1:00PM
Medical Staff Quality Committee
3rd Thursday every two months at 12:00PM
Kelly LeBlanc (504) 234-0691
Operating Room Committee
Quarterly
Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
2nd Tuesday of every month at 7:30AM
Touro Antimicrobial Management Program (TAMP) 
3rd Thursday of every month at 1:30PM
Julio Figueroa (504) 897-8586
Touro Infirmary Pain Stewardship (TIPS) 
Last Friday every other month at Noon
Touro Research Surveillance Committee 
3rd Friday of every month at 12:00PM
Tara Montgomery (504) 897-8071
Women and Children's Services Committee 
1st Tuesday of every month at 2:00PM
Dr. Stacey Holman
University Medical Center New Orleans Committees
Analgesic Management Stewardship 
Every other month (even months), Fridays at 1:00PM, UMC Conference Center
Antimicrobial Stewardship 
Monthly, every 3rd Tuesday at 11:00AM
Brenda Simiyu (504) 702-5252
Burn Quality Meeting
1st Wednesday of every month at 1:00PM;
UMC Burn Classroom 31A
Burn Service Line
3rd Tuesday of every month at 4:00PM
UMC Burn Classroom 31A
Cancer Committee 
Quarterly (March, June, Sept, December) at Noon, UMC Conference Center
Marsha Richardson (504) 702-3649
Continuous Survey Readiness
3rd Thursday of every month 2:00-3:00PM
UMC Conference Center
Critical Care
2nd Friday of every month at Noon
Dr. Yasin Khan
Emergency Management Committee
Quarterly - July, October, January, and April - Second Thursday of the month at 1:00PM
UMC Conference Room G
Jeanne Marie Baudouin
(504) 702-2877
Environment of Care (EOC)
Quarterly - August, November, February, and May - Second Tuesday of the month at 1:00PM           
UMC Conference Room J
Jeanne Marie Baudouin
(504) 702-2877
Infection Control Committee
4th Thursday of every month, 1:00-2:00PM
UMC Conference Room A & B
Roshan Badakhsh (504) 702-2179
Medication Safety Committee
2nd Tuesday of every month
UMC Conference Center
Multidisciplinary Trauma Committee
Every Monday at 1:00PM
D&T Bldg Conference Rm. 20A

Patient Safety Committee
Quarterly 3rd Thursday of month, 1:00 PM- 2:00PM
UMC Conference Center
Pharmacy & Therapeutics
3rd Tuesday of every month at Noon
UMC Conference Center Rm C, F, G, or J
Quality Assurance/
Performance Improvement (QAPI)
4th Wednesday of every month
UMC Conference Center
Stroke Committee
2nd Thursday of every month (except November) at 11:00AM
Conference Room D&E
VTE Prevention Taskforce
4th Tuesday of every month
UMC Conference Center

Workplace Violence Committee
4th Tuesday of every month
UMC Conference Center

Nathan Braulick (504) 702-2658
West Jefferson Medical Center Committees
Cancer Committee/Tumor Board
Meets every Wednesday at 7:00AM
Infectious Disease Committee 
4th Wednesday of every month at Noon
Medical Staff Quality 
Quarterly
Pharmacy and Therapeutics 
1st Tuesday of every month at Noon