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Healthcare Journal of Baton Rouge
| September / October 2008 Issue | healthcarejournalbr.com
Gynecologic/Oncology
Services Welcome Jacob Estes, MD
Giles Fort, MD,
APMC, Gynecologic/Oncology Services, is pleased to
announce the arrival of
Jacob M. Estes, MD
, LLC. Dr. Estes began his
practice on Monday, the 7th of July, and will provide the full complement
of Gynecologic Oncology services including: surgery, chemotherapy,
vascular access and complicated gynecology and Gynecologic
Oncology Group clinical trials. He is robotically qualified and is certified
to proctor. Also, he will be a part-time faculty member of the
LSU
Ob/Gyn
residency department. Dr. Estes was born in Raceland, grew up in
Gonzales, and attended LSU for undergraduate studies and medical
school. He then completed an Ob/Gyn residency and a Gyn/Oncology
fellowship at the
University of Alabama
in Birmingham.
Local Physician Wins American Heart
Association Meritorious Achievement Award
Rani Whitfield, MD
was awarded the 2007-2008
American Heart
Association
Greater Southeast Affiliate Award of Meritorious
Achievement at the organization's Leadership Summit held in St.
Petersburg, Fla. He was recognized with two other volunteers for being
a leader and major contributor for the association. This award is con-
ferred annually to select individuals who have rendered an important
service to the American Heart Association in the development of its affil-
iate programs. Dr. Rani Whitfield, also known as the “Hip Hop Doc,”
served with various community organizations including the American
Heart Association. He organized Baton Rouge's first ever “Hoopin' For
Health” event. The event offered free health screenings and educated
the community about stroke and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Whitfield, a
Power To End Stroke campaign ambassador for Louisiana, also served
as the keynote speaker at a Power To End Stroke event in Memphis,
Tennessee. At the event, Dr. Whitfield recruited 20 new volunteers to be
ambassadors for the
American Stroke Association
.
Dr. Whitfield has been affiliated with the organization since 2001. He has
served on the Cultural Health Initiatives board since 2006 and is a
national spokesperson for the American Heart Association. Dr. Whitfield
has been an ambassa
dor for the American Heart Association's Power To End Stroke campaign
since 2006. He is a board certified Family Practice and Sports Medicine
Physician who uses hip-hop mediums to deliver health messages to
youth across the country. He is a Fellow of the
American Academy of
Family Physicians
, has his Certificate of Added Certification in Sports
Medicine, is a member of
Mayor Kip Holden's HIV/AIDS Task Force
,
and the
Louisiana Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports
.
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