Willis-Knighton Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology became the first site in the world to introduce compact scanning beam imageguided proton therapy. Over subsequent years, renowned centers such as Mayo Clinic, St. Jude’s, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Medical Center followed suit.

Mark H. Smith Jr., MD, specializing in general, bariatric and robotic-assisted surgery at Willis- Knighton Health System, has performed his 1,000th da Vinci ® robotic surgery. Dr. Smith, who practices at WK North Laparoscopic Surgical Associates, has been using the da Vinci technology since January 2015.

These proposed studies go hand and hand with the needs of the citizens of the state of Louisiana, where diseases associated with altered immune responsiveness take a significant toll on the health of the citizens of the state, as well as add to the health-care costs within the state.

Awall in the Minden home of Wytonia and Joey McBride could be a wall found in the house of any parents proud of a son or daughter. It is the first thing you see when you enter the modest gray-brick home on a quiet residential street in the Webster Parish community.