Officers
President
John T. Renz, MD, FACR (Mobile, AL)
RAD 1992
Work phone: (251) 435-2424
jrxrayman@gmail.com
Vice-President
Charles DiCorte, MD (Covington, LA)
GS 1995
Work phone: (985) 875-2828
cdicorte@ochsner.org
Secretary/Treasurer
Arie Blitz, MD, FACC (Cleveland, OH)
TCV 2005
Work phone: (216) 844-4988
arie.blitz@uhhospitals.org
Special Action Member
Hector Ventura, MD, FACC, FACP (New Orleans, LA)
CARD 1989
Work phone: (504) 842-4135
hventura@ochsner.org
Past President and Chairman of the Fellows' Alumni Society
Devinder S. Bhatia, MD (Houston, TX)
TCV 1995 and GS 1997
Work phone: (281) 397-7000
Dbhatiamd@aol.com
President Emeritus, OAA Board and Chairman of the Nominating Committee
Michael Trotter, MD (Greenville, MS)
TCV 1995
Work phone: (662) 347-9588
mdatrotter@gmail.com
Members at Large
Jim Gilmore, MD, FACS (Corinth, MS)
TCV 1987
Work phone: (662) 603-1714
jimgilmoremd@gmail.com
Beth Ballinger, MD (Rochester, MN)
VAS SURG 1997
Work phone: (507) 255-4789
ballinger.beth@mayo.edu
Kris Vivek, MD, MRCP, FACC (Houston, TX)
CARD 2000
Work phone: (281) 469-8007
vivekananthan@yahoo.com
Fellow's Association President
George Gilly, MD (New Orleans, LA)
Anesthesia
ggilly@ochsner.org
The Ochsner Alumni Association is looking for Alumni to serve the association on its various committees and leadership positions. If you are interested in helping your Alumni Association, please email alumni@ochsner.org.