HJNO Sep/Oct 2021

64 SEP / OCT 2021  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS Hospital Rounds Medicenter Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Shahiryar completed postgraduate residency training at the University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry in Memphis, where she also pursued several years of clinical and postdoctoral research. Shahiryar received a BDS from Baqai Dental Col- lege (Karachi, Pakistan). She is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, American Dental Association and the American Dental Education Association. Thibodaux Regional Welcomes Derek Haight, MD, Interventional PainManagement Specialist, to theMedical Staff Thibodaux Regional Health System announced the addition of Derek Haight, MD, interventional pain management specialist, to the active medi- cal staff. Haight is available to care for patients at Thibodaux Regional Pain Clinic located at 726 North Acadia Road, Suite 2400 in Thibodaux. Haight earned a medical degree from McGov- ern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He com- pleted a residency in anesthesiology at the Uni- versity of Alabama at Birmingham. Additionally, Haight completed a fellowship in pain medicine at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He is a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Haight specializes in treating various pain con- ditions, including low back pain, neck pain, joint pain, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, complex regional pain syndromes, post-herpetic neuralgia and chronic post-oper- ative pain. STHS Palliative Care Program Earns Top 25 Status Nationally St. Tammany Health System’s palliative care pro- gram has been named a Top 25 finalist in the John A. Hartford Foundation’s 2021 Tipping Point Chal- lenge, a national initiative recognizing innovation in the care of people living with serious illnesses. The Top 25 announcement follows a 10-month competition sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care that was open to all health sys- tems, settings, disciplines and specialties across the United States. More than 100 organizations participated. Winners in each of three areas of innovation will be announced Oct. 27. Unlike hospice care — or end-of-life care — palliative care may be provided alongside hospi- talization, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and other aggressive therapies intended to blunt the impact of the underlying condition. In the pro- cess, palliative care providers address the many stressors that can accompany serious illness, such as pain, fatigue, fear of the unknown, loss of inde- pendence, or a feeling of being overwhelmed or lost in the medical system. n Derek Haight, MD The North Oaks School of Radiologic Technology class of 2021 includes, (seated, from left), Ashleigh Janice Marr of Ponchatoula; Kayden MaKall McDaniel of Kentwood; Tiffany D. Quigley of Springfield; (standing from left) Danielle Claire Giroir of Belle Rose; Ashley Elizabeth Herman of Covington; Daniel Garrett Addison of Independence; Jude Benton Fowler of Kentwood; and Natali Rose Scimeca of Tickfaw. On July 16, the day after their graduation, all members of the graduating class of 2021 passed the ARRT national certification examination. In addition, all have secured jobs.