Four join Terrebonne General staff

For new physician specialists have joined the staff at Terrebonne General Health System.

They are:

—Dr. Peomia Chela Brown, a pulmonologist, critical care, and sleep medicine specialist, earned her Bachelor of Science from Clemson University and her medical degree from the

Brown is double board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is board-eligible in critical care and sleep medicine. She is a member of the American Thoracic Society, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and The American Society of Chest Physicians.

When she is not working, Brown enjoys reading, baking, traveling, volleyball and creating memories with her family. She will join the Terrebonne General Pulmonary Care team where she will specialize in both pulmonology and sleep disorders.

—Dr. Emma Fleckman, hospital medicine specialist, graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree from Tulane University in New Orleans. She completed her medical degree at Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She completed her internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation–South Pointe Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, where she served as co-chief resident.

Fleckman is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Physicians, the American College of Osteopathic Internists and the American Osteopathic Association. She is board-eligible in Internal Medicine. Fleckman will join the Terrebonne General Hospital Medicine team to care for inpatients.

When she is not working,. Fleckman enjoys cooking, traveling, outdoor activities, volunteering, reading and watching the Saints and LSU football.
—Dr. Tania Kohal, pulmonary and critical care specialist, attended the University of California in Berkeley, California, for her Bachelor of Arts. She earned her medical degree from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine and did her residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. She completed her pulmonary and critical rare fellowships at LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Kohal is double board-certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Kohal received the Resident Teaching awards and ICU Resident of the Month. She is a member of The American Thoracic Society and the American College of Chest Physicians.

She spends her spare time hiking and cooking. Kohal will join the Terrebonne General Pulmonary Care team to provide pulmonary and critical care services.

—Dr. Logan E. St. Cyr, palliative/supportive care specialist, graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from LSU in Baton Rouge. She completed her medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, where she was awarded the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for her compassionate and empathic treatment towards patients. She finished her internal medicine residency at LSU Health and Sciences Center in Baton Rouge, where she was a resident inductee into the Gold Humanism Honor Society and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.  

St. Cyr is board-certified in internal medicine and board-eligible in palliative care. She is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the Catholic Medical Association. In her spare timeSt. Cyr enjoys fishing, baking, carpentry, and pen and ink drawing.

St. Cyr will join the new Terrebonne General Palliative Care Clinic to improve the quality of life for patients and their families.