Learning from Katrina: Tough Lessons in Preparedness and Emergency Response

List of case interview participants

Coletta C. Barrett, RN, MHA, FAHA
Vice President of Resource Development and Member Services
Louisiana Hospital Association

Eric Baumgartner, MD, MPH
Policy and Program Planning Specialist
Louisiana Public Health Institute

Doris G. Brown, MS, RN, CNS
Chief Nurse, Office of Public Health
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Frederick P. Cerise, MD, MPH
Secretary
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc
Chief, General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Tulane University School of Medicine

Michael Ellis, MD
Past president of the Louisiana State Medical Society

Jimmy Guidry, MD
State Health Officer and Medical Director
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Sharon G. Howard, MSW
Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Joseph D. Kimbrell, MA, LCSW
Chief Executive Officer, Louisiana Public Health Institute

Rosanne Prats, MHA, ScD
Executive Director, Emergency Preparedness
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Raoult Ratard, MD, MPH, TM, MS
State Epidemiologist
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals

Sandra Robinson, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Health Department
City of New Orleans

Kevin U. Stephens, Sr., MD, JD
Director, Health Department
City of New Orleans