Michael Gillette, MD
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Instructor
Education & Affiliations
Areas of Expertise
Biography
Dr. Gillette is an academic hospitalist for the Southeastern Louisiana Veterans Affairs Health Care System (SLVHCS). He provides acute care for hospitalized veterans and inpatient consultations for point-of-care ultrasound and medical procedures at SLVHCS. Prior to his medical education, Dr. Gillette was a Peace Corps Volunteer working on HIV and prevention-of-mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in the Republic of Botswana. He has subsequently worked in Nepal and India and is passionate about global health equity. He teaches global health and mentors residents in the global health track. Dr. Gillette has a Bachelor’s in Music Composition from the Hartt School and regularly writes music for New Orleans theater.
Research
Gillette MA, A Long Argument With the Specter of Death: A Physician's Review of “Mortality". J Miss State Med Assoc, 2014: 55 (2), 45.
Boehme AK, Gillette MA, Kumar AD, Siegler JE, Albright KC, Martin-Schild S. Persistent Leukocytosis- Is this a Persistent Problem. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2014: 23 (7) 1939-1943.
Siegler JE, Kumar AD, Gillette MA, Albright KC, Boehme AK, Martin-Schild S. What Change in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale Should Define Neurologic Deterioration in Acute Ischemic Stroke? J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2013: 22(5), 675-682.
Kumar AD, Boehme AK, Siegler JE, Gillette MA, Albright KC, Martin-Schild S. Leukocytosis in Patients with Neurologic Deterioration after Acute Ischemic Stroke is Associated with Poor Outcomes. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2013: 22 (7), e111-e117.
Siegler JE, Boehme AK, Kumar AD, Gillette MA, Albright KC, Beasley TM, Martin-Schild S. Identification of Modifiable and Nonmodifiable Risk Factors for Neurologic Deterioration after Acute Ischemic Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis, 2013: 22 (7), e207-e213.
