Terrebonne General Health System welcomes two new emergency medicine physicians, Justin Okons, MD, and H. Martin Plauché, MD, to its esteemed medical staff.
Okons received a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, N.C., and a Doctor of Medicine from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. He completed a four-year emergency medicine residency at Louisiana State University New Orleans, a Level 1 Trauma Center.
Most recently, Okons treated patients at Rapid Urgent Care in Amite, Bogalusa, Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite, La., and St. Martin Hospital in Breaux Bridge, La. He has a background in disaster training, including serving on a COVID-19 response team as well as attending mass casualty incidents.
Plauché attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. for a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering, and graduated with distinction. He earned a Doctor of Medicine at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and completed a four-year emergency medicine residency at LSU Spirit of Charity Emergency Medicine in New Orleans. During his residency, Plauché served as the chief resident where he managed resident scheduling, disaster response, student education, and recruitment.
He comes with vast training in disaster response, and has worked on several publications.
“We are honored to have Dr. Okons and Dr. Plauche’ join our highly skilled Emergency Medicine physician team,” said Phyllis Peoples, president and CEO. “Their experience and achievements will bring continued expertise to our organization.”
Terrebonne General’s Level 3 Emergency Department serves about 50,000 patients every year.