Full Name:
Keith DeSonier
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Dale; 3 Children: Emery, Ainsley, Keith Jr.
MD, Medicine, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, 1971-1975
BS, Zoology, Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1967-1971
Candidate, Louisiana State House of Representatives, District 36, 2015
No caucus information on file.
Otolaryngologist, Lake Charles Memorial Hospital, 1982-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, 1982-present
Otolaryngologist, Private Practice, 1981-present
Medical Director Clinical Staff, Saint Patrick Hospital, 1982-2014
Fellow, American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 1981-2010
Deputy Commander/Chief, United States Army Reserve, 1992-1996
Vice Chair/Staff/Instructor, United States Army Reserve, 1990-1991
Clinical Associate Professor, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1982-1986
Assistant Chief, Otolaryngology Residency Brooke Army Medical Center, 1980-1982
Clinical Assistant/Instructor of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 1980-1982
Resident, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1977-1980
Division Otolaryngology, Brooke Army Medical Center, 1976-1980
Intern, Tripler Army Medical Center, 1975-1976
Member, Children's Miracle Network, present
Member, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, present
Member, Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Parish, present
Member, Reserve Officers Association, present
Member, Retired Officers Association, present
Member, Saint Louis High School Foundation, present
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, present
Chair of Louisiana, American Medical Association, 2007-2009
President, Louisiana State Medical Society, 1985-2009
Awards:
Inducted into the Louisiana State Medical Society Hall of Fame, receiving the Jerome Goldstein Award for Public Service from the American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.
Names of Grandchildren:
Isaac, Evangeline
Number of Grandchildren:
Two