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Keith DeSonier's Biography

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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

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

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