Constance M. Gistand, MD, MPH, FACP

Dr. Constance M. Gistand is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at Tulane School of Medicine. After completing of her residency training, Dr. Gistand joined the academic faculty at Tulane University School of Medicine from 2001 through 2005. During her prior appointment at Tulane, Dr. Gistand served as the medical director of the Tulane Medicine Clinic where she devoted a significant portion of her time to resident supervision and teaching. She was also a recipient of the Harvard University-Commonwealth Fund Fellowship Award and received her Master’s Degree in Public Health from Harvard University. Since that time, Dr. Gistand has served in several key executive leadership roles such as the Chair of the Department of Medicine at the Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System and Regional Medical Public Health Director/Administrator for the State of Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. Dr. Gistand returned to Tulane School of Medicine in 2022 as an academic hospital medicine physician. She is actively involved in her local community as a health educator and frequently serves as a columnist on health-related matters for a local news organization. Dr. Gistand’s academic and research interests center around graduate medical education, hypertension, health equity, and social determinants of health.

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Dr. Gistand’s academic and research interests center around graduate medical education, hypertension, health equity, and social determinants of health.