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HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I  MAY / JUN 2023 39 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com Kingdom. She is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. • Majid Jawad, MD, specializes in inter- nal medicine at Ochsner Medical Com- plex – The Grove. Jawad earned a medical degree from Dow University of Health Sci- ences in Pakistan. He completed an intern- ship at District of Columbia General Hospi- tal in Washington, D.C., and a residency at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. He received additional training in pulmonary medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical Univer- sity in Syracuse. • Patrick Delaney, MD, specializes in noninva- sive cardiology at Ochsner Heart and Vas- cular Health Center – Hammond. Delaney earned a medical degree from Louisiana State University Health School of Medicine in New Orleans. He completed an intern- ship and residency in internal medicine at LSU Charity Hospital in New Orleans and Meredith Hitch, MD Ericka Flood, MD Brittany George, NP Patrick Delaney, MD Trista Kramer, PA Majid Jawad, MD a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at Tulane University in New Orleans. Delaney is board-certified in internal medicine, car- diovascular disease and cardiovascular CT. He specializes in noninvasive imaging, echocardiography, stress testing, and pre- ventive cardiology. • Brittany George, NP, specializes in treat- ing diabetes at Ochsner Medical Com- plex – The Grove. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Southeastern Lou- isiana University and a master’s degree in nursing from the University of South Ala- bama. She has been a nurse practitioner for eight years. Her passion is advancing health equity in chronic disease prevention and management. She looks forward to serving Ochsner’s diabetic patient population and collaborating with the care team to make a positive impact on each patient. • Trista Kramer, PA, specializes in neurosur- gery at Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge. She earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Southeastern University of Louisiana in Hammond, and a master’s degree from Xavier University of Louisiana in physician assistant studies. BatonRougeHealth-TechCatalyst Announces 2023 Launchpad Innovation Pilot Awards The Baton Rouge Health-Tech Catalyst, a Baton Rouge Health District project funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Build to Scale Program, announces the 2023 Launch- pad Innovation Pilot Awards. The goal of the project is to promote and support collaboration between Health District member institutions while sparking innovation between Baton Rouge Health District anchor institutions, technology and community innova- tors, and industry leaders. 2023 Launchpad Pilot Awards will provide up to $30,000 for Health