Susan M. Bankston, MD, of Baton Rouge is the new president of the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS).
As president-elect for the society in 2017, Dr. Bankston spent the past year learning more about the society’s involvement in key healthcare issues at both the state and federal legislative levels.
“Wisdom comes from experience and new ideas come from young minds. We need to meld the two in order to move forward successfully, because together we are stronger,” Bankston said.
Dr. Bankston received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and graduated from LSU Medical School in Shreveport. She completed an internship at Earl K. Long Memorial Hospital in Baton Rouge and her residency at LSU Medical School in Shreveport. She is board-certified in pediatrics and is a practicing pediatrician. Bankston serves on the executive committee at the Baton Rouge Clinic.
Dr. Bankston has served as a board member of the Capital Area Medical Society (CAMS) since 2008 and has been a member since 2003. She has served in numerous leadership roles within the LSMS since joining in 2003. Outside of practicing medicine, Dr. Bankston is involved with the Junior League of Baton Rouge as a sustaining advisor to the diaper bank. She is a member of Bengal Belles and has appeared on “House Calls with Dr. B” on WAFB for more than 16 years.
“Andre Gide said, ‘man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.’ The Louisiana State Medical Society empowers us to be able to discover new oceans without forgetting our home shore – that home shore being great care and service to our patients,” added Bankston.