Staff News

Thank you Sam for all that you do for our staff and for the way that you take care of our patients. Your CVT Family loves you!

The CVT PA's are the best in the business. We appreciate everything they do for our physicians, staff, and most importantly how well they take care of our patients. Each and every one of these individuals plays a huge role in the CVT family.

CVT welcomes Dr. Matthew Abate, Board Certified Vascular Surgeon back to Baton Rouge!  He is originally from Lake Charles, LA and received his undergraduate degree from LSU Baton Rouge.  He then moved to New Orleans where he received his medical degree from the LSU School of Medicine.  He completed Vascular Surgery Residency in 2017 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.  For the past 5 years he served on the medical staff of Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri.  We are so happy to have Dr. Abate and his family here with us at CVT, and back in his home state of Louisiana. 

We would like to welcome Dr. Gulrez Mahmood, Vascular Surgeon and his family to Baton Rouge! He is originally from Detroit, MI where he received his medical degree from Wayne State University.  He then completed a surgical internship at the University of Toledo Medical Center, a General Surgery Residency at the Homer Stryker Western Michigan […]

Erin Tullier has been with the CVT family for 25 years. Her loyalty and commitment to the team is unmeasurable. There is not enough gratitude that we could give her to compensate her engagment and knowledge. Congratulations to Erin and we look forward to more years ahead!

“A successful team is a group of many hands but of one mind.” – Bill Bethel

We would like to wish a very Happy Anniversary to our wonderful Brandie Henry, PA-C in the Vein Therapy Center! Your extreme dedication to CVT and all your hard work do not go unnoticed and we appreciate all that you do – you are AWESOME and we THANK YOU!

Dr. Conners, along with two of his patients were featured on The 700 Club. Their story begins at minute 22 of the video. https://www1.cbn.com/video/700club/2022/04/25/the-700-club-april-25-2022?show=700club

CVT Surgical Center would like to welcome Brooklyn Arceneaux, PA-C and Richard Hebert, PA-C. They will both be an excellent addition to our team.

CVT Vein Therapy Center would like to welcome our new employee Sydney Sweitzer to the CVT family! Sydney is the new medical assistant who will be assisting Brandie Henry, PA-C in the vein center.

CVT recognizes the importance of continued medical education.This morning, David Barry whose head of the CVT Vascular Lab, spent the morning educating our mid-level providers on vascular testing.

The 2022 Louisiana Academy of Physician Assistants recently held their annual CME conference in New Orleans, which offers exciting and productive opportunities for sponsors to show their products and services to the most influential decision makers in the state. CVT’s very own Brandie Henry, PA-C had the honor of speaking at this event, with her […]

Congratulations to George Patterson for one year of service for CVT Vascular Lab on January 25, 2022.