ChristopherMarkBlaisMDMPH
Infectious Disease • New Orleans, LAChairman, Department of Infectious Diseases Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
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Office
1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121Phone+1 504-842-4000
Summary
- Dr. Christopher Blais is an infectious disease specialist based in New Orleans, LA. He completed his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease. Additionally, he earned an MPH in Epidemiology from Tulane University. His expertise includes meningitis, HIV/AIDS, mycobacterial infections, medical ethics, and endocarditis. He has published several articles, notably on topics such as anxiety and depression in cancer patients, tick-borne infections, and ethical challenges in infectious disease management. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in 1994.
Education & Training
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical medicineMPH, Epidemiology, 1998 - 1999
Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1997 - 1999- Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
- Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New OrleansClass of 1994, MD
Certifications & Licensure
LA State Medical License 1995 - 2025- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha, 1994
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsAnxiety, depression, and end-of-life care utilization in adults with metastatic cancer.Brenna Mossman, Laura M. Perry, Leah E. Walsh, James I. Gerhart, Sonia Malhotra
Psycho-Oncology. 2021-06-22 - 4 citationsBioethics in Practice - A Quarterly Column About Medical Ethics: Ebola and Medical Ethics - Ethical Challenges in the Management of Contagious Infectious DiseasesChristopher M. Blais, Janet L. White
Ochsner Journal. 2015-01-01 - 11 citationsPrimary Palliative Care for the General Internist: Integrating Goals of Care Discussions into the Outpatient SettingChad L. Ahia, Christopher M. Blais
Ochsner Journal. 2014-01-01
Journal Articles
- Tick-borne InfectionsRivera-Rivera K and Blais CM, Hospital Medicine Clinics, 10/1/2015
Committees
- Member, Bioethics Committee 2010 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
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