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Laura Handal Abularach, MD, Resident Physician, Shreveport, LA

Laura Handal Abularach MD (She/Her)


Psychiatry

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  • 1501 Kings HwyShreveport, LA 71103

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Education & Training

  • Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
    Louisiana State University (Shreveport)Residency, Psychiatry, 2023 - 2027
  • Harvard T.H. Chan School
    Harvard T.H. Chan SchoolClinical research program, Research , 2021 - 2021
  • J.P . Garrahan Pediatrics Hospital
    J.P . Garrahan Pediatrics HospitalPediatrics, 2017 - 2021
  • Universidad Católica de Córdoba
    Universidad Católica de CórdobaClass of 2016

Certifications & Licensure

  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • ACLS
    American Heart AssociationACLS
  • IMG
    ECFMG IMG

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • First place case presentation research - Deep brain stimulation for tardive dyskinesia in a patient with schizoaffective disorder: a case report. Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association, 2024
  • Third place in research poster presentation “ Is substance use disorder in our population fully understood? A cross-sectional analysis” 9th regional a resident and Fellows Poster conference LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 2024
  • Psychiatry scholars award LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 2023

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Comorbidity of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth Diagnosed With Oppositional Defiant Disorder  
    Nelson Handal, Emma Quadlander-Goff, Laura Handal Abularach, Sarah Seghrouchni, Barbara Baldwin, TPC journal Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 473-485, 3/18/2024
  • The impact of positive social reinforcement on time-to-attrition from the Diabetes Prevention Program in college students at high risk for Type II Diabetes (IMSPIRE-DP...  
    L. Handal, PPCR-HARVARD, 7/3/2022
  • Assessment of Sleep Disturbances in Adult Patients Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder that are Treatment Naive without Other Psychiatric Comorbidi...  
    N. Handal , E. Quadlander, L. Handal , SCIOL Biomedicine, 12/2/2021

Abstracts/Posters

  • Is substance use in ou population fully understood? A cross-sectional study
    Handal-Abularach , Casey, Zahari , Patterson, American Psychiatric Association Annual meeting, New York, 5/4/2024

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

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