Several Baton Rouge area health care professionals have recently taken on new positions with LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation, NeuroMedical Center and Our Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center.
As detailed in the Moving Up section of the current issue of Business Report, Jean Ahwesh has joined LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation as the vice president of development.
In her new position, Ahwesh will work to identify and build relationships with foundations and corporations in Louisiana and throughout the United States. She’ll also forge partnerships to support their interests and the mission of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
Prior to joining Pennington, Ahwesh was the senior-level transitional leader with the Association of Governing Boards and The Registry for College and University Presidents in Washington, D.C.
In other news, the NeuroMedical Center has announced that clinical psychologist Darla Burnett has joined its neuropsychology department. Burnett is the organization’s third clinical psychologist on staff. She has a 17 years of clinical experience and joins NMC after spending six years at her own Baton Rouge practice.
Burnett previously served as a psychologist for the state, working briefly at the Jetson Correctional Center for Youth and for more than ten years at the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System-Forensic Division.
Also, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center has named Jason Rogers assistant vice president of nursing. Rogers is responsible for the nursing units within the hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute, including all adult intensive care units, progressive care and cardiovascular nursing departments.
He joined Our Lady of the Lake as an attendant in 1997 while still in nursing school, and became a staff nurse in 1999 on the cardiac telemetry unit. Rogers most recently served as the senior director of nursing for intensive care units and as the neurology service line administrator.
For more professional moves within the Capital Region, check out the current issue of Business Report. The magazine regularly highlights executive-level promotions and new hires in the Capital Region in its Moving Up section of the magazine, as well as announcements about developments at area companies in Company News.
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