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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4000- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1972 - 1974
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
- Ochsner Clinic FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1968 - 1969
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public HealthClass of 1968
- Florida State UniversityB.A., Chemistry, with Honors, 1960 - 1964
Certifications & Licensure
- LA State Medical License 1968 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 1972 - 2019
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of the Year Louisiana HIMSS, 2016
- Quality Project of the Year (Meaningful Use) Ochsner Clinic Foundation, 2012
- Executive Leadership Lifetime Achievement Award Ochsner Fairhope, 2011
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Why use electronic recordsLynn R. Witherspoon> ;Health Data Management. 2008 Mar 1
- Electronic health records: maybe a matter of life and death.Lynn R. Witherspoon> ;Health Data Management. 2007 Dec 1
- 65 citationsPredictive value of technetium Tc 99m-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy for positive angiogram in massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhageD. A. Ng, Frank G. Opelka, David E. Beck, J. M. Milburn, L. R. Witherspoon, Terry C. Hicks, Alan E. Timmcke, Gathright Jb> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 1997 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- Why use electronic records/Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2008
- Electronic health records: maybe a matter of life and death.Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2007
- Clinical utility of sensitive TSH measurements.Witherspoon LR, 1/1/2005
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Books/Book Chapters
Hospital Affiliations
- Ochsner Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana
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